Do More Good podcast

"Care, but don't worry" We start this episode with unfulfilled dreams and unpublished logos. Kenneth picks up a role with the Newcastle Tourist Board whereas James is living out his Olympic dreams. Then it's over to Work for Good CEO, and closet McFly fan, Veronica Bamford-Deane to sell us sales fundraising. She admits to ambitions of living a life of leisure before a drive to do good led to a fli...

"Really intimidating and really exciting at the same time." Jimbo reveals how to blow your cover as a tourist whilst Kenneth is living his best life in our intro to digital-supremo, vinyl-fanatic and aspiring pub landlord, James Gadsby Peet. We talk about monetising cat gifs, the dawn of data analytics and timing your Phil Collins drum solo to perfection. James tells us about renting elf suits, wo...

"Love was the thing that would change the course of the AIDS epidemic." We start with the comparison of two back catalogues before introducing our guest, the CEO of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Anne Aslett tells us how she started as a volunteer with a bold idea for a new fundraising venture before spending twenty years with the organisation and becoming CEO of the Foundation which has saved th...

"Don't get angry, get organised." He might be the Deputy General Secretary and Director of Communications and Research at Prospect, he may have been President of the NUS. he might be a trustee of Stonewall and may be a non-executive director at one of the UK’s largest community housing associations, you might even find him on Newsnight and ‘Reasons to be Cheerful’, but it’s his prestigious positio...

"We're all about the human connections." Fundraising Consultant Sarah talks to us about starting out in face to face, the impact of a bad apple and things you can't teach. We talk about overcomplicating things, the emotional load of fundraising, and the balance of innovation versus capacity. We cover the wall with post-its before Kenneth goes for a chimney cake. Done, after all, is better than per...

“When we are young we play to win. When we’re older we play not to lose. ” This week starts with tales of crashed cars and car-crash fashion choices before we are joined by a pair who lived life in the fast lane. Our guests are a husband and wife team who have successfully transitioned their once corporate careers to now work with people in their mid-life to support their health and wellbeing foll...

"Get out of your own way" We’re talking with Rebecca and Lou from FemMentored this week and their plans to create a comfortable space for women in the not-for-profit industry. James describes how he has ruined the careers of the next generation of leaders, Kenneth chats side-hustles and we discuss the juggle and the struggle. There’s the role of mentors, getting out of your own way and removing ba...

"Merry Christmas!" The guys catch up with a quick review of the 24 episodes this year and our plans for 2022. Kenneth reveals what's on his wish list for the 25th and James considers three months in the shed. --- You can find us on www.domoregood.uk or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Get in touch if you'd like to feature or star on the show. It goes without saying really but the episodes conta...

"Is the UK a fair and free place to live? The answer is no." We are joined by Helen Moulinos for this episode - a knowledgeable, passionate human rights expert and stir-fry aficionado. After growing up in the States she moved to the UK and now leads POhWER, the UK’s largest advocacy charity which upholds and protects the human rights of marginalised, vulnerable and excluded groups. We start the ep...

"How I can open doors which weren't open to me." We’re chatting to Gillian about her impressive LinkedIn profile this week. From Livity, The Ministry of Sound and work with Adidas and Red Bull, to Director of Engagement at House of St. Barnabus, Commissioner for Diversity with the Mayor of London and a consultant for Culture 24, via music festivals from Manchester to Malawi. We start by talking ab...

"This is everything a business should be." Ben Greensmith, or Lord Chocolonely III as he’s known at work, is responsible for the sixth largest chocolate bar brand in the UK - Tony’s Chocolonely - and their mission to make chocolate free of child-labour and slavery (spoiler alert - not all confectionary brands adopt this approach). He talks to the boys about his journey , the epiphany on a trip to...

"My ambition has always been to make people laugh." Dressed to impress, Jake Mills joins us this week. As an award-winning stand-up comedian, mental health campaigner and charity CEO, Jake brings his story and the best nickname we’ve had for a while to this episode. We compare our experiences of stand-up comedy, secure James a job as a driver and take a tour through Kenneth’s wardrobe. There’s dea...

"I still consider myself a proud fundraiser." We are joined this week by the dynamic duo behind fundraising everywhere and fundraising everywhere +. With an ambition to change the world they connect and educate fundraisers, empowering them to do just that. James bravely limps his way to the studio carrying his Lemsip for a chat about influencing positive change, launching Reject-Fest and finding a...

"to renew and make new" We were delighted to be invited by the Resource Alliance and Salesforce.org to host a showcase on digital innovation in the sector. Better still they allowed us to record it so we could share it with you. We hear examples from Refuge, RNID, British Heart Foundation and Brain Tumour Research - all confirmed BDIDs (Big Deals In Digital). Michael – How RNID committed to becomi...

"You need to know what your ROI is." It’s been a while but we return with a conversation with Ashby Jenkins of Ashby Jenkins Recruitment. The fundraiser turned recruitment specialist set up her own company three years ago and talks us through the tips and tricks she has picked up for your next move, and how she’s negotiated the past two years as a business owner. We start with a conversation on wh...

"Never lost it." James and Kenneth catch up after an extended summer break to talk about an upcoming run of episodes featuring some fantastic guests. We hear about Kenneth's skills in the kitchen, why James' lawn is always perfectly mown and interruptions on the dog walk. --- You can find us on www.domoregood.uk or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Get in touch if you'd like to feature or star o...

"Much done, much more to do." This episode features the CEO of the Football Foundation, Robert Sullivan. The former consultant, special adviser and Strategy Director at the FA began his new role in early 2020, deciding how to best invest in the grassroots game with funding from the government, the Football Association and the Premier League. The boys kick off with a dose of nostalgia and a controv...

"Back then it was so... awkward." Our guest this week is an award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker, writer and vlogger. Jonny Benjamin was the star of an iconic mental health campaign, #FindMike - to reconnect with the man who had talked him out of jumping from a bridge in London six years earlier. Kenneth and James kick things off with the trivial matter of people w...

"I need to make as much impact as I can." Episode 77 features Fleurie, the campaigner, Business Growth Director, BIMA100 winner, Bournemouth Uni 30 under 30, XTinction Rebellion member but not, it seems, the owner of a watch. We start with James making the case to ban ice skating and Kenneth admitting to some overzealous celebrating on the sidelines. Then there's how veganism sparked curiosity and...

"If it doesn't spark joy then we don't do it." James and Kenneth are struggling to say Participatory Giving in our latest Spotlight episode. We’re joined by Natasha and Markella, who have no such problem as they describe Camden Giving’s mission to end local poverty and inequality in Camden. They tell us how volunteering, participatory funding, resident decision-making and employment opportunities...

"It's a heart not a head thing." We like to delve into careers at the Do More Good podcast and this one is packed. From a childhood on the road to encouraging more women into politics, years spent in the Dalai Lama’s Tibetan community and working at the Jo Cox Foundation. Catherine Anderson is the Executive Director of the London Marathon Charitable Trust and joins us with her story. We start with...

"You don't need money, you need ideas." We’ve rolled out the red carpet for Tom Lemons this week, the head of the Talent & Influencer team at the NSPCC, responsible for winning and managing award winning high profile partnerships for the charity. Tom tells us how a stint working at the Big Issue Magazine, helping to save it from closure, sparked a passion for the third sector and led to his move t...

"Life is not a steady tempo" She is the Conductor-In-Residence with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the inaugural Female-Conductor-In-Residence at the Welsh National Opera and principal conductor of the St. Woolos Sinfonia. She was the first woman to win the Guido Cantelli, won the Sir Georg Solti International and is our latest guest on the Do More Good podcast. Kenneth immediately takes the op...

"It's been like holding on to a rocket ship" We’re talking to Nick Burne, the founder and CEO of Givepanel, not to mention the former manager of The Dead Lovers and passionate burger fan. We kick things off by delving into our first posts on new media, getting into debt and being interviewed by your future wife. Nick tells us about how he went looking for a drummer, had an epiphany at Wembley Stad...

"A well-oiled slick machine." This week we're introducing Claire, the newest member of the Do More Good crew. Claire tells us about her holiday and her first impressions of behind the scenes at the show. We talk about her background in fundraising and her objectives for the future. We go in to what she wants to get out of it, the determination of fundraisers and why you should jump into a side-hus...