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The Social Impact Journal

Jack Farren

58 episodes

1 month ago

In this episode, Jack speaks with Gigi Danziger, an impact investor and founder of initiatives in Hudson, New York that champion community-led innovation. Gigi shares the story of how the HudsonUP initiative began — the first small-city Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot in the U.S. — and reflects on the evidence and lessons learned so far. We dive into: Why Hudson became the testing ground for UBI and how the idea emerged.The design of the pilot: 128 participants receiving $500/month for f...

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In this episode, Jack speaks with Gigi Danziger, an impact investor and founder of initiatives in Hudson, New York that champion community-led innovation. Gigi shares the story of how the HudsonUP initiative began — the first small-city Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot in the U.S. — and reflects on the evidence and lessons learned so far. We dive into: Why Hudson became the testing ground for UBI and how the idea emerged.The design of the pilot: 128 participants receiving $500/month for f...

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Episodes (20/58)

The Social Impact Journal

#57 - Community Led Innovation in Hudson New York with Gigi Danziger, Investor and Philanthropist

In this episode, Jack speaks with Gigi Danziger, an impact investor and founder of initiatives in Hudson, New York that champion community-led innovation. Gigi shares the story of how the HudsonUP initiative began — the first small-city Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot in the U.S. — and reflects on the evidence and lessons learned so far. We dive into: Why Hudson became the testing ground for UBI and how the idea emerged.The design of the pilot: 128 participants receiving $500/month for f...

1 month ago

24 minutes

The Social Impact Journal

#56 - How Can Your Organisation Become Fundable and Findable with Kevin L. Brown, MIGHTY ALLY

In this conversation, Jack met with Kevin L. Brown, Founding Partner and CEO of Mighty Ally. Kevin is a writer, a speaker, and CEO of the nonprofit hybrid Mighty Ally. He initially spent 15 years building private sector brands - from Apple to adidas, Formula One to fintech startups. And in his first four corporate gigs, Kevin helped each company scale towards acquisition, including one he co-founded. Then, a passion for the orphan crisis (his why) led to living in Uganda, followed by South A...

6 months ago

36 minutes

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#55 - Building Leaders to Transform the Economy with Tom Rippin, Founder and CEO at OnPurpose

In this conversation, Tom Rippin shares his journey into social entrepreneurship, detailing his transition from academia to the commercial sector and ultimately to founding On Purpose, a program designed to train individuals for purpose-driven careers. He discusses the challenges and successes of launching the program, the growth it has experienced, and the evolving training needs of its associates. Rippin emphasizes the importance of integrating social and commercial skills to create impactf...

9 months ago

41 minutes

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#54 - Coffee, Cocoa and Colombia: The Reality for Smallholder Farmers

In Bogota, Jack meets Juan Carlos Castrillón Ferro, a Consultant, Entrepreneur, Researcher and Agrifood Expert based in Colombia.In the episode, we cover:- The challenges that smallholder farmers face in Colombia- New innovations in the coffee and cocoa sector- The impact of new regulations including the incoming European Union Deforestation Regulations (#EUDR)Connect with Juan Carlos on Linkedin here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/juankastrillon/Keep up-to-date with our socials here:Instagram: ...

11 months ago

25 minutes

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#53 - Changing The Way the World Sees Water with Georgie Murray, Belu

Want to be the first to know about the latest episodes and have your chance to ask future guests your own questions? Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/iTjWSwReleased in World Water Week 2024, Jack meets Georgie Murray, Brand and Impact Partnerships Lead at Belu to discuss how the social enterprise has given over £5,800,000 of net profits to Water Aid and to other nature-based projects in the UK.Belu is a U.K social enterprise, drinks and water filtration company. The company, ...

1 year ago

18 minutes

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#52 - Why It's Important To Fail Forward in International Development with Emily Janoch, CARE

Want to be the first to know about the latest episodes and have your chance to ask future guests your own questions? Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/iTjWSwJack meets with Emily Janoch, Associate Vice President of Thought Leadership and Design at CARE to discuss the importance of failing forward.Emily started the CARE Failing Forward Podcast to create a space for staff and external stakeholders around the world to talk about the experiences they learn from failure, and how th...

1 year ago

21 minutes

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#51 - What Young People Need To Be Taught At Work with Carla Hoppe, Founder of Wealthbrite

Date: Monday 12th August 2024Jack meets with Carla Hoppe, Founder of Wealthbrite to discuss what young people need to be taught at work. Carla is the founder of Wealthbrite, whose mission is to help businesses cultivate financially and commercially savvy talent. Wealthbrite was born out of Carla's understanding of the critical need to bridge the financial skills gap, especially among early-career professionals. This gap is striking; while those at the top are fluent in the language of mo...

1 year ago

32 minutes

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#50 - Building Purpose Aligned Businesses at LSE Generate with Dr Paroma Bhattacharya

Date: Monday 5th August 2024To celebrate the 50th episode of The Social Impact Journal, we welcome Episode 1 guest Dr Paroma Bhattacharya back to the show to catch up about how her team at LSE Generate are helping to build purpose aligned businesses.Paroma is the Head of Social Innovation at LSE Generate. She leads Research and Programme Delivery in the domain of Social Innovation for LSE Generate, the Entrepreneurship Hub at the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), whi...

1 year ago

34 minutes

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#49 - Inside the Mind of a Donor with Andy King, Director of Fireside Fundraising

Date - Monday 29th July 2024Andy King joins Jack Farren on The Social Impact Journal to share expertise as a fundraiser and discuss how a donor thinks.Andy King is an award-winning storyteller. In July 2022, Fundraising Magazine named him ‘the most influential fundraiser in the UK’. Andy’s passion is helping charities tell their most important stories to those with the power to change the ending. This has led him to kickstart corporate partnerships programmes from a standing start to a value ...

1 year ago

29 minutes

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#48 - How Inclusive Economics can help us ALL thrive with Arunjay Katakam

Date - Monday 22nd July 2024Arunjay Katakam joins Jack Farren on The Social Impact Journal to discuss his new book 'Generation Hope: How Inclusive Economics can help us all Thrive.'Over the last two decades, Arunjay has had a front row seat in development and finance, both on the rich and poor side of the coin. He believes that our current economic system is broken and growth at all costs is unsustainable.Arunjay shares why he left investment banking for international development, why he deci...

1 year ago

36 minutes

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#47 - The Next Generation of Leaders with Professor Christian Harrison

Date - Monday 15th July 2024The Social Impact Journal welcomes back Professor Christian Harrison to discuss the future of leadership.Christian Harrison is a Professor of Leadership and Enterprise in the University of Bolton. Prior, to joining University of Bolton, he was a Reader in Leadership and the Chair of the Staff Forum for Research of the University of the West of Scotland. He graduated with a First-class degree in Pharmacy and practised as a pharmacist, assuming managerial positions b...

1 year ago

33 minutes

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#46 - Outcomes based approaches to funding with Director of Social Finance, Louise Savell

Date - Monday 8th July 2024Jack meets with Louise Savell, Co-Founder and Director of Social Finance in London. Social Finance is a not for profit consultancy organisation that partners with governments, service providers, the voluntary sector and the financial community to find better ways of tackling social problems in the UK and globally. Louise advises governments, philanthropies and service providers on the design and delivery of social development programmes. In the episode, we cover:- A...

1 year ago

41 minutes

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#45 - Fighting Slavery by Selling Coffee with Bryn Frere-Smith, Founder of Blue Bear Coffee

Date - Monday 1st July 2024Bryn Frere-Smith had a background in law enforcement as a police officer in the UK, and worked in covert policing in the Met. After leaving the force, he took a position to work for an anti-trafficking organization called International Justice Mission headquartered in Washington DC, which is the largest anti-slavery organization in the world. He was deployed to support an investigation team in the Dominican Republic and add capacity to local law enforcement, includi...

1 year ago

42 minutes

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#44 - Employing young ex-offenders into environmental projects with David Parks, Managing Director of The Skill Mill

Date - Monday 3rd June 2024Episode 44 - Employing young ex-offenders into environmental projects - David Parks, MD of The Skill MillRecorded live at the Workplace Event in the Social Enterprise Village, powered by Waste to Wonder Worldwide and Social Enterprise UK, Jack meets with David Parks, Managing Director of The Skill Mill.Davie has worked in Juvenile Justice and Young People’s Services in several UK regions including Newcastle upon Tyne where he was Team Manager at the Youth Offending ...

1 year ago

14 minutes

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#43 - Bootstrapping a Social Enterprise with Camilla Marcus-Dew, Co-Founder of Amplify Goods

Date - Monday 27th May 2024Episode 43– Bootstrapping a Social Enterprise with Camilla Marcus-Dew, Co-Founder of Amplify GoodsRecorded live at the Workplace Event in the Social Enterprise Village, powered by Waste to Wonder Worldwide and Social Enterprise UK, Jack meets with Camila Marcus-Dew, the Co-Founder of Amplify Goods.Camilla splits their time across a number of purpose-led ventures – connecting the dots between humans who are acting for positive change.Camilla, a recovering management ...

1 year ago

15 minutes

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#42 - The Haller Journey with Chloe Ford-Welman, Foundation Director of the Haller Foundation

Date - Monday 20th May 2024Episode 42– The Haller Journey with Chloe Ford-WelmanRecorded in London, Jack meets Chloe, the Foundation Director of UK registered charity 'The Haller Foundation.'Chloe joined the Haller UK team in 2018, having worked on several creative initiatives designed to highlight global environmental and social challenges, and to ignite positive change. Since then, Chloe has played a key role in managing the re-development of our Haller Farmers app, which launched in June 2...

1 year ago

30 minutes

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#41 - Completing a Triple Everest with Nick Glover

Date - Monday 13th May 2024Episode 41– Completing a Triple Everest with Nick GloverRecorded live at The Social Enterprise Village at the Workplace Event in Birmingham, Jack meets Nick Glover from Waste to Wonder Worldwide.Nick Glover is an extraordinary figure whose resilience and determination redefine the boundaries of human endurance and professional dedication. As a Type 1 diabetic and cancer survivor, Nick has not only triumphed over immense personal health challenges but has also achiev...

1 year ago

15 minutes

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#40 - The First Social Enterprise Village with Will Fellows

Date - Monday 6th May 2024Episode 39– The First Social Enterprise Village with Will Fellows, Commercial Manager at Nineteen GroupRecorded live at The Social Enterprise Village at the Workplace Event in Birmingham on 1st May 2024, Jack meets Will Fellow, the Commercial Manager of Nineteen Group.The Nineteen Group organise the Workplace Event, which welcomes over 6,000 guests across three days. In 2024, the Social Enterprise Village was launched, powered in partnership with Social Enterprise UK...

1 year ago

8 minutes

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#39 - £30 Million Of Furniture Donated to Schools - Michael Amos

Date - Monday 29th April 2024Episode 39– £30 million of Furniture donated to schools with Michael Amos, Managing Director of Waste to Wonder Worldwide.Guest – Michael AmosManaging Director, Waste to Wonder WorldwideJack meets with Michael Amos of Waste to Wonder Worldwide. As Managing Director, he provides a class leading ethical redistribution solution for companies who have redundant IT and Office Furniture. To date they have worked with over 200 blue chip companies, for whom they manage mu...

1 year ago

32 minutes

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#38 - Agritech landscape in Latin America in 2024 with Mark Jarman, Founder of AgriTierra

Date - Monday 22nd April 2024Episode 38 – Agritech landscape in Latin America in 2024 with Mark Jarman, Founder of AgriTierraGuest – Mark JarmanFounder, AgriTierraJack meets with Mark Jarman to discuss the Agritech landscape in Latin America. Mark is a Brit living in Colombia and through his consultancy AgriTierra, he leads a team of UK and Latin American specialists in business, finance, agri-food systems, and technology. They have developed and delivered activities in over 8 countries...

1 year ago

32 minutes