About Duncan, Nicola and Classroom of Hope

Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world yet 263 million children don’t have access to quality education. During this truly inspiring conversation, I interview Duncan and Nicola the co-founders from Classroom of Hope, an amazing organisation that builds schools and creates educational projects in Cambodia, Bali, and Rwanda.

Nicola was born in Canada and is Classroom of Hope’s Creative Director. Nicola uses her creativity for storytelling to connect donors with their positive impact. Nicola feels blessed to have received valued education throughout her life and believes that with the right mix of passion and imagination we can create a world where all children have access to quality education.

Duncan is an avid seeker of adventure. Born and raised in South Africa, Duncan believes that ‘education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world’. Duncan is  Classroom of Hope’s inspirational leader and husband to Nicola.

In this episode we discuss:

* How Classroom of Hope approached their fundraising challenges

* The ‘Wise Owl’ model that is making a huge difference to core funding

* Impact reporting to donors – why and how to do it

* Why being open and transparent is a full time job and why it matters

* Run your charity like a business with great intentions

* Why charities are For Purpose and not ‘not for profit’

* How to run a ‘lean’ organisation to achieve your goals

* Why doing your research on the best organisations helps shape your own

* Stories inspire others

* How to create a lean staffing structure with great results

* Remember your Why

Find out more:

* Website: https://classroomofhope.org/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClassroomofHope

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassroomOfHope/

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3666488/

* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classroomofhope/

* Other links – The Wise Owls – 4 years of Classroom of Hope YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/iP_wcfz2T5I

 

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About Tim

Tim is Co-founder and runs Know You More on a day- to -day basis and is responsible for developing strategy and key partners relationships. Tim manages the social impact projects and spends a lot of time growing the business by creating collaborative partnerships. Know you More has helped over 200 young adults since 2016 and they work in partnership with businesses, universities and charities.

In this episode Tim and I discuss:

* Who is Know You More CIC and why social enterprise

* How Know You More supports young people through a community of online coaches

* The challenges that social enterprises face

* Why measuring social impact is so important

* The importance of transparency

* The Give to Get model

Find out more

* Know You More – Website

* Know You More – Linked in

* Know You More – Twitter

* Know You More – Facebook

* Know You More – Instagram

* Know You More – Mission

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This week on the charity peek’s podcast Caroline answers a question from Adam – “What are the ways in which you can fundraise and the do’s and don’ts?”

Click the play button above to hear the answer or alternatively the audio has been transcribed below.

This week’s question comes from Adam, who works with a children’s charity. Adam’s biggest concern was about the fundraising dos and don’ts? It’s a big question, and it’s one that I get asked regularly.

In episode 14 of the Social Good HQ Podcast Caroline chats with Julie Christie, Photographer and Teacher of Photography from Tea Break Tog.

“Helping you ignite your passion and improve your photography one ‘Tea Break’ at a time”

Julie talks about the importance of images and how they make us emotionally connect. However, they don’t have to be taken by a professional photographer, you can take some really good images just by using your phone. Julie believes that practice makes perfect and gives some fantastic tips e.g – always make sure your subject faces the light, be very still when taking your photo and take lots of them so you can choose the perfect one.

And remember, after you have taken the photographs it is time to use some image apps to enhance them, to brand them or put some text on top, give one person responsibility for managing the images, storing them , re-sizing them for social media, use apps like Canva or Wordswag.

Julie is not only an amazing photographer and teacher, she oozes positivity, loves her job and is someone I am proud to call a friend.

So, let’s take a peek at Julie:

Covered in this episode:

* Importance of images – maximum impact, minimum time

* Practice Practice Practice

* Tips and hints on taking the best photos with just your phone

* Be consistent with sharing images

* Remember to take photos at your event

* Have an Image Co-ordinator role

* Remember to get consent!

* Image challenges

Julie also talked about using signable as an online way to collect consent signatures, so please have a look as this may be something you want to consider. Alternatively, there are a few apps on the appstore that you can check out 1. Signeasy  2. Docusign 3. Adobe Fill & Sign 4. Cudasign

In addition there are free online website resources where you can download images safely and securely.  Col Gray, graphic designer from Pixels Ink, created a blog post about this very topic, right here

Click here for more information and to connect with Julie.

What did you think of this episode? I would love to hear from you, what images do you take and how easy do you find it?

Until next time

Caroline

Today I am sharing a 5 minute episode from my Charity Chunks Question/Answer theme!

Anna as a new Trustee was concerned that she did not understand the Office Bearer roles in her charitable organisation and in particular what the role of a company secretary was..click the link above to hear all about the main responsibilities of a company secretary.

Do you have a burning question? Please let me know here

In episode 12 of the Social Good HQ Podcast Caroline chats with Kev Anderson of The Story Edge. Kev lives and breathes Storytelling and apart from being a funny, genuine guy he is also a great teacher and supporter of those just starting out on their ‘storytelling’ journey.  He set himself a task this year to write 100 word stories every day for the whole year, yes, 365 stories for 2016, a mammoth task but one which he is passionate about and people are reaching out to Kev from far and wide to express their appreciation.

Kevin has recently become a trustee of   Tayside Cancer Support and is taking his role extremely seriously and has already mapped out where he can add some real value in sharing the work through storytelling and fundraising.

So, lets take a peek at Kev:

Covered in this episode:

* What is storytelling and how can non-profits use it

* Communicate by sharing stories

* Challenges- public perception of fundraising and raising awareness of smaller organisations

* Using humour in stories /case studies…be human

* Make sure the star of the story is the beneficiary, not the organisation

* Create authentic stories

* How you can  share your story successfully

* Building key relationships especially with those who have donated money

Click here for more information about The Story Edge and don’t forget to sign up for the FREE 5 week ‘ Case Study Code’ emails.

Until next time…

 

Caroline’s guest in this episode is Col Gray, the owner of Pixels Ink.

I met Col a few years ago and honestly have never met a more genuine and trustworthy guy, his knowledge of logos, branding, website creation are second to none in addition to his creative genius of course! Col talks about the importance of understanding branding, why cheap does not equal value, and how non-profits can engage with their audience by choosing the right image and brand identity.

In the non-profit sector it is so important to have the right image and tell your story in a clear and engaging way. Imagine your goal is to attract more volunteers, what do you think they would look for if they were to google your organisation? An old clapped out website with one page of text or a visual beauty with lots of content that would allow them to decide that you are the right organisation for them. Col makes this happen for organisations just like yours!

Come listen to Col…

 

If you would like to find out more Col’s website – Click HERE

Until next time, Caroline

In episode 10 of the Social Good HQ Podcast Caroline chats with Andy Hill, the founder of Stand4.  Andy decided that he wanted to create a social good app because he knew that people in the world want to do good, they want to do more to help others. The main ethos is giving Charities the space to do what they do best- achieving their mission. Thus allowing Stand4 to create a fundraising mechanism to make it easy for donors to donate and charities to receive those donations.

So what is it? The next generation of charity –  With this app you can explore all of the available Stands and uncover how effortless it is to impact the world. Make your mark by snapping pictures, answering fun questions, and a whole lot more- for every Stand you take, Stand4 donate. In addition you get to follow the impact of the lives that you touch- pretty cool stuff!

If you do only one thing today you have to download the FREE Stand4 app available now!

So, lets take a peek at Andy:

What you will discover in this episode:

* What is Stand4

* How does it work

* Why does Stand4 exist

* The biggest challenge facing charities in the next 5 years

* How you can get involved and showcase your charity

It was great finding out more about this app of the future, I think this will be really big and a huge asset for those in the charity sector. It was such a pleasure talking with Andy and I wish him and his team the best of luck with Stand4.

If you would like to find out more and get involved you can by contacting Andy through:

Twitter- @andyjameshill       Twitter- @Stand4

Email- [email protected]   Website- www.stand4.com

Find out more by clicking this link 

Until next time, Caroline

In episode 9 of the Social Good HQ Podcast Caroline chats with Martin Warrillow, a Journalist and stroke survivor who runs a publishing company called- Ask The Warrior.

Martin was born in Worcestershire in 1964. He always wanted to be a journalist since the age of nine, when he realised that his father brought the Birmingham Post home from work every day. That path took him to a degree in Modern European Studies at Loughborough University before his first paid job, at the Tamworth Herald .

After five years there and two at the Sutton Coldfield Observer, he joined the Birmingham Post in October 1992. In December 2009, with the winds of change battering the newspaper industry, he left and set up Martin Warrillow Publishing Services. As part of that business, he edited British Naturism magazine from 2010-13.

A stroke at the end of 2013, as a result of which he was almost run over by a bus, caused a radical change in his life direction and that of MWPS. He is now passionate about helping people understand the causes of strokes, how to deal with them and how to rehabilitate stroke survivors.

So, lets take a peek at Martin:

 

What you will discover in this episode:

* What happens to your life after a stroke

* How Martin got involved with different charities

* Engage your audience with case studies

* Be transparent with the public’s money

* Think about a Facebook group for engaging your target group

The three charities that Martin talked about were  Different Strokes   Headway  Stroke

It was a pleasure talking with Martin and I wish him all the best for his 5k run, I know how hard he has had to train and how difficult this will be, if you would like to find out more or to support Martin’s cause the link is here

To find out more about Martin’s services- Click here

Link to Martin’s Blog- Click here     Find Martin on Twitter @warrior_martin

Until next time, Caroline