Today we are talking about the mammoth topic of Payment for Involvement, part of our Payment for Involvement podcast series that we’ve been running over the past couple of months since the launch of the payment for Involvement playbook . In the previous episode, we explored why it’s so important for organisations to recognise and value lived experience and to pay people for their involvement. In this episode we’re joined by three, absolutely brilliant guests from Bristol City Council. They share...
Oct 08, 2024•24 min•Ep. 31
What happens when you compensate people for their involvement, but doing so negatively impacts their eligibility for government benefits? Together, we'll unpack why paying people for their lived experience is the right thing to do , but also explore the challenges of doing this effectively without disrupting people's benefits . This is something we've been grappling with as an organisation for the last six months, and over the course of this three part mini-series we'll be sharing everything we'...
Apr 30, 2024•19 min•Ep. 30
Are you a renegade anarchist who loves rules, compliance and risk management? We're looking for a new Non-Executive Director to join The Social Change Nest board. In this episode Pete Treganna (Non-Executive Director) and Sapna Patel (Operations Director) discuss what the role involves and why we'd love for you to apply! Interested in being on the board of The Social Change Nest ? Find out more and apply at https://thesocialchangenestorg/vacancies/ Host: Pete Treganna and Sapna Patel, The Social...
Apr 05, 2023•13 min
Tactics employed by social movements are evolving, strikes are enjoying unprecedented levels of public support, and communities are increasingly taking matters into their own hands. Anya Stern and Aggie Taylor discuss some of the movement trends they've been observing in 2023. What trends have you been noticing? Share your thoughts by tagging us on Twitter @SocialChangeAg Host: Anya Stern and Aggie Taylor, The Social Change Agency Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music...
Feb 21, 2023•20 min•Ep. 29
Esther Foreman and Rachel Krengel from The Social Change Agency meet up with James Ozden, Director at Social Change Lab to explore what it takes to build an effective protest movement. Topics covered include: - why some protest movements flourish (and some don't) - whether disruptive tactics work - the importance of shared identity and collaboration - the need for more funding to be directed to towards social movements - how to avoid volunteer burn out - and much, much more! You can find out mor...
Oct 31, 2022•25 min
Today we're speaking with the Head of Grants at the British Science Association, Chris Manion. We'll be discussing The Ideas Fund, an innovative public engagement program that provides grants for community groups and researchers who have new ideas for addressing local challenges related to mental health and wellbeing. We'll also be looking at the role funders play in bringing about social change, the power imbalances that accompany grant giving and what funders can do to ensure they address this...
Sep 02, 2022•18 min
In this episode, we chat to Alice Sachrajda and Marzena Zukowska, authors of New Brave World: The power, opportunities and potential of pop culture for social change in the UK. We explore the opportunities for leveraging pop culture for social change and share examples of where pop culture has already proven to be a powerful driver of social change. You can read the full 'New Brave World' report at: unboundphilanthropy.org/new-brave-world Visit us at thesocialchangeagency.org Follow us on Twitte...
Feb 08, 2022•28 min
We check in with Hannah Paterson on the latest developments in participatory grantmaking and the Shift The Power movement. Plus, we discuss Hannah's new role as Senior Portfolio Manager – Innovation, Policy and Practice at the National Lottery Community Fund.
Apr 21, 2021•27 min
This episode is a conversation between our consultant Rachel Krengel and Michael Parsons, Portfolio Manager at Guy’s and St Thomas' Charity, which is a foundation dedicated to addressing health inequalities in urban areas. We’ve been working with them on a project to support 20 communities in Southwark and Lambeth during the Covid-19 emergency and beyond. We are piloting ways to get direct financial support into these communities, this has including working mutual aid groups, tenants and residen...
Dec 03, 2020•31 min
In this episode, our consultant Rachel Krengel speaks to Lindon Rankin, who is an organiser at the African ‘n’ Caribbean Wellbeing Group based in Southwark. Lindon’s is one of the many community groups we at SCA support. In this podcast, Rachel talks to Lindon about his journey into community organising, his experiences of organising during the pandemic and how he believes grassroots groups can structure and govern themselves for maximum impact.
Oct 06, 2020•20 min
In this podcast, speak to Amy Hulme, Senior Consultancy Manager at The Social Change Agency and fair pay campaigner, who reflects on her time campaigning for the Living Wage. She shares her journey into activism and discusses how to build a successful strategy, movement-building misconceptions and dealing with the slow pace of corporate behaviour change as a campaigner.
Sep 02, 2020•32 min
In this podcast, speak to Mita Desai, programme manager for the Young Trustees Movement. She shares her journey into activism and discusses how to build a successful strategy, movement-building misconceptions and balancing the need to lead with the need to let go of control.
Aug 05, 2020•27 min
This is part 2 of a two-part interview featuring Brian Young, the Executive Director of Action Network in conversation with Betsy, our principal director. Action Network is a non-profit dedicated to providing cutting edge technology to the progressive movement. As we record this, we’re facing the corona pandemic induced lockdown and Betsy and Brian reflect on ways technology can bring communities together, asking how to foster connections between people when contact is off the cards. And how to ...
Mar 31, 2020•14 min
This is part 1 of a two-part interview featuring Brian Young, the Executive Director of Action Network in conversation with Betsy, our principal director. Action Network is a non-profit dedicated to providing cutting edge technology to the progressive movement. Brian discusses how to build power between people, rather than their online profiles. Visit us at www.thesocialchangeagency.org Follow us on Twitter at @SocialChangeAg Hosts: Betsy Dillner and Kate Edwards Guest: Brian Young Producer: Mar...
Mar 31, 2020•20 min
In this episode, we're sitting down with Hannah Paterson a Churchill Fellow exploring participatory grant-making. Participatory grant-making (PGM) is a means of putting funding decisions into the hands of those affected by the decisions. Done right, it can fundamentally shift power blurring the traditional roles of ‘funder’ and ‘grantee’. Hannah will be running a session on PGM at our ‘Losing Control in funding and commissioning event’ on the 4th March 2020. It will be a day of honest conversati...
Feb 24, 2020•19 min
In this episode, we chat with Uma Mishra-Newbery, Executive Director of Women’s March Global, to talk through some of the challenges inherent in the funding sector and the opportunities that lie in changing the traditional approach. Uma is running a session at our ‘Losing Control in funding and commissioning event’ on the 4th March 2020. It will be a day of honest conversations with funders, grantmakers and grantees looking at how we should be innovating to better address the social challenges w...
Feb 24, 2020•18 min
In this episode, we chat to Jason Foo, CEO of BBD Perfect Storm, a ‘brand and cultural transformation agency’ who have put purpose at the heart of the work they do. Foo talks about appetite for social change in the business sector and the scope for social impact. Visit us at www.thesocialchangeagency.org Follow us on Twitter at @SocialChangeAg Host: Kate Edwards Guest: Jason Foo Producer: Maria Mancuso Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music...
Dec 02, 2019•15 min
In this episode, we caught up with Jo Wells, director of the Blagrave Trust and founding funder of the Young Trustees Movement, which brings together a number of organisations with the aim of doubling the number of young people serving on charity sector boards over the next five years. Jo talks to us about her decision to get behind The Young Trustees Movement, why it is so necessary for the future of charity governance and what it means to take a systemic approach that puts young people at the ...
Nov 01, 2019•11 min
In this episode, we speak with Tor Evans, the senior external relations manager for the Roundhouse who also sits on the Young Trustees Movement advisory board. The Roundhouse has been a leading voice in the push to recruit young trustees. They are trailblazers who have had young trustees for over a decade and even created a guide to youth governance in collaboration with the Arts Council. Tor shares some practical tips for how organisations can recruit young trustees in a meaningful way. Downloa...
Nov 01, 2019•13 min
In this podcast Pete Burden introduces sociocracy, a consent-based decision making approach to organising. Pete is an organisational strategist, coach and facilitator with over 30 years’ experience working with purpose-driven businesses and organisations. In the second part of this episode, ‘Art of Hosting’ practitioner Jose Barco talks us through acting with purpose and the Art of Hosting approach to harnessing a groups collective wisdom and self-organizing capacity. Visit us at www.thesocialch...
Oct 03, 2019•34 min
It’s often the case that NGOs, philanthropists and funders want to help grassroots groups. But how do you fund a movement which has no leader, no address, and no bank account? And on the flip side, movements might be conflicted about taking this help. What if they're co-opted and their values are diluted, or what if more admin and professionalism upsets the volunteer-led spirit at the heart of what they do? This month we spoke to two people who are part of networks which are working through thes...
Aug 05, 2019•16 min
In this episode we speak with Kristiana Wrixon, Head of Policy at ACEVO and leader of the research on bullying in the workplace and creating safer cultures. The Center for Mental Health and ACEVO recently published "In Plain Sight: Workplace Bullying in Charities and Implications for Leadership". This is the second report ACEVO have released following reports about bullying, abusive, and exploitative behavior taking place in some charities that came to light last year. In this episode Kristiana ...
Jul 01, 2019•13 min
In this episode we speak with Alice Sachrajda and Lena Baumgartner, the two authors of ‘More than Words’ - How communicating our shared values and forging mutual connections can bring hope for a new tomorrow. We discuss why good communicators should pay as much attention to how they make people feel as to the words they use. What it means to lead with shared values, why it is important to focus on systems that need to be changed and the solutions that are capable of doing so. 'More than Words' i...
Jun 05, 2019•20 min
In this episode we speak with 15-year-old climate striker Rebekah from London about the climate movement, intergenerational relationships and power structures. Visit us at www.thesocialchangeagency.org Follow us on Twitter at @SocialChangeAg Host: Esther Foreman, CEO The Social Change Agency Guest: Rebekah Producer: Maria Mancuso Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music
Jun 05, 2019•20 min
In this episode we chat with Colin Jeffrey, volunteer for Thrive, and Catherine Wilkes from Designs in mind. Colin and Catherine talk about their impressions of the Losing Control 2019 conference. Losing Control brings together change makers from all kinds of backgrounds, sectors and positions to discuss and create bottom-up and collaborative approaches to social change. Losing Control is hosted by the Social Change Agency and Practical Governance. For more about Losing Control visit the website...
Jun 05, 2019•9 min
In this episode we interview Guy Pattison, CEO and co-founder at Stronger Stories. At Losing Control 2019, Guy ran a session on storytelling and power titled "Whose story is it anyway?". We’re hardwired to use stories to make sense of the world, share ideas and find new ways to work together. But today, storytelling power is held by the 1% and overwhelmingly used to promote ideas that are bad for us. Stronger Stories is a movement of storytellers excited about the abundance of good ideas that ca...
Jun 05, 2019•18 min
In this episode, we speak to Jessica Horn, Director of Programmes for the African Women's Development Fund, who discusses feminist friendship and the need for non-colonial partnerships between activists in Africa and the UK. The AWDF is a grantmaking organisation based in Accra, Ghana that resources African women's organisations, activists and movements. Visit us at www.thesocialchangeagency.org Follow us on Twitter at @SocialChangeAg Host: Esther Foreman, CEO The Social Change Agency Guest: Jes...
Jun 05, 2019•22 min
In this episode we interview Catherine Carter (Lead Trainer) and Philipa Bragman (CEO) at Change. At Losing Control 2019, Catherine and Philipa ran a session on power and inclusion titled "Power and inclusion - Can power and inclusion work together?". The session was an embodied experiential workshop using Deep Democracy and Theatre of the Oppressed techniques. Change is a human rights organisation led by disabled people, working to build an inclusive society where people with learning disabilit...
Jun 05, 2019•10 min
“I’m not trying to replace the system, but I think the system is missing an essential component, which is the humanity of being a camerado” In the first part of this episode we interview Maff Potts, Director at Camerados after his talk at Losing Control 2019 titled "Mission before preservation: Taking a chainsaw to traditional models of governance to unleash a movement". In the second part, Annie and Sherrie give their reactions to Maff’s talk. Camerados is a movement of people that believe the ...
Jun 05, 2019•17 min
“With the action inquiry that I’m working on, one of the things that I keep building into is to keep challenging my own assumptions by working with different people who do different things. For example testing methodologies with a fear practitioner.” In this episode of the SCA podcast we meet Joe Doran, Programme Manager at Lankelly Chase to talk about power, action enquiries and their approach to achieving change. Lankelly Chase is one of the funders of Losing Control 2019. At the event, Joe ra...
Jun 05, 2019•16 min
