The CharityComms podcast

Join us for the final episode in the Wellbeing series of the CharityComms podcast. Guiding us through this episode is guest host Bevis Man, Head of marketing and communications at Hatch Enterprise. Bevis is joined by special guests;  Chris O'Sullivan, Head of fundraising and communications (Scotland and NI), Mental Health Foundation, Susie Sek, Marketing and communications manager at Hatch Enterprise and Richard Davidson at Sarcoma UK. Tune in as Bevis and his guests discuss leading from the top and highlight how it's more important than ever that leaders ensure a culture of wellbeing is reinforced and actively promoted throughout the entire organisation. Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date! A full transcription of the episode is available here. Contact our main host Lauren on Twitter: @LaurenHaizel or producer Christine on Twitter: @ck_fleming

Join us for the latest episode of the CharityComms podcast as we continue our deep dive into wellbeing. Guiding us through this episode is guest host Tereza Litsa,  social media and content marketing manager at Lightful and Digital Woman for Good award winner. Tereza is joined by special guests; Hannah Lattimer, social media manager at Samaritans, Beth Kanter, trainer, virtual facilitator, non-profit innovator and wellbeing specialist and Jake Edwards, communications assistant and social media lead at Mermaids. Tune in as Tereza and her guests discuss how to look after your wellbeing, and those around you, especially when working in the high pressure field of social media. Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date! A full transcription of the episode is available here. Contact our main host Lauren on Twitter: @LaurenHaizel or producer Christine on Twitter: @ck_fleming

Join us for the second episode in the latest series of the CharityComms podcast as we continue our deep dive into a topic close to our hearts - Wellbeing. Guiding us through this episode is guest host Lally Wentworth, CharityComms' very own mentoring manager. And joining her for this episode are special guests; Susie Wright, Digital communications consultant, trainer, coach & facilitator, Deanne Palmer, Head of Brand and Marketing, Mental Health First Aid England, and Anil Ranchod, Head of PR and Press at the Chartered Management Institute. Tune in as Lally and her guests discuss the power of talking and the importance of and the tools they and their colleagues have put in place to ensure they build wellbeing into their mindsets. Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date! You can access a full transcription of the podcast here. And the resources mentioned in the episode are here: The Wheel of Life and My Whole Self free resources Contact our main host Lauren on Twitter: @LaurenHaizel or producer Christine on Twitter: @ck_fleming

Join us for the new series of the CharityComms podcast as we take a deep dive into a topic close to our hearts - Wellbeing. Guiding us through our first episode is guest host Kirsty Marrins, freelance digital consultant, CharityComms trustee and of course co-author of our Wellbeing guide for comms professionals. And joining her for this episode are special guests; Lara Burns, chief digital officer at Scouts, Kirsty Campbell, senior regional relationship manager at Blood Cancer UK, and Robin Lanfear, communications manager at Impetus. So tune in as Kirsty and her guests discuss the need to talk openly about wellbeing and how to lead from the top down to create an open culture of talking about mental health at work, and as they share tips for protecting our own wellbeing and that of others. Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date! You can also access a full transcription of the podcast here. Contact Lauren on Twitter: @LaurenHaizel

Passionate people inspire others – especially in the world of comms but what is it that drives these inspiring trailblazers? In the last of our current podcast series, focusing on inspiring charity communicators and what inspires them, we get under the skin of YoungMinds' Zoe Guy and Tom Madders by asking what motivates them. You can access a full transcription of the podcast here.

Continuing our series dedicated to putting inspirational charity folk in the spotlight this episode we speak to one of our very own Inspiring Communicator Award winners. Catching up with Sarcoma UK's Enda Guinan we discuss how to keep motivated, inspiring confidence in others and of course what it means to be charity communicator in today's world. Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date! You can also access a full transcription here.  

As part of the relaunched CharityComms podcast we're turning the spotlight on charity communicators who inspire all those around them. This episode whirlwind of energy Collette Philip, MD and founder of Brand by Me, speaks about how important it is to do the stuff you love, making sure you are not compromising on what you believe in, and being able to say to yourself “this is what I love and this is what I'm doing”.

For the relaunch of the CharityComms podcast we're turning the spotlight on charity communicators who inspire all those around them.    First up, we spoke to Karen Hobbs, cancer information officer at The Eve Appeal who told us all about how she uses comedy and tales of her own experience with gynae cancer to help others understand less openly talked about health issues.    Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date!    You can also download a copy of the full transcription.

For this episode, we tackled the subject of digital distractions and how to see past the bells and whistles to ensure the digital services you're providing do justice to your cause and the people you support. First up, we spoke to Emma Dalby Bowler, digital content and marketing manager and Gareth John, digital development manager from Mind on how they crafted needs-based user personas and centred this in their digital content creation process. We were also joined by Matt Collins, founder of Platypus Digital to get his thoughts on ensuring digital is founded in serving the users, and why he reckons charities are still too focused on social media. Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date! [Click here to read the transcript](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Ep7-transcript.pdf) of this episode. Resources from this episode: [The slides](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/charity-digital-conference) from Matt's and Emma and Gareth's presentations at the Future of audience engagement conference .

For this episode,we spoke to comms and digital leads at two small charities who presented at the CharityComms Small charities communications conference 2018. They undertook projects which could be have been costly and challenging, instead, working with the budgets and resources they had, making the most of their size to innovate, testing their assumptions and getting stuck in. First up, we spoke to Scott Roberts, formerly PR, communications and celebrity manager at Havens House Children's Hospice about the podcast he created during his time at the hospice to tell stories that wouldn't otherwise have been heard. We also got the lowdown on how Bliss has been successfully implementing its digital-first organisational strategy, from Sarah Rughoonundon, digital lead and Gemma Collins-Ellis, communications manager. **Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date!** [Click here](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CC-004-Episode-6-Small-Charities-transcript-RL.pdf) to see a transcript of the episode. **Resources from this episode:** You can find the slides from the original presentations at the [Small charities communications conference 2018 here](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/small-charities-communications-conference-2018). Sarah and Gemma also presented at our Charity digital conference, you can [find the slides here](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/charity-digital-conference). Check out the episodes of [Haven House Childen's Hospice podcast here](https://www.havenhouse.org.uk/our-podcasts). Scott also contributed an article to our knowledge hub on the resurgence of podcasts in the sector, [click here to have a read](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/podcast-power-how-charities-can-make-the-most-of-the-resurgence). If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line: robyn@charitycomms.org.uk

In the second episode of our two-parter on audience engagement, Robyn and Sushi chat to Matt Haworth about tech, from how you can innovate today, to horizon scanning so far down the line, even Alexa couldn't see it coming.  **Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date!** *Transcript coming soon* Resources from this episode: [The slides from Matt's presentation](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/the-future-of-engagement-developing-audience-centred-strategies) at the Future of audience engagement conference Follow Matt and Reason Digital on Twitter: [@acrim](https://twitter.com/acrim?lang=en) and [@ReasonDigital](https://twitter.com/ReasonDigital?lang=en)

In the first episode of a two-parter on audience engagement, Robyn and Sushi chat to Marnie and James from the NSPCC digital team about how they keep their audiences front and centre when creating campaigns. They also give the lowdown on how the NSPCC has taken its audience-centred ethos and applied it to website development. **Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date!** [Click here for a transcript of the episode](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/James-and-Marnie-episode-transcript-PDF.pdf) Resources from this episode: [The slides from James and Marnie's presentation](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/the-future-of-engagement-developing-audience-centred-strategies) at the Future of audience engagement conference Find out more about [Understand Me](https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/your-rights/understand-me/) Find out more about [Talk PANTS & Pantosaurus](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/)

In this episode, Sushi and Robyn explore the world of content strategy – why has it been such a buzzword this year? Is it simply a template you can fill out with boxes to be ticked throughout the year? Spoiler alert, it's a bit more complicated.   We spoke to Claudia Knowles, digital content strategist at Breast Cancer Care, about the charity's innovative app, BECCA. We also spoke to Amanda Diamond, senior content lead at the Government Digital Service (who has since moved to head of content design at ACAS) about the content strategy the organisation is implementing to manage gov.uk's vast estate of content.  **Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date! ** Click here to see a [transcript of the episode](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Content-Strategy-transcript.pdf).  **Resources from this episode ** [Claudia's slides](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/content-strategy-planning-and-delivering-standout-content) from the Content strategy conference  [Amanda's slides](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/content-strategy-planning-and-delivering-standout-content) from the Content strategy conference  [Pair writing article on the gov.uk website](https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/21/it-takes-2-how-we-use-pair-writing/)

In this episode, Sushi and Robyn deep dive into the world of digital transformation with two digital leadership experts; Zoe Amar, of Zoe Amar Communications and Brani Milosevic, a freelance digital strategist and consultant. We explore how to achieve digital transformation at your organisation, from senior leadership buy-in, to empowering yourself to set the wheels in motion. **Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date!** [Click here to see a transcript of the episode](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Episode-1-pt-2-transcriptPDF.pdf) **Resources from this episode:** [Zoe's presentation slides](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/digital-tools-and-channels-conference) from our digital conference in 2017 [Brani's presentation slides](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/digital-tools-and-channels-conference) from our digital conference in 2017 [Brani's article on digital transformation](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/digital-transformation-starts-by-focusing-on-audience) [Zoe's article on the Charity Digital Skills Report](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/what-the-charity-digital-skills-report-tells-us-about-driving-digital-change)

For our first episode, we went digital - becoming a digital leader within your team and challenging the status quo. First up, we had Jon Ware, who took us through the successful content strategy he pioneered and rolled out during his time as digital lead at Anthony Nolan. We also chat to Chris Flood, content strategy lead at Cancer Research UK, who gave us a crash course in implementing Agile ways of working. This episode is part one of two, in part two we will be getting into digital leadership with two digital experts; Zoe of Zoe Amar Communications and Brani Milosevic, a freelance digital strategist and consultant. **Make sure you subscribe to be kept up to date!** [Click here to see a transcript of this episode](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CC-podcast-ep.1-pt.1-transcript.pdf) Resources from this episode: [Jon's presentation slides](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/small-charities-communications-conference-2#JonWare) [Jon's article on Anthony Nolan's social media strategy](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/aiming-high-with-our-facebook-content-strategy) on the CharityComms Knowledge Hub [Chris' presentation slides](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/events/digital-tools-and-channels-conference#ChrisFlood) [A breakdown of agile jargon](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/jargon-busting-agile-terminology) on the CharityComms Knowledge Hub A few bits of extra reading Chris kindly offered up: [The Cancer Research UK Tech team blog](https://crukdigitalteam.blogspot.co.uk) [Optimize, by Lee Odden](http://optimizebook.com/) for more on Content is the Kingdom [The Agile Manifesto](http://agilemanifesto.org) [The GDS blog](https://gds.blog.gov.uk)