Disrupting Purpose

Claire isn't one to follow the norms as a fundraiser, looking for different sources of information and ideas to inspire her next big push in fundraising. An absolute delight to chat with, and someone who really knows her stuff, we hope you enjoy!

Lydia works in community fundraising, but has a rich past of face to face fundraising, and knows her stuff when it comes to interacting with "jo public" - some interesting insights from Lydia - Enjoy!!

We met with Catriona Sinclair from Breast Cancer Care: Fundraiser extraordinaire, statistics wiz, and all-round wonderful human. our intention was to chat about philanthropy, but once we got on to statistics - Well listen for yourself! it was a great chat, and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it!

VIEW ARE MY OWN: welcome to a hijacking of disrupting purpose podcast in the first of 4 charity interviews about fundraising. In this episode, we chat with Gabi Field - fundraising and loving your supporters. In this podcast, all views are our own and don't necessarily represent the views of any specific charities or indeed the sector - it's designed to give you something to think about while thinking about fundraising.

tickets available at www.charityslam.com

How to get your purpose driven ideas forward, starting a restaurant when you're a consultancy firm and changing the supply chain to support more Social Enterprises. PwC have 20,000 employees, and they actively encourage staff and teams to get involved in the best way possible. It was a delight to interview David, and we hope you enjoy listening to it, and maybe learn a thing or two!

Law firms are often making sure they are seen to be doing good, but how many of them really are? Martin Bunch, Managing Partner at BWB LLP law firm, and Becci Gould Senior Account Director at Kin & Co meet with Tom and Steph to discuss more. BWB and Kin & Co. have been working together for a while now on building a purpose piece at BWB LLP. We talk about what they have done to get it from concept to daily routine, bringing fun into the serious elements of what they do, and we discuss ideas on how to progress it. We even touch on the hidden realities behind charity pro-bono work. Martin and Becci’s insight is so valuable, and a truly insightful look at how to bring purpose into work.

How do you repurpose something? Champing is "camping in churches" an initiative launched by the Churches Conservation Trust to get more people visiting their churches, and raising funds.

This works on the mentality of "what do you think about when you think differently" and that's where this idea came from. stepping back, looking at what they had, and reappropriating the purpose of their estate.

a lot to learn - and also, you should 100% try it.

[www.champing.co.uk](www.champing.co.uk)

In this episode we meet Harry Day from Forster Communications to talk about Mental Health and the workplace, the toolkits they worked on for Business in the Community and Public Health England, and some of the hidden taboos that exist not just in the workplace, but society as a whole. We also learn a bit about what Forster is like as “Britain’s healthiest workplace” #mentalhealth #csr #mentalhealthawarenessweek #wellbeing

On this episode, Disrupting Purpose interviews Henrietta Morrison, CEO and founder of Lily’s Kitchen about the reasons for starting something new, embedding purpose in a business from the start, other businesses which Henrietta has started, and the importance of being able to have an opinion in the workplace. Most recently, Henrietta has popped the pet food bubble, and has created a business which is shaking hearts and minds of businesses and consumers alike on what we feed our pets.

In this episode, we meet Akama from Oath, Global lead of the Employee Resource Group United and Co-Founder of “Stripes” created to empower BAME employees. We discuss the importance and value of inclusion and diversity in the workplace, the power of language, and keeping a cool head when put in an uncomfortable situation