Impact On The Ground

Can cinema really be a tool for igniting resilience amongst hospital patients? Tiia sits down with Kat Mason, CEO of MediCinema charity. Kat explains the power of cinema for her beneficiaries, in which ways the charity chooses to work with companies, and how long term company partnerships create long term benefits.

Tiia interviews Ken Dunn, Founder and Chairman of Africa's Gift, a charity that works with community members in South Africa to effect positive developmental change. In this insightful episode Ken explains why helping school children is not just about education; his experience in the field sheds light on the importance of the cycle of influence, for Africa's Gift and across all charity work.

Miisa Mink is the founder and chief doer at DrivenWoman, a company that supports women on the route to finding their drive and fulfilling their goals. Tiia and Miisa delve into a variety of topics, including  how both men and women can use 'the feminine way' to lead,  and how we can all flourish and create abundance in whatever sector/area of life we choose to, in a way that is harmonious with economic prosperity.

Howard Jones has a background in working within the charity sector, and now operates as the Head of Sustainability and Community at an investment company. Howard draws on his own experience in both the third and private sectors as Tiia and Howard delve deeper into how to create and maintain effective partnerships in the sharing of resources.

This episode explores how charities fare when crisis hits and the politically dependent nature of the sector. Tiia sits down with Peter Walsh, Head of Fundraising at Hampshire Medical Fund and Helen O'donnell, Chief Executive and Director of Partnerships at Children's University to explore how both their charities have ended up thriving in different ways through COVID-19.

Join Tiia as she interviews social enterprise representatives Daniel Evans, Chief Executive Officer at Birmingham Enterprise Community, and Mandy Manners and Kate Baily, sobriety & wellbeing coaches, authors of Love Yourself Sober and founders of Love Sober. This episode explores what it means to be a social enterprise, how they operate, how they're funded, and much more.

whatimpact CEO Tiia Sammallahti and consultant for responsible business Tom Levitt discuss what it means to be a company citizen. Tiia and Tom present their thoughts on why language is so important when it comes to company-charity engagement, how charities can best approach companies, how companies can better engage with charities, whether you can put a price tag on impact output, and more.

This series will dig deep into what it means to make impactful change in our society. Listen to our trailer for a sneak peak of what to expect!

Impact On The Ground is hosted by tech for good company whatimpact.com. You can find out more about whatimpact by heading to our website or connecting with us on social media: @whatimpact.