Today’s guest is Polly Neate, Chief Exec of the homelessness and housing charity Shelter which exists to defend the right to a safe home. Before Shelter, Polly was chief executive of Women's Aid, the national charity working to end violence against women and children, before which she had worked at Action for Children and been editor of Community Care magazine. Starting out her professional … [Read more...] about Ep6 – Polly Neate, Chief Executive of Shelter
Ep5 – Sufina Ahmad, Director of the John Ellerman Foundation
In this episode we hear from Sufina Ahmad, Director of the John Ellerman Foundation, which supports small to medium-sized organisations to make a difference to people, society and the natural world, particularly focussing on the arts, environment and social action. Prior to joining John Ellerman, Sufina worked in corporate strategy and performance at the City of London Corporation. She has also … [Read more...] about Ep5 – Sufina Ahmad, Director of the John Ellerman Foundation
Ep4 – Adeela Warley, Chief Executive of CharityComms
Today we talk to Adeela Warley, Chief Executive of CharityComms, the membership organisation for charity communications professionals in UK Charities. She is also a member of ACEVO, The Marketing Society and Fellow of the RSA. Host Joe Jenkins first met Adeela a decade ago when he joined Friends of the Earth, where Adeela worked for over 20 years and they’ve been firm friends ever since. Adeela … [Read more...] about Ep4 – Adeela Warley, Chief Executive of CharityComms
Ep3 – Lucy Caldicott, Founder of ChangeOut & Councillor for London Borough of Lambeth
This episode we talk with Lucy Caldicott, founder of ChangeOut and Councillor for London Borough of Lambeth. Lucy started out in the commercial world but soon realised it wasn't the path for her and moved into the charity sector, working in marketing and fundraising senior roles at the Prince's Trust, Jewish Care, VSO, and then Clic Sargent. Her next step was into executive leadership, first as … [Read more...] about Ep3 – Lucy Caldicott, Founder of ChangeOut & Councillor for London Borough of Lambeth
Ep2 – Mark Russell, CEO of The Children’s Society
Today’s guest is Mark Russell, CEO of The Children’s Society, trustee at the Church Of England and RSA Fellow. Mark started out as a youth worker in his home country of Northern Ireland, in a divided town bringing young people together in the run-up to the Good Friday agreement. At the age of 30, he was appointed CEO of the Church Army, a social justice charity working in some of the most … [Read more...] about Ep2 – Mark Russell, CEO of The Children’s Society
Ep1 – Stephen Hale, Refugee Action Chief Exec
Today’s guest is Refugee Action Chief Exec, Stephen Hale. Voted Charity Chief Executive of the Year in 2019, Stephen is greatly respected across the charity sector and has much to share on the lessons he has learned in leadership. In our conversation, we explore the effects of Covid-19, building self-confidence in leadership, how the issues raised by #BlackLivesMatter is prompting debate about … [Read more...] about Ep1 – Stephen Hale, Refugee Action Chief Exec