Impact On The Ground

In this episode, Tiia sits down with Nana Campbell, Chief Impact Officer at the 10,000 Interns Foundation and former whatimpact intern, to explore the growth and impact of the 10,000 Black Interns programme. From its humble beginnings to providing over 10,000 paid opportunities across 35 sectors, Nana shares insights on addressing inequality in the workplace, the importance of soft skills training...

In this episode of Impact on the Ground, we sit down with Jacob Hill from Offploy for a real, no-fluff conversation about what it truly takes to support people with lived experience into employment. From navigating risk and strategy to challenging assumptions about the VCSE sector, Jacob brings clarity, candour, and a sharp understanding of the commercial realities behind social impact.

In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia chats with Aimée Howarth about the work of The Garden Classroom! They explore how many children today are growing up disconnected from green spaces, estranged from the natural world and learning only through textbooks. The joy of getting their hands dirty, exploring nature, and discovering its wonders first-hand has become a rare experience for too man...

This Impact on the Ground episode focuses on the need for social mobility. Tiia is joined by two VCSEs, Centre of Excellence and Sports Inspired, listen to the podcast to learn more about our Christmas Campaign.

In this episode of Impact on The Ground, Tiia meets with Angel, the CEO of Together Estranged, to discuss their mission to support and empower individuals estranged from their families. Together Estranged is dedicated to providing therapy and support for estranged adults while working to increase social awareness and reduce the stigma around estrangement.

On this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia meets with the CEO of Recycling Lives, Alasdair Jackson about the origin behind the charity and the many projects they currently offer. The episode explores the need for recycling, rehabilitation and second chances. Listen to this episode to find out more!

In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia chats with Lady Mariéme Jemme about her inspiration behind creating the IAMTHECODE FOUNDATION. The episode explores the need for digital education and Lady Mariéme’s project to enable one million young people to learn how to code by 2030. Listen to this episode to find out more!

In this Impact on the Ground episode , Tiia delves into the environmental, social and economic impact of tree planting in the UK and East Africa with Sam Pearson from the International Tree Foundation (ITF). The ITF supports sustainable community forestry projects in the UK and internationally, by working with partners to grow the right trees, in the right places, and for the right reasons! Tiia e...

In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia chats with Rachel Tew about the power of translation and the work of Clear Voice!

In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia chats with Hugo Pickford-Wardle about work experience innovation and the work of Startup Sherpas!

In this episode of Impact on the Ground, Tiia explores the importance of supporting people with brain injury with Dr Sherrie Baehr, the founder of The Silverlining Brain Injury Charity! 

In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia explores the importance of improving children's literacy for social mobility and the pathways to successful volunteering partnerships with Sarah Taylor from Chapter One! Chapter One is a charity working with 120 corporate partners across the UK to provide invaluable reading support to children in need. How can companies set up effective volunteer...

In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia is joined by Rory Field, the Corporate Partnerships Manager from Trees for Cities to discuss the important impact of green spaces, especially in urban areas. How can companies support charities like Trees for Cities to help environmental causes? Interested to hear more? Listen to the full episode!

In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia speaks with Steve Baker and Mick Connolly from inHope Bristol, a charity working to help the most vulnerable in our society – those in crisis. Whether it be homelessness, addiction, trauma or food insecurity, inHope’s work is there to support all. How can companies support charities like inHope with skills, money or volunteers? Listen to this episode...

In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia speaks with Gemma Bull, the author of Modern Grantmaking, about how the complex world of grant giving is changing.  They dive deep into a discussion of what modern grantmaking ought to look like and how the experience of giving and getting grants can be improved for all. You can read more about Gemma's book Modern Grantmaking & get your copy...

In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia explores the role of communication in conflict resolution with Maria Arpa, the founder and CEO of The Centre for Peaceful Solutions. They dive deep into Maria's creation of the 'Dialogue Road Map' and her work in helping improve conflict resolution and communication in different places like schools, prisons, families and communities. Ho...

In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia is joined by Mark Winder, the CEO of Goalball  UK, to discuss how the sport designed for people who are blind and partially sighted has helped build communities and transform lives across the UK. They also discuss the struggles and successes of smaller charities and the importance of inclusion for the disabled in our society. How can you get involved...

In this episode of Impact on the Ground , Tiia speaks with Martine Verweij, the founder of Marathon Kids UK, about the growth of her charity and her experience in working on improving the long-term health and well-being of children across the UK. How can companies support well-being charities and benefit the beneficiaries, their employees and the local community? Listen to this episode to find out...

The Foundation for Social Improvement is a registered charity that was founded 12 years ago with the purpose of supporting small charities and helping them make an impact. In this episode Janine Edwards and Tiia Sammallahti discuss how smaller charities don't always have the tools and resources to be as effective as they can be. They mention the benefits of partnering with smaller charities,...

New podcast episode is here! This week on Impact on the Ground   Tiia Sammallahti speaks with Nick Ede, the host of Charitable Radio and the founder or East of Eden. How can charities and companies forge meaningful collaborations, raise funds for important causes and make a big difference? Dive in and find out!

In this episode we get an insight into the journey of our CEO Tiia Sammallahti and how whatimpact came to be! As Tiia says, “whatimpact, it started 20 years ago from my personal desire to help.” The company has come a long way since and this episode takes a look at its origins, the challenges along the way as well as its future goals. This episode also offers a chance to learn more about Tiia and...

In this episode Tiia and Arnab talk about the Social Value Act Enhancements, the back ground of the changes and what this means for companies.

Audio Mango is "the only portable podcast and audio recording studio - driven right to your door." In this episode we welcome Gavin Fenton who is the founder of this business to talk about impactful audio.

Possible is a smaller climate charity focusing on individuals, governments and policy changes. In this episode Patrik and Tiia discuss transport, avaiation, energy and diet. Possible has a partnership with Ben & Jerry's as well as Brompton Bicycles. They work on a cultural level, find out what all this means by listening to the riveting discussion.

This sees episode Fergus Bell from Fathm talk about the difference between misinformation and disinformation. Fathm is an organisation that works with newsrooms to tackle the spread of fake news. What is a fact? What role do cultural differences play in the spread of misinformation? Is independent journalism dead? Find out this and more by listening to this riveting discussion.