Podcasts about ygap

Elliot Costello Given the stellar year we've had and how far the podcast has come it's only fitting that our first ever podcast guest Elliot Costello of YGAP fame joins me to discuss his new plastics reduction venture Phantm, albeit 317 episodes and 7 years later.    Elliot is the CEO of Phantm. Phantm or on a mission to deplastify the world's supply chains. It is a digital platform enabling businesses to identify better packaging and products, minimise environmental impact, fast track progress towards esg goals and monitor key milestones.   This is out last official episode of 2023, but stay tuned for some quality bonus content and do peruse our back catalogue of several hundred episodes should you require additional content during the holiday break!   Promotional Partnerships Like what we are serving up on Humans of Purpose and believe youself to be in a values-aligned organisation? Our promotional campaigns have delivered great outcomes and ROI for our partners to date.  Don't waste your marketing dollars on Facebook or Google Ads, we guarantee a far better ROI and you'll also be enabling us to continue to amplify purpose-driven people and organisations that are driving social impact. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch. Gold Membership Join current members Michael, Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff and enjoy our range of member benefits:  Premium dedicated podcast feed Removal of all three ads per episode Early access to all episodes Full transcripts of all episodes Brokered intros to all podcast guests Ask me anything page access To take up this great offer, just head to our Gold Member page today.

In this episode of  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey,  join host Joanne Carey as she chats with Special Guest: Maeghan McHale, dancer, choreographer, mentor, coach, and YGAP judge.  Maeghan sits down with Joanne to discuss the trajectory of her career that led her from a classical ballet career to one in the contemporary jazz dance world. Now as a choreographer and well respected YAGP judge, Maeghan talks about wanting to create opportunities for dancers and wants those she mentors to experience all the possibilities dance provides- anything is possible. Leading by her example of the one path you're on, may just be the stepping stone where you can make a long lasting difference. Stay the course. (We share a good laugh during our interview when, for a few moments, the sound goes out. It was purposefully decided to leave those few moments in the episode to demonstrate how we were able to laugh through the situation and 'stand by' as we stayed true to our the show biz adage: The Show MUST Go On!) MAEGHAN McHALE, named one of Dance Magazine's Top 25 to Watch in 2010, was born in Baltimore, MD. She studied at the Baltimore School for the Arts where she performed works by David Parsons, David Grenke, and John Clifford. She received a scholarship to Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she performed with the Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble. While living in NYC Maeghan studied at Steps on Broadway and performed with Extended Dance Company, as well as Off-Broadway under the direction of Tony Award Winner Hinton Battle. She has also participated in The Chicago Dancing Festival, Jazz Dance World Congress, The Miss America Parade, and Dancers Responding to Aids Benefit. In 2005 Maeghan received a scholarship to the Giordano Dance School, and in 2006 became a performing apprentice. 2007 marked her first season with Giordano Dance Chicago, and she enjoyed 13 seasons performing in places such as Hawaii, Latvia, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Netherlands, Turkey, Guatemala, Italy and Israel. Along with establishing herself as a dancer, she has also had the opportunity to set her own work on the Giordano II Company. Just recently she had the honor of working with the dancers of First State Ballet Theatre setting her new work “Out of the Silence” which premiered in November 2022. Maeghan has had her work performed on the Joyce Theater Stage, through Dancin Downtown at The Joyce, as part of the DRA Benefit. In 2011 her piece “Angelica” won the Performance Award and performed in NYC for Central Park Summer Stage. Her piece “If” also part of the DRA Benefit in 2013 won the Performance Award and they performed for Central Park Summer Stage as well. Her Choreography has been recognized with awards such as Outstanding Choreography/Choreographer, Regional Ensemble Winner and Outstanding Choreography Award at Youth America Grand Prix and has placed First in the Ensemble Category at YAGP Finals in 2021. As well as 2018 YAGP National Choreographer Award with the opportunity to travel to Russia to set her work on the Bolshoi. Her Ensemble work had the honor of being part of YAGP “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” tour. In the Summer of 2014 she was on the School Faculty at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS and was invited to be on Faculty at CNADM in the Fall of 2015. She was a Full Time Faculty Member at The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities for the 2021/2022 School Year. She also serves as a Judge/Teacher for Youth America Grand Prix. She continues to travel and teach Master Classes and Choreography. Follow @maeghanmchale on Instagram Follow Joanne Carey on Instagram @westfieldschoolofdance And follow  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey wherever you listen to your podcasts. Tune in. Follow. Like us. And Share. Please leave us review about our podcast  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey "Where the Dance World Connects, the Conversations Inspire, and Where We Are Keeping Them Real."

In this episode Bianca chats to Elliot Costello, the passionate Co-Founder and Director of YGAP, and the hugely successful Polished Man fundraising campaign to end violence against children.YGAP began as a small but mighty organisation, entirely volunteer driven, and has grown into an organisation generating millions to support impact entrepreneurs changing lives in some of the world’s toughest communities.Elliot shares how the Polished Man campaign raised a quarter of a million dollars in its first year, how YGAP has tackled the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and tips on how small non-profits can develop important partnerships and supporter connections for success.For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: smallnonprofits.com.au/member-benefits/

Welcome to episode 1 of Xchange Revolution Podcast, a show aimed at bringing you insightful conversations with revolutionaries who are changing how we live, work and play. Brought to you by The Room Xchange, a platform that is utilising resources that already exists - time and spare bedrooms.Thank you for joining us on our first official episode of Xchange Revolution. We have a wonderful line up of guests coming up where we'll be talking about social enterprise, their experiences of bringing an idea to life and what they've learned along the way.In this episode our CEO and host, Ludwina Dautovic has a conversation with Elliot Costello, who is a passionate advocate for global issues. In this episode we talk about:Elliot's ten year role as co-founder and director of Ygap, a not for profit that finds local leaders who have local solutions to local problems in some of the worlds toughest communities.The Polished Man campaign that aims to stop violence against children. Elliots shares some insights from his recent stint volunteering with the democrats in the US. We wrap up with a sneak peak into a new project he's embarking on in the environmental space. Make sure you stick around to the end of the episode where we ask Elliot to share something he's done in his life that has changed the way he lives, works and plays. It's an honest and insightful response.Information about our guestYou can connect with Elliot Costello on Linkedin.You can also find out more information about Ygap and Polished Man Campaign.How to connect with our host and The Room Xchange on social mediaTo connect with Ludwina Dautovic - Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.To connect with The Room Xchange - Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

This week on the Finding Impact Podcast, we are kicking off a new 3-part series about accelerators for early stage social enterprises. We are talking with Emily Eastman, Global Partnerships Manager at Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI), who has been working on the leading edge of accelerators for social impact. In this episode, we look at the overall evidence on the effectiveness of accelerators in helping entrepreneurs grow early stage companies - what makes for a great accelerator, how entrepreneurs can choose the right accelerator and the pros and cons of accelerators.  On this podcast, you will learn: How GALI was formed as a collaboration between the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and Emory University, to do research on the effectiveness or true impact of accelerators across the globe. GALI works with individual accelerators to track their specific programmatic impact as well as study the larger research questions on how accelerators are working and how can they be made better. How accelerators help in the growth of start-up businesses by running programs for early stage ventures through a selection process and providing support in areas such as finance, marketing, raising investments, business model, etc. GALI collects standardized baseline data on accelerator applicants and performs analysis on accelerator cohorts versus the un-selected applicants to figure out the progress of the each of these groups - do cohort ventures grow faster and quicker than their un-selected counterparts. GALI publishes insights and reports from such research periodically as well as the full anonymized data set from over 19000 applicants to accelerator programs across the world. Why it's important for social enterprises to choose accelerator programs aligned to their needs and goals, such as: business growth focus, or social impact focus such as creating jobs, or environmental impact, etc. Online tools such Conveners.org provide an accelerator selection tool for social enterprises to filter accelerator programs based on sector, geography, and focus areas. GALI's research points out that accelerators grow ventures much faster than their un-selected counterparts. The best accelerator programs have a perfect combination of 3 things - knowledge, networks, and capital and the greatest benefit that accelerators bring to ventures is their ability to challenge business models and help ventures fail or pivot faster. A study conducted by GALI with Village Capital found out that high performing accelerator programs emphasized quality over quantity and had the following similar characteristics: smaller applicant pools, more targeted in recruitment, more practical and hands-on guidance than mere lectures, thus leading to stronger cohorts compared with the lower performing accelerator programs. How accelerators such as Echoing Green have been able to recruit and build stronger cohorts because of a blind selection process, that removes biases in selection, such as gender, ethnicity, etc. Similarly, YGAP, a development accelerator based in Australia considers various aspects of gender biases across their applicant pools, mentor pools and actively looks out to recruit women across all program areas. Another example is that of SheEO that builds women-only cohorts as part of their accelerator programs. Finally, accelerators themselves are constantly pivoting and changing their programs just like startups to address different focus areas or emerging markets, while providing pre- and post-acceleration services tailored to their markets. A healthy dose of competitiveness and collaboration is thus extremely important within accelerator programs to improve their overall effectiveness.  Links to Resources: Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI) Conveners Village Capital ANDE Emory University - Goizueta Business School Echoing Green YGAP SheEO  Connect with Emily: LinkedIn  

Welcome to Episode 16 of Good Will Hunters! This week on the show I chat with Kaitlin Tait, the Director of YHER, a part of YGAP which focuses on supporting female entrepreneurs in the Pacific, Bangladesh and parts of Africa. Kaitlin and husband Aaron started Spark International back in 2008, after getting caught up in the violent election crisis that plagued Kenya that year (much like our guest from two episodes ago, Annabelle Chauncy!). Spark International grew into a highly impactful organisation, and merged with YGAP in 2015 - you may recall we had YGAP Co-Founder Elliot Costello on the show in Episode 6! In this Episode, Kaitlin and I discuss why female entrepreneurs need specific, tailored support - generally, female entrepreneurs are less likely to attract the same amount of investment capital as their male counterparts, despite being MORE likely to demonstrate innovation... it's a frustrating reality and one that Kaitlin and her team work tirelessly to change. Kaitlin is considered to be of the most influential women in the development sector in Australia, and it's clear why when you listen to this episode! I've noticed a trend - all of the outstanding female leaders we have on this show are humble, thoughtful and take a pause before answering questions, ensuring that their statements have the same truth and integrity that have defined their careers. It's inspiring - and it makes me so grateful to get to bring this show to you every week. Enjoy! Rachel and the GWH Team

Ygap was established in 2008 with the vision that a world without poverty is possible.CEO Manita Ray joins us on an episode of 21st Century Women to give an insight into her career and why the not for profit industry is so important to her.Plus we find out what ygap are up to, including their well known campaign Polished Man. ___________________Host: Jenna WattsEditor: John Rowland Media Productions

Welcome to Episode 6 of Good Will Hunters! On the show this week we have Elliot Costello, the Co-Founder and Former CEO of YGAP. In this episode, Elliot and I chat about investing in entrepreneurs, why more not-for-profits should consider merging, the value of volunteering and where YGAP might be by 2028. Since its inception, YGAP has invested in 397 impact entrepreneurs, on the basis that investing in local people is the most effective way to create impactful change in a community. The entrepreneurs receive ongoing guidance, and YGAP is there as a beacon of support, through success or failure. YGAP’s success throughout African and Asian countries has earned them a reputation of being true innovators and game-changers in the Australian development landscape. As always, we’d love to hear your feedback on this episode! Also, check out this article for the Lowy Interpreter on the topic of entrepreneurship and the informal economy: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/aid-and-new-face-entrepreneurship 4:05 - Identifying the ‘Impact Entrepreneur’ 6:18 - YGAP’s ten year journey 11:23 - Brand, Board and Ego 15:34 - Asking the existential questions 17:30 - Development ideologies 24:49 - The value of volunteering 27:56 - Working in the Pacific 31:04 - Entrepreneurship and the Informal Economy 34:34 - Successes in the sector 38:30 - YGAP by 2028? Royalty free music by Bensound

Speaker Aaron Tait Type Live Conversation About this conversation There are few sectors more important in the world than education, yet the basic makeup of many schools does not look all that different from how they did one hundred years ago. In an era where the world is changing at an incredibly rapid pace, education needs to be ahead of the curve. Aaron Tait is an impact innovator and is optimistic about the changes that are happening in schools, led by teachers, school leaders, entrepreneurs and most importantly kids, and at the Florence Guild event will share both a positive outlook for the future alongside some practical tools for those who want to be part of the next wave of education change. More about Aaron Aaron is the co-founder and Director of Innovation at Education Changemakers, and is a global leader in innovation for impact. He is the co-author of the Wiley published book ‘Edupreneur’, the lead on Australia’s first K-12 focused education accelerator, and the founder of Edupreneur 2017, Australia’s first K-12 focused edtech conference. Aaron is a former Australian military officer, has led development projects in Africa for the last decade, is a Bateman Scholar from Cambridge University and holds three Masters degrees. Aaron is also a co-founder of the Spark* International Accelerator and YGAP, an organisation that has significantly changed the lives of more than 400,000 people living in poverty. He is a Village Capital Fellow and in 2015 was named as the FYA Social Entrepreneur of the Year alongside his wife Kaitlin who is pregnant with their first son who is due in October! Aaron's LinkedIn: Aaron Tait Aaron's Twitter: @aaronjtait Education Changemakers: educationchangemakers.com Aaron's Book: Edupreneur: Unleashing Teacher Led Innovation in Schools by Aaron Tait and Dave Faulkner YGAP – Spark: sparkinternational.org/spark-ygap Join Us Did you enjoy the conversation? If so, make sure to subscribe! To join us at Work Club Sydney or Melbourne for our speaker conversations, email us at events@workclubglobal.com. For more information on Work Club, visit workclubglobal.com

How far does the apple fall from the tree? In the first episode of Not for Podcast, hear from father-son duo Tim and Elliot Costello. They’re both Not for Profit leaders but the way they run their charities is vastly different. Tim Costello has been CEO one of the country’s most illustrious charities, World Vision Australia, for the past 10 years. When he was in his twenties Elliot Costello founded YGAP, ditching traditional fundraising models in favor of social enterprise. Interviewed together for the first time, the Costellos joined journalist Xavier Smerdon in studio to discuss the landscape of Australia’s social sector, family ties and what the year has in store. Produced by Ellie Cooper.

Digital Consciousness TV interviews the heart centred TV and Radio Personality 'Sam Mac' you would have seen him on The B-League with Sam Mac & Jules, he has appeared on The Project, Weekend Sunrise, The Living Room and you would have heard in on the air waves of Nova Entertainment and more.  We talk about the new campaign Polished Man Campaign from YGAP, media, digital addictions, cats and dogs! A great chat with a community focussed media personality making change in the world to help bring an end to child abuse. Enjoy the interview! ‪#‎digitalconsciousness‬ Follow us on Facebook, and don't hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube Channel.  Available on iTunes  

Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet’s inspiring chat with Elliot Costello (social entrepreneur & co-founder ygap) about his work empowering individuals around the world in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda and India to create projects that drive social change. For 'Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet' podcast articles, travel blog series and more head to: www.hotndelicious.wordpress.com