Leadership worth sharing

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Leadership worth sharing episodes

June 10, 2025 Finding your voice (with Moira Sinclair)
Transcript: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/
Welcome to Leadership Worth Sharing, a podcast in which ACEVO chief executive Jane Ide chats with civil society leaders about their professional experiences, challenges, wellbeing, and their journeys in the sector.
In this episode, Jane talks to Moira Sinclair, who left her CEO role at the Paul Hamlyn Foundation a few months ago. Moira shared her journey as a leader and into civil society, and they talked about finding her voice and the power of art when it comes to social impact.
47 min
April 09, 2025 Endings and beginnings (with Matt Hyde)
Transcript: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/
In this episode, ACEVO chief exec Jane Ide talks to Matt Hyde, chief executive of the Lloyds Bank Foundation, about endings and beginnings, leading through challenge and the importance of creating communities.

48 min
March 24, 2025 Leading the way in communications
This is a special episode of our podcast, hosted by Adeela Warley, CEO of CharityComms, the membership organisation for charity communicators. Adeela talks to Jenni Regan, CEO of IMIX, and James Harris, director of communications and campaigns at Rethink Mental Illness, about the importance of strategic communications. They also discuss the value of storytelling, the challenges of misinformation, and embedding the value of comms into organisations.Transcript: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/
35 min
December 12, 2024 Nurturing the chair/CEO relationship (with Mark Norbury)
In this episode, ACEVO chief exec Jane Ide welcomes Mark Norbury as the newly appointed chair of the board. They talk about Mark's path to becoming ACEVO's chair and the CEO of UnLtd, the UK's leading foundation for social entrepreneurs. Mark reflects on nurturing the chair/CEO relationship and shares his thoughts on bringing out the best in each other.

Full transcript available: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/
42 min
December 03, 2024 Reflections on governance (with Rosie Ferguson)
Transcript available: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/
As ACEVO's chair of the board Rosie Ferguson steps down after a six-year term, she joins Jane Ide for this special episode of our podcast.
They talk about Rosie's governance journey of being a chair before becoming a CEO of a charity, her thoughts on charity governance, and what's next in her professional path.

32 min
October 11, 2024 Is there (social media) life after Twitter?
In this episode, Jane speaks with not one but two sector leaders. Adeela Warley, chief executive of CharityComms, the membership body for over 12,000 communication professionals in civil society and Zoe Amar, a well known and highly respected thought leader and expert in all things digital in the sector. They talk about deciding to leave or stay on X, what's next for social media platforms, and how engaging with stakeholders has been changing in most - if not all - digital channels.
49 min
September 11, 2024 The intersection of climate and social justice
Transcript: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/
In this special episode of our podcast, Jools Townsend, CEO of the Community Rail Network, talks to Jabeer Butt, CEO of Race Equality Foundation and Kamran Mallick, CEO of Disability Rights UK about the intersection of climate and social justice.
45 min
August 02, 2024 Keeping volunteers engaged and motivated, with Charlotte Hill (The Felix Project)
Transcript: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/
In this episode, Jane Ide, CEO of ACEVO talks to Charlotte Hill, chief exec of The Felix Project. They talk about keeping volunteers engaged and motivated, hopes for the new government, and what fundraising events and keeping your fitness levels up have in common.

43 min
June 07, 2024 Human rights misconceptions, with Sanchita Hosali (British Institute of Human Rights)
Transcript available: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/

Jane Ide talks to Sanchita Hosali, chief executive of the British Institute of Human Rights. They talk about the misconceptions about human rights, dynamics of good governance, the joy of going to the gym at 4:30am, and filling ourselves with hope for the future.
47 min
May 03, 2024 What we can learn from Wales, with Ruth Marks (WCVA)
Transcript available: https://www.acevo.org.uk/resources/podcast/
Jane Ide talks to Ruth Marks, former CEO of WCVA. This was Ruth’s first ever podcast, and a just a couple of weeks before she retired. They talked about what we can learn from Wales when it comes to the relationship between government and civil society, the importance of diversity in boards, and where she finds hope.
39 min