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   1. The transformation of a grantmaker: the Smallwood Trust

   This episode covers the transformative journey of grantmaker, the Smallwood Trust. I speak to Paul Carbury (CEO) and Ambreen Shah (Trustee), as they shed light on the Trust’s metamorphosis over the past six and a half years. Expect insights into the trust’s evolution from implementing governance changes, to experimenting with funding models, to modifying their strategic plan and recruitment processes. Through their journey, they’ve become intentional about identifying and addressing inequalities

   Dec 05,2023 56:28
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   2. Charity Leadership, Workforce Development and Building Effective Teams, with Rob Laycock

   Keywords: Charity Leadership, Workforce Development, Great Teams, Emotional Intelligence, Shared Purpose, Trust, Continuous Learning.In this episode, we learn about charity Leadership and workforce development with Rob Laycock, co-founder of Yes We Can Community CIC. Known for his expertise in supporting the voluntary sector in the Northeast, Rob shares valuable insights into harnessing the potential of individuals and creating effective teams. Together with his colleague Stephanie Cole, they've

   Nov 09,2023 01:08:23
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   3. Deep dive on legacy fundraising with Richard Radcliffe

   Keywords: Legacy Giving, Fundraising, Donors, Local Charities, Legacy Marketing, Impact Report, Gifts In Wills. Join us in this fascinating discussion with Richard Radcliffe, a legacy fundraising expert, who shares his wealth of knowledge on legacy giving. We talk about the power of legacies in fundraising and how it is becoming an increasingly significant source of voluntary income, projected to double to about £7 billion by 2045. Richard discusses the evolving landscape of giving, with a shift

   Oct 17,2023 43:35
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   4. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – Moving from talk to action with Ngozi Lyn Cole

   Keywords: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Psychological Safety, Code of Respect, Intersectionality.In this podcast episode, I had an insightful discussion with consultant and coach Ngozi Lyn Cole about enhancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in organizations. We explored the critical elements that make an organisation more inclusive and diverse, with Ngozi explaining why equity goes beyond treating everyone the same and how it is crucial for an organization to have a diverse representation at e

   Oct 05,2023 01:02:03
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   5. Harnessing creativity and innovation in charities with Lucy Gower

   Episode keywords:Creativity, Innovation, Fundraising, Nonprofit, Charities, Fear, Long-Term Thinking, Acknowledging Failure, Psychological Safety, Nurturing People, Involving Audience, Problem-Solving, Learning from Failure.Episode description:Creativity in problem-solving and innovation in transforming these solutions into tangible results - simple concepts, yet often mistaken as one and the same, and riddled with roadblocks. Today, Lucy Gower, founder of Lucidity, helps to disentangle these co

   Sep 19,2023 42:25
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   6. Understanding Donor Needs and the Art of Individual Fundraising with Mark Phillips

   Episode keywords:Fundraising, Donor Needs, Response Rates, ROI, Digital Fundraising, Personalised Donor Care, Donor Engagement, Effective Strategies, Cultivating Relationships, Small Charities.Episode description:In this episode, we welcome Mark Phillips, founder of Fundraising Agency BlueFrog, who shares his decades of experience working with leading fundraising charities. This conversation is an enlightening exploration of the often-overlooked needs of donors and the significance of establishi

   Sep 05,2023 01:04:49
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   7. Personal loss, charity start-up, mindset transformation, toxic perfectionism, learning from failure, creative potential and more with founder CEO Jennie Cashman Wilson

   Keywords: Running a Charity, Start-up, Learning from Failure, Mindset Transformation, Money Mindset, Toxic Perfectionism, Succession Planning, Risk-Taking, Creative Potential.Description: Imagine turning personal loss into a legacy of hope, inspiration, and creativity.The incredible journey of Jennie Cashman Wilson, founder and CEO of the Abram Wilson Foundation, tugs at our heartstrings, as we explore love, loss, and the transformational power of music.Tune into this episode to discover how Jen

   Aug 29,2023 53:43
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   8. Voice of the charity sector, Debra Allcock Tyler (on Purposely Podcast)

   This episode is brought to you by our friends at Purposely Podcast:Established in 1988, DSC has been a trusted resource in the non-profit sector, providing vital research, high-quality training, and ongoing support to charity leaders and volunteers. In addition, DSC advocates on behalf of organisations facing tough challenges, from economic crises to the recent global pandemic.With over two decades of leadership experience at DSC, Debra has played a crucial role in empowering charities to fulfil

   Aug 07,2023 49:56
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   9. Build a better network to grow partnerships, income and impact, with Oli Barrett MBE

   Keywords: Charities, social enterprises, cross-sector partnerships, serial co-founder, networking, relationships.Description: Ever dreamt of striking an audacious partnership, but held back because you thought it was too bold?In this episode, we welcome Oli Barrett, a serial co-founder whose remarkable journey has seen him setting up impactful social purpose initiatives, from startups to collaborations with renowned global brands and governments. Oli’s story is a testament to the power of entrep

   Aug 01,2023 44:49
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    10. Social impact and innovation at Winning Scotland, with CEO Zahra Hedges

    Keywords: Innovation, Programme Lifecycle, Impact Evaluation, Partnerships, Social Enterprise, Winning Scotland, Charity, Social Change, Board Champions.Description: Can you imagine crafting a future where children are not just surviving their circumstances but thriving in them? That's precisely what Zahra Hedges, the dynamic CEO of Winning Scotland, is striving to achieve. In our engrossing chat, Zahra opens up about the charity’s ambitious mission to revolutionize Scotland’s social fabric, foc

    Jul 25,2023 48:09
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    11. The state of charitable giving in the UK: Insights from the 2023 Giving Report

    Keywords: Charitable Giving in the UK, Giving Behaviour, UK Giving Report 2023, Giving Trends, Philanthropy, Volunteering, Fundraising, Cost Of Living Crisis, Donations, Philanthropists, Charity Resilience.Description: Charities Aid Foundation’s UK Giving research is the largest study of giving behaviour in the UK, with survey responses from a representative sample of the public each month. Around 13,000 responses were received in total. Some longer-term trend analysis is also included, using da

    Jul 18,2023 40:10
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    12. How can we grow giving at scale? A conversation with Howard Lake

    Episode keywords: Fundraising, giving, philanthropy, grantmaking, fintech, AI.Episode description: Philanthropy is in desperate need of a revolution. With the advent of digital fundraising tools, many expected giving to grow exponentially, but this has not been the case. Instead, giving has plateaued over the past decade, leaving many charities struggling to meet the increasing needs of their beneficiaries.Howard Lake asks how can we grow giving at scale?If you have ideas, thoughts, questions, p

    Jul 11,2023 33:30
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    13. Embracing joy and anti-racism in the charity sector: A conversation with Martha Awojobi

    Discover the powerful intersection of charity work, anti-racism, and joyfulness as we engage in an eye-opening conversation with Martha Awojobi, founder of JMB Consulting and curator of BAME Online. Get ready to challenge your perspectives on anti-racism as we dive into the daily commitment required to dismantle racist systems and the necessary steps to decolonize our minds. Trust us, you won't look at the charity sector the same way again after listening to this episode.Key TakeawaysAnti-racism

    Jul 04,2023 52:03
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    14. Increase your charity’s income and impact with the help of our guests

    Hello, welcome to the Charity Impact Podcast from me Alex Blake, your podcast host.The aim of the podcast is to help you increase your charity’s income and impact by sharing the experience and expertise of our guests. We aim to showcase a diverse range of guests, including people whose voices have been less heard as well as established leaders in our field.We speak to charity CEOs, funders and experts on a range of topics that help you maximise your charity’s impact.You can find episode notes an

    Jun 23,2023 00:57
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    15. First 100 days as Charity CEO with Anne Fry, CEO, Eating Distress North East

    We're thrilled to have Anne Fry, CEO of Eating Distress Northeast, join us as she shares the experience of her first 100 days in a charity CEO role.Anne describes how she prepared for the role and what the priorities have been in the first few months. Anne shares the three questions she asked all staff and trustees; the support she has accessed and the focus required in year one. Episode keywords:Charity CEO, First 100 days, Eating Distress, VCSE Sector, Frontline Charity, Mental Health, Leaders

    Jun 20,2023 20:51
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    16. Creating Lasting Community Impact with Social Entrepreneur and Charity CEO Ruth Ibegbuna

    In social entrepreneurship, staying true to grassroots needs holds the key to success and impact. Ruth Ibegbuna, a renowned social entrepreneur and founder of multiple social impact organisations, shares her experience including meeting the needs of communities, fundraising, working with funders and starting and leading grassroots organisations.  If you're interested in social entrepreneurship or running a charity / social enterprise, this episode is a must-listen. Ruth's insights and experience

    Jun 06,2023 37:37
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    17. Fundraising and brand building for social impact: Ben Lindsay’s insights on tackling violence affecting young people

    Fundraising and brand building, alongside developing relationships and partnerships is how Ben Lindsay OBE has successfully founded and grown the charity, Power the Fight, which works to address violence affecting young people. Listen in to learn about the issue and the mixed funding model Ben and is team are developing. Episode Keywords:Youth Violence, Early Intervention, Cultural Sensitivity, Public Health Approach, Zero Exclusions Policy, Fundraising, Brand Building, Marketing, Strategic Netw

    May 23,2023 01:10:55
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    18. Revolutionising Community Organising Funding with Civic Power Fund’s Martha Mackenzie

    Discover the power of community organising, the lack of funding for grassroots movements and how the Civic Power Fund is addressing this issue through participatory grantmaking and funder collaboration.Episode Keywords:Community Organising, Social Justice Funding, Self-Determination, People Power, Solidarity, Civic Power Fund, Participatory Grant-Making, Movement Building, Funders, Intermediaries, Radical Change, Philanthropy.RateThisPodcast.com/charity - Please leave a rating and/or review to h

    May 09,2023 38:10
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    19. Tech for Good and digital resilience for charities, with Annie Legg of Dot Project

    Hear about the funding landscape for charity digital projects, digital resilience for charities, tech for good initiatives, convening networks and running a cooperative.Episode Keywords:Digital Resilience, Tech for Good, Funding Landscape, Digital Projects, Cooperative, COVID-19, Charities, Long-term Funding, Digital Transformation, Ethical Challenges, AI Ethics, Learning and Training Events, Collaboration, Problem-solving, Dot Project, Diversity, Women in Tech, Community Support, Digital Landsc

    Apr 25,2023 49:36
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    20. Radical social change with Alex Fox OBE, Charity CEO

    “Ask what a good life looks like rather than what a good service looks like.”“How we work is as important as what we do as charities.”“We could be approaching some really radical changes in the charity sector, which we should be excited about.”This conversation includes:Finding alternatives to traditional social careShared Lives and HomeshareAlex’s book, ‘A new health and care system: Escaping the invisible asylum’The VCSE reviewStrengths and asset based approaches in health and social careThe M

    Apr 11,2023 58:06
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    21. Digital for charities and nonprofits with Ross McCulloch, Founder of Third Sector Lab

    Are you interested in harnessing technology for social impact at your charity, social enterprise or non profit?Are you interested in digital improvement or digital transformation?Much of the nonprofit sector is way behind where it could be in terms of digital capabilities, so Ross McCulloch talks us through key areas charity leaders and teams need to think about in harnessing technology for social impact.Ross McCulloch is founder of Third Sector Lab, where he leads on working with charities to h

    Mar 28,2023 51:40
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    22. Social investment with Nick Temple, funding charities and social enterprises to grow their impact

    In this episode of the Charity Impact podcast, I talk to Nick Temple, CEO of Social Investment Business, so if you’re interested in social investment for your charity or social enterprise, or if you’re just looking for some insight into the current social investment market as I was, then this episode is for you.*The Charity Impact podcast is the in-depth podcast for people working in the charity / non-profit sector, or more broadly to achieve social impact and/or social change.*We discuss social

    Mar 14,2023 53:57
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    23. Funding racial justice and social change with Derek Bardowell; highlighting new funders and changemakers that are showing us how things could be different.

    Derek Bardowell and Alex Blake discuss new approaches to funding racial justice and social change, highlighting initiatives that are setting an example of what a fairer society could look like.The Charity Impact podcast is the in-depth podcast for people working in the charity / non-profit sector, or more broadly to achieve social impact and/or social change.In this episode of the Charity Impact podcast, I talk to Derek Bardowell, author of Giving Back and CEO of Ten Years’ Time.We discuss the p

    Feb 28,2023 57:07
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    24. Emma Beeston on advising philanthropists, giving strategically, assessing impact, trends in philanthropy and grantmaking.

    “It’s giving permission sometimes, to not be perfect. There’s this sense that there’s a magic answer. Everybody has all these opinions about what philanthropy should and shouldn’t be, so it can be quite a baffling world if you’re new to it.”If you enjoy the podcast, please do follow us and leave a rating / review. In this episode of the Charity Impact podcast, I talk to philanthropy advisor Emma Beeston. We talk about the role of the philanthropy advisor, the types of philanthropists Emma works

    Feb 16,2023 55:35
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    25. Rhodri Davies on Why Philanthropy Matters, approaches to giving, assessing charity impact and exploring tech trends.

    In this episode of the Charity Impact podcast, I speak to Rhodri Davies, a widely-respected expert and commentator on philanthropy and civil society issues. We discuss philanthropy - why it matters, how its approached, various current issues, technology trends and the challenge of measuring impact and effectiveness. If you enjoy the podcast, please do follow us and leave a rating / review.  For episode notes, links and other episodes, please visit https://www.kedaconsulting.co.uk/charity-impact-

    Jan 31,2023 57:08
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    26. Sufina Ahmad MBE on philanthropy, grantmaking, charity leadership & governance, and developing strategy in complex and changing environments.

    “We must work as trustees to always act in the strategic because we are not close enough to the work to know what to do at an operational level and the moment we think we do is the moment we are failing.” Sufina Ahmad MBE on philanthropy, grantmaking, charity leadership & governance, and developing strategy in complex and changing environments. In this episode, I speak to Sufina Ahmad about her impressive career progression, learning and development, charity governance and leadership, philanthro

    Dec 06,2022 01:12:19
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    27. Chris Sherwood, RSPCA CEO on innovation, service improvement, governance, strategy and professional development (#8)

    “Its not right, it could be better and could be different.”  Chris Sherwood, RSPCA CEO on innovation, service improvement, governance, strategy and professional development (#8) In this episode, some of the areas we discuss are:Chris’ experience working in the charity sector, living with epilepsy, having a working class background and experiencing homophobiaInnovation and service improvement in a continuously changing worldOrganisational change projectsChanging the governance model and strategy

    Nov 08,2022 01:06:09
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    28. Paul Irwin on his personal story, from youth work to founding Trylife, making the world’s most complex interactive digital films, gaining 7m Facebook followers and doing a lot of therapy. (#7)

    “The power is in your pocket (your phone) to change the world.”In this episode, we discuss Paul’s story from being put into ‘care’ by the council as a teen which was actually just a B&B, to benefitting from youth work and then becoming a youth worker and going on to create Trylife, which has made a difference to so many disadvantaged young people. We discuss the co-production process, working with professionals and young people to create the most complex interactive film ever made, gaining 7 mil

    Oct 19,2022 01:27:46
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    29. Ed Archer on co-production; shifting power; and diversity and inclusion issues in the charity sector. (#6)

    “It is better to do great work that nobody knows about, authentically, that makes a real difference to the community you are working with, than to say all the right things but to let down that person that comes through your door.” Ed Archer on co-production; shifting power; and diversity and inclusion issues in the charity sector. (#6) In this episode, our main focus is on co-production and shifting power to people with lived expertise / lived experience. We also discuss diversity and inclusion

    Oct 12,2022 01:18:12
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    30. Sufina Ahmad MBE on grantmaking changes during Covid; racial equity; reimagining the art of the possible; and 4 leadership capabilities. (#5)

    “I find time and again that it's the quiet leaders that have the skills and capacities that we need; they've got the ability to sense make, to relate, to vision, to invent. They're often the people who are doing the hard work and the necessary background work through which we can form these building blocks that we need to dismantle the oppression or the injustices that we currently find ourselves facing.” Sufina Ahmad MBE on grantmaking changes during Covid; racial equity; reimagining the art of

    Oct 04,2022 17:55
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    31. Paul Nott – how to recruit and retain the best staff for your charity. (#4)

    “If there was one thing I could change about the sector it would be the diversity of trustee boards”  Paul Nott – how to recruit and retain the best staff for your charity. (#4) Paul Nott is a consultant helping charities to improve staff recruitment and retention.For the last year almost, Paul has been offering consultancy to organisations to improve their internal systems to both attract new staff and, as importantly, to retain the good people they already have. Paul is also a coach, helping i

    Sep 20,2022 01:13:49
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    32. Amanda Batten, CEO of Contact - the charity for families with disabled children – strategist; campaigner; Agatha Christie fan; collaborator; and occasionally ‘a bit of a martyr’. (#3)

    “What helps or hinders us is us, it’s how we are, managing stress and conflict, how resilient we are. Coaching has been really helpful in shining a light on those things.”  Amanda Batten, CEO of Contact - the charity for families with disabled children – strategist; campaigner; Agatha Christie fan; collaborator; and occasionally ‘a bit of a martyr’. (#3)  Amanda Batten is Chief Executive of Contact, the charity for families with disabled children and chair of the Disabled Children’s Partnership

    Sep 09,2022 01:06:05
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    33. Dee Brecker – choosing your next role; recruitment; diversity & inclusion; not ‘bringing your whole self to work’; networking; fundraising; strategy; consultants; coaching; and more. (#2)

    “Unless you can show and evidence that you are a truly inclusive organisation, you do not have the right to ask someone to bring their ‘whole self’ to work.” Dee Brecker is currently Deputy Director of High Value Fundraising at Guys and St Thomas’ Charity. Dee has previously held senior roles in philanthropy, fundraising and communications at a range of interesting organisations including the LSE, Carers UK, Sense and the Department of Health. Dee’s also been a trustee, a chair, a consultant and

    Sep 06,2022 01:17:15
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    34. Mark Lever, learning from CEO roles at Helpforce, National Autistic Society and RVS; successful campaigns and social enterprise investments to the devastating consequences of service failure. (#1)

    “If I went back to being a large charity CEO I would do it differently following my experience at Helpforce.” In this episode, we discuss a range of topics including growing the impact of volunteering health and care; joining the sector; different CEO roles; prioritising relationships over tasks; turning £3m into £15m through social enterprise; campaigning; managing the impact of service failure; communicating your vision; the importance of charities to society and the lack of recognition from G

    Sep 06,2022 01:17:41
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    35. Introduction to the Charity Impact podcast (trailer)

    This is a brief introduction to the Charity impact podcast.The text version is below.Hello, welcome to the Charity Impact Podcast where our purpose is to learn more about how effective charities and individuals achieve social change or social impact.My name is Alex Blake, I’m a strategic consultant working exclusively with charities and non-profits, and each episode I ask a guest working in this field about their approach so that you and I can gain insights to maximise the impact of our own work

    Aug 18,2022 02:19