Not for Profit Podcast

In this week’s episode I talk to Hannah Bratton about Hand Made Smiles her project to try to ensure that all 2500 of the Royal Military Police receive a Christmas Card hand made by a child for Christmas 2014. Hannah is 11 now but started the project last year because she wanted to meet people Read The Full Article The post Episode 11: Hannah Bratton talks about Hand Made Smiles appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this week’s episode I talk to Alana Hurd about her My Million To One project raising money for a home for 8 orphaned children in Africa and why she decided to do things a bit differently and emphasise the positive. Alana is 32 and worked in TV from 2006 to 2012, first in drama Read The Full Article The post Episode 10: Alana Hurd talks about My Million to One appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode I talk to Alex Swallow about his involvement with not for profits and, in particular, how he came to found Young Charity Trustees. Alex Swallow is the Programme Director of the Charity Leaders’ Exchange and Assistant Editor for Good News Shared. He is also the Founder of Young Charity Trustees, Advisor for Read The Full Article The post Episode 9: Alex Swallow talks about Young Charity Trustees appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode for Trustees Week, I talk to Simon Weil, a partner in the Charities and Social Enterprise team at Bircham Dyson Bell, about his experience both of being a trustee and advising trustees over a period of more than 36 years. Simon specialises in charities, philanthropy, tax planning, trusts and the resolution of Read The Full Article The post Episode 8: Simon Weil talks about Trustees appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode I ask Jonathan Brinsden, a partner in the Charities and Social Enterprise team at law firm, Bircham Dyson Bell, to talk about the topics we did not have time to cover in Episode 2 that is Social Enterprise, Social Investment and Community Interest Companies. Jonathan advises on a wide variety of commercial Read The Full Article The post Episode 7: Jonathan Brinsden talks about Social Enterprise appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode I talk to Mark Leruste about his involvement with Movember. Mark Leruste is the Movember country manager for France & Spain and an award-winning social entrepreneur, men’s health activist and author of “It’s Not You, It’s Me” who wholeheartedly believes everyone should pursue their wildest dreams. This is what we cover: What Read The Full Article The post Episode 6: Mark Leruste talks about Movember appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode I talk to Kate Shoaf and Ben Sandhu of Fabrily and hear about how Fabrily acts as a crowdfunding platform to help people raise money through the sale of T-shirts and similar items. This is what we cover: What Fabrily does and how it came to be set up. What sort of Read The Full Article The post Episode 5: Kate and Ben of Fabrily appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode, I talk to Lilach Bullock about how charities use social media – and discover that in many ways the principles are not that different to “for profit” businesses. Lilach, who is the co-founder of Communicastions Axis with Dan Purvis, is listed in Forbes as one of the top 20 women social media Read The Full Article The post Episode 4: Lilach Bullock talks about Social Media appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode I speak to Jo Tasker, the founder and director of Technopop (www.technopop.co.uk), the social enterprise set up to engage children and young people with all things STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths). Its first event is Technopop London, a groundbreaking Science, Technology, Design and Innovation festival, aimed at 6-19 year olds, taking place Read The Full Article The post Episode 3: Jo Tasker and Technopop appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode I ask Jonathan Brinsden, partner in the Charities and Social Enterprise team at law firm, Bircham Dyson Bell, about some charity law basics: what are the requirements to be a charity in England and Wales, how are they regulated and what are the various structures available – and what are some of Read The Full Article The post Episode 2: Jonathan Brinsden Introduction to Charities appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.

In this episode I interview Sarah Weldon of Oceansproject. Sarah is a British explorer, neuropsychologist, and Diver Medic Technician with over 17 years experience in developmental, health, and social care within the NHS, Social Services, and overseas. In 2010, Sarah moved to the former Soviet Republic of Georgia to work for the Ministry of Education Read The Full Article The post Episode 1: Sarah Weldon of Oceansproject appeared first on Not for Profit Podcast.