Podcasts about voluntary services

In today's episode we are chatting to Roger, the Development Officer at SAVS. SAVS, which stands for Southend Association of Voluntary Services, supports the voluntary and community sectors in Southend in a myriad of ways, including funding support, training, promotion and general support for the sector. As well as housing different projects, such as Folk Like Us and Supported Volunteering, both of whom we interviewed earlier on in this series.Like many people in the voluntary sector, Roger's journey started when he began volunteering himself over 5 years ago, and his passion for supporting and sharing the fantastic work of the voluntary community in Southend shines through in the interview!

Today's episode is with Yvonne Macdonald, one of the coordinators running Richmondshire's  branch of Home Start. This is a charitable organisation supporting families with young children and their aim is for every parent to have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life. Home Start is a global organisation and started in the Uk in 1973. It grew in strength and now there are approximately 200 branches throughout the UK. It is also a worldwide organisation operating in 22 countries. The local Richmondshire branch was set up in 2009, has Baroness Brenda Hale as a patron, and in 2020 was awarded the prestigious Queen's award for Voluntary Services. This award was in recognition for all the sterling work that has been carried out by the staff and volunteers. Due to Covid restrictions in 2020, an invitation to attend the Buckingham Palace Garden Party was delayed until this year, and has just recently been attended by a longstanding local volunteer.  Listen in to hear about the work carried out by the volunteers as well as the challenges faced by the coordinators to raise funds to keep the branch going. A five year Lottery grant got them off to a good start in 2009 and since then, due to their location, and the close relationship they have with the army in Catterick, they have received funding from the Armed Forces Covenant, and Army Central funds, to allow them to continue supporting families on the Garrison. Valuable Resources: Website: https://www.homestartrichmondshire.org.uk Email: info@homestartrichmondshire.org.uk Telephone: 01748-850079 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/homestartrichmondshire Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/home_startrichmondshire/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichmondshireHS About the Host: Susan is actively involved in promoting Yorkshire businesses with audio production and  on social media, as well as sharing her love of the area where she lives. She moved to the dales over 30 years ago and is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home. Never ceasing to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire' Susan shares news and views, interviewing some of the inspirational people who reside there. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes www.insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome! I am delighted to have you join us today! Please allow me to introduce you to Emma-Jane is the CEO of The Works Company (a series of lifestyle businesses) and became the face of The Wellbeing Show for That's TV (2013-2017), she now presents Talk the Taboo on YouTube/Spotify Podcast, The Well-Being Show & The Power Hour for River Radio. She writes regularly for various social media platforms as well as media connections & publications and is a regular guest on podcasts. She has also featured in many magazines articles across the globe & is the Founder of Breaking the Silence. She was one of the many volunteers who were honoured with a Queen's Award for Voluntary Services for her Ambassador role with Smart Work Reading. Her personal and traumatic story of struggle and hardship covered in her debut book entitled ‘Don't Hold Back' and headlined in The Sun newspaper (2020) has given her the positive tools and focus she needed to fight back to create a powerhouse of strength; compassion and dedication to living. Emma-Jane was once told ‘she was the girl going nowhere, the failure'. Sadly it seemed she had, but her reality was very different. She was sexually abused at 9 years old and by 11 years old her biological father told her he could not see her again – she has not seen him since. Aged 13 she fell into the hands of a family acquaintance who groomed her for the next few years. Throughout her teenage years she drank excessively, took drugs, became bulimic and by 15 years old was pretty exhausted by life and addicted. Her school life struggled, she was often sent to isolation, was labelled a juvenile delinquent by a child psychiatrist at 14 and often suspended - none of which were effective. She struggled with nerves, night terrors, late development, OCD, PTSD, nausea, eating disorders, paranoia, anxiety. At 19 she took off to Spain and at 23 started an A-Z of therapy. You can find more details about Emma-Jane on her website at https://emmajanetaylor.life/ Share with someone that needs to be inspired and empowered. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe. Best Health, Mo Akins

Emma-Jane brings awareness to a very important subject:  Child Sex Abuse AwarenessAlthough a touchy subject, Emma-Jane, having been a victim of child sex abuse, at 44 she realized it was something she needed to share and now is actively working to bring more awareness.Emma-Jane said in the seventies, it was silenced.  She shares that it took years to heal.  It is not something that is not healed with "just a pill".   Along with sharing her story, and writing her second book, she is launching a charity for Child Sex Abuse called 90/10, to help children to live their lives as children.In Emma-Jane's research, she is also interviewing child sex offenders to learn more.  She is also doing 12 challenges over the next 12 months.  She shares with us what those are.She said, "I decided to go all-in" to make a difference.We discussed that victims can often "feel alone", and there can be a feeling of shame that goes along with the experience, which then keeps them from reaching out for help.What a wonderful initiative.  As Emma-Jane explains, it's not a subject we want to hear about.  From the two year old that was trafficked out by her mother, to why her mother was a junky, what upbringing causes this?  And the upbringing of the offender?   She is really reaching deep into finding out more about learned behavior and how can we educate, help and direct them to stop this.  Educating early about relationships, and helping them to open up in having "the difficult conversations".This is a very compelling Podcast.   Thank you Emma-Jane.You can find out more about Emma-Jane, and reach out to her at www.emmajanetaylor.lifeMore about Emma-Jane:Emma-Jane is an activist focused on reducing child sex abuse. She is the voice for many hearts across the world. She is not afraid to speak out on the subjects that many people find taboo.*Recent pressProfessionally, she is the CEO of The Works Company, the Author of Don't Hold Back, Keynote Speaker, Personal Development Mentor.She supports many charities and is an Ambassador for Smart Works Reading, Riverside Counselling, Berkshire Community Foundation and World Jenny's Day. In 2021 she was one of the many volunteers who were honoured with a Queen's Award for Voluntary Services for her Ambassador role with Smart Works Reading. Don't Hold Back By Emma-Jane TaylorFree Book with any $20+ Podcast Support Make Up Not Required - How to Brand the TRUE You by LaurieAnn & Contribution by Roy MillerBE A GUEST/FIND A GUEST Start for Free! PODMATCH is innovative, provides easy communication and dashboard scheduling! My pick of the month!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://paypal.me/iamthatgal)

Neelam Aggarwal-Singh MBE JP DL, founder and chair, celebrates success after the Queen's Award for Voluntary Services went to Northants-based Indian Hindu Welfare Organisation. Neelam talks about IHWO's work, its history and ambitious future plans Originally broadcast 8thJune on open4business on NLive Radio

Population health management is often talked about in top-down terms, but how seriously will the needs of individuals be taken as systems develop? How will personal needs inform care delivery? Why will the patient voice play a very different role in the NHS of the future?Steph Edusei (Chief Executive of St Oswald's Hospice) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore these questions and more. This episode was first released as a live webinar on Friday 21st May 2021.For more information visit: https://www.mtechaccess.co.uk/population-health-development-webinar/Steph Edusei has held the role of Chief Executive at St Oswald's Hospice since May 2020. The hospice provides specialist care for adults, babies, children and young adults from across the North East of England and takes a proactive approach to integrated care, working with other NHS providers in the region and the wider population.Prior to this, Steph was Chief Executive of Tell us North, the organisation that run Healthwatch Newcastle and Healthwatch Gateshead, giving her extensive experience in local healthcare and how this integrates with wider NHS systems. She has also held a wide variety of leadership and senior operational positions, including Interim Deputy Chief Executive at Newcastle Council for Voluntary Services; Authorisation Development lead and then Strategic Head of Corporate Affairs at NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG); Assistant Director, Commissioning at NHS North of Tyne, and Assistant Director of Operations at North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Rarely does one come across an individual with such a breadth of experience across so many different services supporting population health.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://aidpeoplechangenaija.org/2019/08/11/event-aid-people-change-naija-celebrates-11th-anniversary-of-voluntary-services-worldwide/

Reynolds’ sentiments ring quite true -- there is no one who embodies her perfectly-timed wit and humor as well as Betty White, and there is no one in television with a resume quite as impressive as hers. From TV classics such as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls,” to game show appearances and 10 years of hosting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS, White’s multitude of roles has landed her acclaim as one of the most respected comedians and actresses today. White’s television career began in 1939 after she and a classmate graduated high school and sang songs from “The Merry Widow” on an experimental TV show. She didn’t get very far before World War II broke out and she volunteered for the American Women's Voluntary Services, where she helped in the transportation of military supplies through California. After the war, she attempted to find work at movie studios but wound up landing jobs in radio, where she would read commercials, sing, or make guest appearances on game shows. Hosted by Eileen Shortall and written by Christine Feeley Visit https://www.hollywoodinsider.com and our YouTube for more great content | Hollywood Insider focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, so as to utilize media as a tool to unite and better our world, by combining entertainment, education and philanthropy, while being against gossip and scandal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

America's Heroes Group Roundtable with Partner Jesse  Brown VA Works Saturday November 14, 2020Panelists:Chanda Johnson- US Army Veteran and Jesse Brown VA Public Affairs Officer. Don Jackson- US Navy Veteran and works in Voluntary Services at JBVA.Walter McKinley- US Navy Vietnam Veteran and Poet.James R. Shannon- US Marine Vietnam Veteran 

Heather DeSantis is a top millennial publicist and the CEO and Founder of Publicity for Good (PFG), a purpose-driven public relations firm. A Forbes 30 Under 30 Nominee and former Miss Ohio International, Heather attended The Fund for American Studies Institute of Philanthropy and Voluntary Services at Georgetown University in 2010, and began her public relations career in 2012, working with clients including Panera Bread and two former NFL players. She then established Publicity for Good in 2016 and now leads a team of 15 remotely from an Airstream while traveling around the United States. Heather’s disruptive approach uses public relations not to push products, but to put the spotlight on a brand’s higher purpose and socially impactful activities. This principle has guided PFG in generating millions of earned media impressions for its clients, from over 3,000 media outlets and counting. Heather also founded Good Side News in early 2020, an online publication that aims to bring light to the positive side of life and current events amidst a global crisis. Heather has appeared as a speaker at SXSW, Docusign Momentum, and other industry conferences. She is also a contributor for Thrive Global, Kivo Daily, and Disrupt Magazine.Her entrepreneurial journey and nomadic way of life have been featured on major news outlets, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Entrepreneur, iHeart Media, Business Insider, MSN, and Inside Edition. https://publicityforgood.com https://goodsidenews.com

Heather DeSantis is a top millennial publicist and the CEO and Founder of Publicity for Good (PFG), a purpose-driven public relations firm.A Forbes 30 Under 30 Nominee and former Miss Ohio International, Heather attended The Fund for American Studies Institute of Philanthropy and Voluntary Services at Georgetown University in 2010, and began her public relations career in 2012, working with clients including Panera Bread and two former NFL players. She then established Publicity for Good in 2016 and now leads a team of 15 remotely from an Airstream while traveling around the United States. Heather’s disruptive approach uses public relations not to push products, but to put the spotlight on a brand’s higher purpose and socially impactful activities. This principle has guided PFG in generating millions of earned media impressions for its clients, from over 3,000 media outlets and counting.Heather also founded Good Side News in early 2020, an online publication that aims to bring light to the positive side of life and current events amidst a global crisis.Heather has appeared as a speaker at SXSW, Docusign Momentum, and other industry conferences. She is also a contributor for Thrive Global, Kivo Daily, and Disrupt Magazine.Her entrepreneurial journey and nomadic way of life have been featured on major news outlets, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Entrepreneur, iHeart Media, Business Insider, MSN, and Inside Edition. https://publicityforgood.comhttps://goodsidenews.com

If you're looking for inspiration about making a difference in today's society, look no further. Dame Julia Unwin was Chair of the Inquiry into Civil Society Futures, which published in 2018. In the same year she wrote a report on The Role of Kindness in Public Policy for the Carnegie Trust. For ten years she was chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, where she was the driving force behind the 2016 report “UK Poverty: Causes, costs and solutions.” Julia thinks that we need “a fundamental rethink and recognise that we're here to serve people in poverty, to serve people who are disadvantaged, to serve people who haven't been given a fair chance.” That is not just about asking people questions, but also listening very carefully. Julia started her working life as a Field Worker for the Liverpool Council for Voluntary Services. Other roles have included Community Liaison Officer, Director of the Homeless Network, Chair of the Refugee Council, and Charity Commissioner. Julia says that most of her working life is the result of “accident and opportunity mixed with a bit of curiosity.” She's always sought to work where she could affect social change, “but to pretend there was a plan would be to mislead you.” The report on Civil Society Futures contends that “Civil society risks becoming irrelevant if we do not change”: Julia believes that new ways of organising are emerging constantly in communities, for example the response to the recent flooding in the UK, and there is a risk to the established institutions if they don't recognise the new ways of operating. Civil Society Futures has provided “a roadmap for how we can behave differently and how institutions and organisations can adapt their practices, behaviours and attitudes.” Julia maintains that local government has always been dependent on the network of association that naturally arises within any community. It's a recognition of this that has made ‘The Wigan Deal' a success, yet it is perilous to imagine that such networks are inexhaustible. She is concerned that there is a tendency to use the same procurement approach for all local authority services, and that the approach that works for IT and cleaning may be ill-suited to civil society relationships, with the consequence that the authority risks being further distanced from the community. The Wigan Deal and similar initiatives in the NW have positioned local government as a resource for the community, and not the community as a resource for local government. The deal embodies a new relationship for those organisations which are (to use a 70s turn of phrase) ‘outside the state.' The Wigan Deal and similar initiatives have also ushered in a different style of leadership, one which requires courage and flexibility, and the ability to follow as well as lead. Julia would contend that the success of such arrangements depends on a network of leaders rather than a single leader. The deep connections that people make with one another are essential to those networks. However, there are developments that militate against the new way of leading is that leaders don't always have the permission and the space to lead on account of social media for example. Julia is “a huge optimist” – humans have always been at our very best in difficult times. “The Sheffield civil society that you can see outside of this office was created in the heat of the industrial revolution when people's lives were utterly miserable…” She says it is “important that we have the tools and the self-belief to think that we can do something about it.” Julia sees the declaration of a climate crisis by the Government is a tipping point in the realisation (though it may not be a tipping point in action yet) that there is an issue to be faced. She would contend that the last general election was a tipping point that reflected the deep despair and anger in some parts of England. Julia would agree with Kirsty McNeill of Save the Children that civil...

"The baby boom and increased life expectancy are two elements that contribute to the high aging population in the UK. A rise in the aging population puts a lot of pressure on health and social care to provide the necessary services. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one solution to decrease the costs of this care and boost its quality. In this episode, Lynne Magennis talks to Clive Emmett, the CEO of the Council for Voluntary Services at Uttlesford about how the Council is doing tackling these issues."

Michelle Drumm interviews Lynn Williams, an unpaid carer and activist, providing practical care and support to her husband Derek. Derek has a high level spinal injury and other linked, complex needs. Lynn is on the board of Engender, a national woman's organisation and on the board of her local Carers Centre. She also works on a part-time basis in health and social care policy with Glasgow Centre for Voluntary Services. Freshly Squeezed aims to 'squeeze' information and inspiration from key influencers in social services in Scotland. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Make your dream a reality by Scott Holmes

Today is the 95th birthday of television personality Betty White. Here are some things you may not have known about her. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1922. Betty is her given name, and not a shortened form of Elizabeth. During the Great Depression, her family moved to California, where her father built radios, which he would occasionally exchange for dogs. While at Beverly Hills High School, White wanted to be a forest ranger, but because women weren’t allowed to be rangers at the time, she pursued an interest in writing. It was through writing that she found a love of performing. Movie studios rejected her as being “unphotogenic,” so she started working in radio. She began working in television in 1939 on an experimental channel in Los Angeles. During World War II, she joined the American Women’s Voluntary Services. Following the war, she appeared on several radio shows, eventually getting her own show called, “The Betty White Show.” In 1949, she became the co-host of the variety show, “Hollywood on Television.” By 1952, she was hosting the show solo. The show, which ran for five and a half hours six days a week, was largely ad-libbed. The show earned White her first Emmy nomination for best actress. She co-created the show “Life With Elizabeth” in 1952, becoming one of the first actresses with full creative control over their show. At the time, she was 28 years old and lived with her parents. She hosted the annual Tournament of Roses Parade for 19 consecutive years in the 1950s and 60s.  She has been a frequent talk show and game show guest over the course of her career. Among the shows she frequently appeared on were “Password,” “What’s My Line?”, “To Tell The Truth” and “Match Game.” In 1963, she married Allen Ludden, the host of “Password.” During the fourth season of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” she joined the cast as Sue Ann Nivens. The character, who was the host of a cooking TV show, was sweet and innocent on the air and sarcastic and man-hungry off air, allowing White to satirize her own persona. In 1985, she was cast as Rose Nylund, in “The Golden Girls.” Rose, the innocent and naive widow from St. Olaf, Minnesota, lived with three other retired women in Miami. White was originally offerred the role of Blanche, which would be played by Rue McClanahan. White was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series every year of the show’s run. She won the award once. Since “The Golden Girls ended in 1992, White has worked steadily as a guest star on many television series. In 2010, she hosted “Saturday Night Live” after a grassroots Facebook campaign. She won her seventh Emmy award for the appearance. From 2010 through 2015, she appeared on the series, “Hot in Cleveland.” In 2010, the United States Forest Service named White an honorary forest ranger, fulfilling her high school ambition. In a 2011 poll, she was named the most trusted celebrity among Americans, beating Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks. Betty White is the only woman to receive an Emmy in all comedic performing categories. She also holds the record for the longest span between performance Emmys — she won her first in 1951 and her most recent in 2011. She won a Grammy 2012 for the audio recording of her memoir. Our question: Who was the musical guest when Betty White hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2010? Today is unofficially Customer Service Day, Cable Car Day, and Hot-Buttered Rum Day. It’s the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, who was born in 1706; gangster Al Capone, who was born in 1899; and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, who is 53. Because Betty White was born before 1960, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random. This week in 1965, the top song in the U.S. was “Downtown” by Petula Clark. The No. 1 movie was “My Fair Lady,” while the novel “Herzog” by Saul Bellow topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.  Weekly question: What is the name of the current venue of the New York Philharmonic? Submit your answer at triviapeople.com/test and we’ll add the name of the person with the first correct answer to our winner’s wall … at triviapeople.com. We'll have the correct answer on Friday’s episode. Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_White https://www.checkiday.com/01/17/2017 http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-january-17 http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1965_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States iOS: http://apple.co/1H2paH9  Android: http://bit.ly/2bQnk3m

About 100 parliamentary staff members have decided to withdraw their voluntary services during the State of the Nation Address on Thursday. They are demanding that management finalise issues relating to working conditions that were agreed on last year. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union Provincial Secretary, Luthando Nogcinisa

Voluntary Services Surrey Heath and Runnymede Association of Voluntary Services have merged to form a more efficient organisation. Voluntary Support North Surrey was launched on 27th March 2013 at the Royal Holloway University. @PaulDeach talks to Janice Banks (Interim CEO) Surrey Action, Solette Sheppardson (CEO) Voluntary Support North Surrey, Karen Whelan (CEO) Surrey Heath Borough Council and Cllr Liane Gibson (Corporate Portfolio Holder) Surrey Heath Borough Council.

Voluntary Services of Surrey Heath