In this episode, Dan and Tracey are joined by Louise Pfeiffer, the Director of Philanthropy at The Life You Can Save, a global not-for-profit organisation focused on reducing extreme poverty. 

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Louise cover in the conversation: 

• Louise shares her personal journey of how reading Peter Singer's book "The Life You Can Save" inspired her to take action to help those living in extreme poverty. 
• She also discusses the work of The Life You Can Save in identifying and supporting effective charities that make a real difference in the lives of the world's most disadvantaged people.
• What The Life You Can Save is doing to make giving easier for donors, such as their All Charities Fund designed to help reduce analysis paralysis
• The importance of understanding the impact of donations and how The Life You Can Save evaluates charities to ensure effective use of funds.
• How they are leveraging partnerships to grow the organisation’s impact

Links from the episode​:

• The Life You Can Save website: Click here
• The Life You Can Save calculator: Click here
• The Life You Can Save Book on Spotify: Click here
• The Innovate For Impact self assessment: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

In this episode Dan and Tracey are joined by Tim Kachuriak, chief innovation and optimisation officer for NextAfter. A consulting firm that improves your fundraising using learnings from 4,000+ experiments spanning 600+ million donor interactions and first-hand research, analysing 1,000+ nonprofits across 12 countries.

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Tim cover in the conversation: 

• Tim shares a bit more about NextAfter, which is a fundraising research lab, consultancy, and training institute exclusively working with nonprofits, NGOs, and cause-based organisations. 
  
  
• He emphasises the importance of constantly learning and evolving strategies to stay relevant and effective in fundraising.
  
  
• Tim shares his top tips for being more innovative with your fundraising, some of them which seem counterintuitive but have been tested to work.

Links from the episode​:

• The Next After website: Click here
• Next After resources: Click here
• The Innovate For Impact self assessment: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

For a full transcript of the episode: Click here

In this episode, Dan and Tracey speak with Elana Berton, a consultant at Digital Access Consulting, a social enterprise of Vision Australia, that helps organisations improve the accessibility of their products and services for people with disabilities.

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Elana cover in the conversation: 

• Elana shares her insights on conducting focus groups with people who are blind or have low vision.
• Elana explains that the article she wrote on this topic was inspired by a client who wanted to conduct focus groups, which was not something that Digital Access Consulting typically did. Elana took the opportunity to learn more about focus groups and how to conduct them effectively with people who are blind or have low vision. 
• Elana shares her tips for conducting focus groups with people who are blind or have low vision, including how to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, how to use clear and concise language, and how to adapt activities to meet the needs of participants.
• She emphasises the importance of listening to participants, being flexible in your approach and open to feedback.

Links from the episode​:

• Elana Berton on LinkedIn: Click here
• Article: 5 tips for running focus groups with people who are blind or low vision: Click here
• 5 tips for running focus groups with people who are blind or low vision (digital access blog post - accessible version): Click here
• Introduction to Digital Accessibility (e-learning course): Click here
• Inclusive Design Course: Click here
• Accessibility and inclusive design consulting services: Click here
• Digital Access on YouTube: Click here
• The Innovate For Impact self assessment: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

In this episode, Dan and Tracey speak with Pete Wilson, the managing director at Determined2, an organisation that offers an innovative immersion therapy service.

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Georgi cover in the conversation: 

• Pete shares his personal experience of a life-changing accident in 2007, which led him to start Determined2. He talks about the three phases of his recovery - survival, fighting to get back to normal life, and acceptance of a new direction in life.
• Pete talks about the importance of focusing on what individuals can still do, rather than what they cannot, during their recovery. Determined2 aims to provide opportunities for people to experience what is possible.
• Pete talks about the benefits of his immersion therapy, which involves scuba diving in a pool.
• Pete shares his advice for co-designing with the people you support, emphasizing the need to stay focused on the mission and to be adaptable in the face of challenges.

Links from the episode​:

• The Determined2 website: Click here
• The Innovate For Impact self assessment: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

In this episode, Dan and Tracey speak with Georgi Lewis, about her work as a service designer at The Smith Family, a non-profit organisation that provides education and financial literacy programs to young people in Australia.

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Georgi cover in the conversation: 

• Georgi shares how she worked on a financial literacy program for 15-17 year-olds and how they made it more engaging and relevant to young people's lives.
• The financial literacy program was redesigned to focus on topics that young people care about, such as budgeting, saving for goals, and making smart purchasing decisions.
• She discusses the challenges of teaching financial skills to young people and how co-design and community engagement helped to overcome them.
  
  

Links from the episode​:

• The Innovate For Impact self assessment : Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

In this episode, Tracey and Dan are joined by Dorota Laughlin, Director of Operations at Animals Australia, a leading animal welfare organisation. 

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Dorota cover in the conversation: 

• Dorota discusses the ‘Our Way’ operating model they’ve recently implemented at Animals Australia that is empowering their people to be more innovative in their work
• She shares the benefits of these new ways of working, and how it has removed the traditional hierarchy and replaced it with a design that encourages decision making and leadership at all levels of the organisation. 
• She also talks about how Animals Australia drives positive changes in legislation and changes hearts and minds through their campaigns and investigations.
• Dorota highlights the organisation's broad call for action to raise consciousness levels, encouraging individuals to make personal decisions that translate into kinder choices towards animals, the planet, and other people. 
  
  

Links from the episode​:

• Dorota Laughlin on LinkedIn: Click here
• Animals Australia website: Click here
• The Innovate For Impact self assessment : Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

In this episode, Dan and Tracey are joined by Tanya Hendry, Deputy CEO and Director of Operations at Whitelion Youth, an organisation that supports at-risk young people across four states in Australia.

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Tanya cover in the conversation: 

• Tanya shares her lived experience in the health system as a young person that was the catalyst for a career in client-centred innovation and including the voices of lived experience in her work. 
• She shares her experiences at Eastern Health, building a strong consumer presence, where she was able to recruit, support and train 50 volunteers and involve them in various committees and decision-making processes across the organisation. 
• Tanya emphasises the importance of listening to those with lived experience to better understand their needs and wants when building new hospitals, developing services, or creating patient information materials
• She provides an insight into the work that Whitelion are doing to include the voice of young people in their decision making at all levels of the organisation.

Links from the episode​:

• Tanya Hendry on Linkedin: Click here
• The Whitelion website: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting events page: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

In this episode,  Dan and Tracey are joined by Petrina Greenwood, the Innovation Manager at Baptist Care New South Wales and ACT, a not-for-profit Christian-based care organisation that has been operating for over 75 years.

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Petrina cover in the conversation: 

• Petrina discusses her role as innovation manager, which spans across all areas of the organisation. She explains how the organisation has been on a digital transformation journey for quite some time and has had success in the IT and business insights areas.
  
  
• She emphasises that at the centre of all of this is the organisation's clients, residents, and communities, and the goal is ultimately to help each individual live well.
  
  
• She shares how their organisation began focusing on business efficiency by investing in a series of business efficiency projects, with the first project focused on reviewing the recruitment and onboarding process. 
  
  
• Petrina highlights the importance of involving staff in business efficiency projects, recognising and rewarding innovative ideas, and optimising processes to enable staff to focus on delivering quality care services to clients and residents.

Links from the episode​:

• Petrina Greenwood on LinkedIn: Click here
• Baptist Care website: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting events page: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

In this episode, Dan and Tracey are joined by Ally Watson, the founder and CEO of Code Like A Girl, a social enterprise working to close the gender gap in technology.

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Ally cover in the conversation: 

• Ally discusses her work at Code Like A Girl and their mission to empower girls and women to become technology creators, not just users.
• She talks about the challenges faced by women in the tech industry and the importance of creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
• How Ally got into software engineering and how she built Code Like A Girl.
  
  

Links from the episode​:

• Connecting Up Conference: Click here
• Code Like A Girl website: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting events page: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here

In this episode of the Innovate for Impact podcast, hosts Dan Bentley and Tracy Newman speak with Rebecca Pinkstone, CEO of Bridge Housing, a community housing provider based in Sydney. 

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Rebecca cover in the conversation: 

• Rebecca talks about how not-for-profits are at the forefront of leading innovation because they constantly need to do more with less. 
• Rebecca talks about the current housing crisis in Australia and the need for social and affordable housing.
• She discusses the concept of finding ideas from different organisations outside of her sector or overseas, to get new ideas.
• Rebecca emphasizes the importance of innovation in delivering better services and becoming more efficient as a business.
• Rebecca shares her organisation's innovative "Hand Up" program, which supports the social and economic participation of its residents.
  
  

Links from the episode​:

• Rebecca Pinkstone on Linkedin: Click here
• The Bridge Housing website: Click here
• Confront the crisis campaign: Click here
• Redfern Estate Project: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting events page: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here