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Social impact? How about social insight? In this e

Social impact? How about social insight? In this episode of Women in Philanthropy, Jessica (Jecca) Middleton discusses her role as a social insights (not impact) specialist. Drawing together her experiences in research, charities, and grantmaking, Jessica weaves together information on emerging needs, funding priorities, and grantmaking approaches.

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Jessica challenges us to consider how we approach research and data within the philanthropic field. Are we being intentional about how much we are asking of our grantees and research participants? For which purposes? To what ends?

Her use of the term "social insights" is an intentional shift away from impact. She is passionate about how we use language in philanthropy, as it often props up the power imbalance through exclusionary and jargon-filled terms.

Listen to why Jessica thinks impact is the worst jargon and how the field needs a role to facilitate greater sharing of organisational processes beyond grantmaking transparency.

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The Women in Philanthropy podcast is generously supported by the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) (https://www.vssn.org.uk/)

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Foundations are often critiqued for their opacity.

Foundations are often critiqued for their opacity. It's hard to see inside. How can you find this work? What experience do you need? How are decisions made? In this month's Women in Philanthropy episode, we hear from Danielle Walker-Palmour about her long-standing career in philanthropy and how she sees her role in the foundation.

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Danielle shares how she has drawn on previous roles in her foundation work, how she blends tools to create social change, and why the Foundation Practice Rating is essential to changing foundation behaviour - making it less opaque and more transparent. A must-listen for those working in foundations and for those who want a glimpse into this world.

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The philanthropic landscape is broad with various

The philanthropic landscape is broad with various stakeholders, from charities, to foundations, to individual donors, government, private wealth advisors, etc. each seeking to create social change. More often than not these stakeholders remain siloed in their industries and organisations, leaving the fields' efforts at change fragmented.

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Connectors are the people who are able to link and intersect across spaces. Zofia Sochanik and Juliet Valdinger, MSc. talk about how they've each approached this role, why it is essential, and the effort which it takes. The Connector role is not always visible, and that means its not always fully valued (or funded). Yet, these roles run throughout the field and are essential for making philanthropy work.

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The Women in Philanthropy podcast is generously supported by the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) (https://www.vssn.org.uk/)

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Who liaises between charities and businesses to cr

Who liaises between charities and businesses to create social good? In this episode, Veronica Bamford-Deane FRSA shares her experience in creating "business for good" relationships.

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She describes her pathway into business partnerships, how SME businesses are too often overlooked, the lesser-discussed charity/business competition, and how to get more honest in developing business relationships. And the next needed role?: A patient capital advisor...helping impact investors think long term.

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Boundary spanning. Moving between positionalities.

Boundary spanning. Moving between positionalities. In Eps 5, I chat with Anna Bruni Sabhaney CEng MICE about how she created her role - moving between the worlds of civil engineering and the nonprofit sector.

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Embracing the liminality, Anna describes both a commitment to deep learning and insights on which practices can be carried across boundaries. She speaks about the power dynamics within nonprofit funding and how these boundaries might also be crossed.

Why do we make project/admin costs different? Why aren't all costs impact costs? Can flexible funding become the norm? Is anyone up for the role of "complex systems communicator"?

All these questions and more....and my beeping washing machine.

The Women in Philanthropy podcast is generously supported by the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) (https://www.vssn.org.uk/)

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Philanthropic research! A topic close to my heart.

Philanthropic research! A topic close to my heart. This Women in Philanthropy podcast episode showcases two of my favourite researchers in the world - Dr. Steph Haydon and Dr. Janis Petzinger, PhD 🎓.

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Dr. Haydon and Dr. Petzinger speak about their experiences and perspectives as academic researchers. As they share, philanthropy is full of hard questions which need examining. Research helps to develop questions and answer them in ways that improve understanding and influence practice.

Their research spans philanthrocapitalism, high net-worth givers, NHS charities, engaged giving, trust-based philanthropy, and the impact of Covid-19. Janis and Steph speak about why impact is the worst (and violent) jargon, how trust-based philanthropy and unrestricted giving are inspiring trends, and why philanthropy needs translators, negotiators, and emissaries to bridge across stakeholders.

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I feel so privileged to share the voice and perspe

I feel so privileged to share the voice and perspective of another amazing woman in philanthropy. Gosia Brzezinska is the co-founder of BB Partners, Advisory for Changemakers.

In this episode, we speak about her role in social change and why philanthropy needs to consider communication as an impact tool. We also delve into the media's narrow-sightedness at primarily spotlighting Western philanthropists and how communications can help shift this focus.

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Welcome back to episode 2 of Women in Philanthropy

Welcome back to episode 2 of Women in Philanthropy!

In this episode, Robin Heller speaks about her role as a fundraiser and President of The Athena Advisors Consulting. In Robin's words, fundraising helps "marshall resources for social change". Yet, money can often be an uncomfortable topic for people. Robin reflects on how the Board of Trustees, CEOs, and even jobseekers, can become more comfortable with their money conversations.

This episode is slightly longer as Robin answers a listener's question, "How can women better negotiate their salaries?" Reflecting a view that "there is enough", she describes how money, mentorship, and resources are in abundance if we are ready to listen to others and ask for what we need.

Share your thoughts on our episode question: What tips do you have for negotiating your salary?

Robin also describes several worst philanthropic jargon words, why women philanthropists are an inspiring trend, and why philanthropy's next needed role is the "philanthropy beat".

You can learn more about Robin's work at Athena Advisors and the Raising Upwards Fellowship for fundraising.

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Women in Philanthropy is a podcast by and for women working in the giving and social impact sector. Fundraisers, grantmakers, advisors. You can't always see behind the scenes in giving, which means you can't see who enables this giving. This podcast hopes to connect women across the sector and borders. It seeks to amplify women's experiences working in philanthropy, which have too often been overlooked in our research and histories.

We look forward to bringing you ~15-minute episodes, connecting you with amazing women and hearing the stories of their philanthropic work.

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If you are a Woman in Philanthropy and want to share your story, please email Michele Fugiel Gartner (mfgchange.com).

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