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Welcome to Impact On The Ground, an informative podcast that digs deep into what it means to make impactful change in our society. We spotlight a variety of guests, including CSR and social impact experts and charity and social enterprise representatives. 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.com.
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In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia chats with Lady Mariéme Jemme about her inspiration behind creating the IAMTHECODE FOUNDATION. The episode explores the need for digital education and Lady Mariéme’s project to enable one million young people to learn how to code by 2030. Listen to this episode to find out more!
In this Impact on the Ground episode, Tiia delves into the environmental, social and economic impact of tree planting in the UK and East Africa with Sam Pearson from the International Tree Foundation (ITF). The ITF supports sustainable community forestry projects in the UK and internationally, by working with partners to grow the right trees, in the right places, and for the right reasons! Tiia explores how sustainable living environments are made, how corporate partners can help with ITF’s core mission and how it aligns with the company's social impact and CSR goals. Listen to this episode to find out more!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia chats with Rachel Tew about the power of translation and the work of Clear Voice!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia chats with Hugo Pickford-Wardle about work experience innovation and the work of Startup Sherpas!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia explores the importance of supporting people with brain injury with Dr Sherrie Baehr, the founder of The Silverlining Brain Injury Charity!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia explores the importance of improving children's literacy for social mobility and the pathways to successful volunteering partnerships with Sarah Taylor from Chapter One! Chapter One is a charity working with 120 corporate partners across the UK to provide invaluable reading support to children in need. How can companies set up effective volunteering programs with charities? How does social value benefit both charities and companies when it comes to partnerships? Listen to this episode to find out!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia speaks with Steve Baker and Mick Connolly from inHope Bristol, a charity working to help the most vulnerable in our society – those in crisis. Whether it be homelessness, addiction, trauma or food insecurity, inHope’s work is there to support all. How can companies support charities like inHope with skills, money or volunteers? Listen to this episode to find out more!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia is joined by Rory Field, the Corporate Partnerships Manager from Trees for Cities to discuss the important impact of green spaces, especially in urban areas. How can companies support charities like Trees for Cities to help environmental causes? Interested to hear more? Listen to the full episode!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia speaks with Gemma Bull, the author of Modern Grantmaking, about how the complex world of grant giving is changing. They dive deep into a discussion of what modern grantmaking ought to look like and how the experience of giving and getting grants can be improved for all. You can read more about Gemma's book Modern Grantmaking & get your copy on their website! Interested to hear more ? Listen to the full episode!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia explores the role of communication in conflict resolution with Maria Arpa, the founder and CEO of The Centre for Peaceful Solutions. They dive deep into Maria's creation of the 'Dialogue Road Map' and her work in helping improve conflict resolution and communication in different places like schools, prisons, families and communities. How can you be actively focusing on heart-based communication and supporting your community? Listen to this episode to find out!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia is joined by Mark Winder, the CEO of Goalball UK, to discuss how the sport designed for people who are blind and partially sighted has helped build communities and transform lives across the UK. They also discuss the struggles and successes of smaller charities and the importance of inclusion for the disabled in our society. How can you get involved with, learn from or support visually impaired communities? Listen to this episode to find out!
In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia speaks with Martine Verweij, the founder of Marathon Kids UK, about the growth of her charity and her experience in working on improving the long-term health and well-being of children across the UK. How can companies support well-being charities and benefit the beneficiaries, their employees and the local community? Listen to this episode to find out!
The Foundation for Social Improvement is a registered charity that was founded 12 years ago with the purpose of supporting small charities and helping them make an impact. In this episode Janine Edwards and Tiia Sammallahti discuss how smaller charities don't always have the tools and resources to be as effective as they can be. They mention the benefits of partnering with smaller charities, impact reporting, impact measurement and short term change vs longer term impact.
New podcast episode is here! This week on Impact on the Ground Tiia Sammallahti speaks with Nick Ede, the host of Charitable Radio and the founder or East of Eden. How can charities and companies forge meaningful collaborations, raise funds for important causes and make a big difference? Dive in and find out!
In this episode we get an insight into the journey of our CEO Tiia Sammallahti and how whatimpact came to be! As Tiia says, “whatimpact, it started 20 years ago from my personal desire to help.” The company has come a long way since and this episode takes a look at its origins, the challenges along the way as well as its future goals. This episode also offers a chance to learn more about Tiia and her experience in the industry.
In this episode Tiia and Arnab talk about the Social Value Act Enhancements, the back ground of the changes and what this means for companies.
Audio Mango is "the only portable podcast and audio recording studio - driven right to your door." In this episode we welcome Gavin Fenton who is the founder of this business to talk about impactful audio.
Possible is a smaller climate charity focusing on individuals, governments and policy changes. In this episode Patrik and Tiia discuss transport, avaiation, energy and diet. Possible has a partnership with Ben & Jerry's as well as Brompton Bicycles. They work on a cultural level, find out what all this means by listening to the riveting discussion.
This sees episode Fergus Bell from Fathm talk about the difference between misinformation and disinformation. Fathm is an organisation that works with newsrooms to tackle the spread of fake news. What is a fact? What role do cultural differences play in the spread of misinformation? Is independent journalism dead? Find out this and more by listening to this riveting discussion.
Did you know that less than three percent of global philanthropic funding goes to the environment? This episode sees the Conservation Collective and the Lanka Environment Fund talk about terrestrial ecosystem conservation, marine conservation and responsible tourism. The speakers explain how they work to empower local communities as well as local conservationists. The conversation goes on to talk about company-charity collaborations, how people can get involved in restoration work and how to monitor impact.
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