CSR Connect - Optimy's Podcast

In this episode we are going to talk about Unrestricted funding, its myths and realities and why you should go for it. And to get some insight into this topic, we talked to Karsten Timmer. I’ll leave you to it, I hope you’ll enjoy the episode.

You're active in philanthropy but are also looking into sponsorship? Don't mix these two concepts up. With the help of Brent Barootes, author of 'Reality Check', we shed some light on the differences between those two and find out how you can get into sponsorship marketing efficiently.

This time we decided to turn to our own people. Optimy’s Product Owner, Gerhard, joined us and we had a nice discussion on the topic. Enjoy the episode.

In this 13th episode, we received Michael Alberg-Seberich, Managing Partner at Wider Sense and co-author of "The Corporate Social Mind". With him, we discussed:  What is the Corporate Social Mindset and how to adopt it? Why is it important for a brand to have these CSR and social priorities in mind? What are the most common projects and societal missions and how to implement them? If you're curious to know the answers to these questions, just hit the "play" button. Happy listening ! 

Today, we’re talking to a fund development professional with 24 years of experience. Mike Paquet helps non-profits, charities, and community groups throughout Canada, so they can build sustainable and passionate donor bases. Does that sound complicated to you? Well, let us hear from Mike himself what that means in practice.

On this Podcast Episode our guest is someone with plenty of experience when it comes to bringing together corporate and philanthropy. Carl Gough is a Philanthropist & a self-proclaimed dopamine dealer and the founder of MeetMagic. We talked to him straight from Australia, where he is located.

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We will talk about approaches to fundraising, partnerships, and how to go about applying for public funding, especially for those organizations based in Europe. And to get some insight into this topic, we talked with Andrés Salazar, he is the Communications and Project Officer at the BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination, a solution-oriented non-profit organisation working to improve conditions for bees and pollinators.

Last year, we had the great pleasure of talking to many specialists in the social good industry. We heard their stories and learned from their experience. So we thought we should share with you the most exciting insights from these amazing people. Listen here to the best tips from Christian Robillard, Jerome Tennille, Andrea Gamson, Caroline Modave, Tomás Sercovich, Chris Jarvis, and Shannon Gorman.

This year has been challenging for everyone, but when it comes to social good challenges, few people had a year as demanding as this month's podcast guest: Shannon Gorman, President and CEO of the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation in Canada. As she was starting her position and COVID was hitting North-America, she needed to figure out how to have effective internal communication, engage with donors, and keep her staff safe. Listen here how she managed to do all of that while still supporting the hospital's needs.

In the past years, social inclusion has become a buzzword. But what really is social inclusion and what are the mechanisms we can use to achieve it? To answer all these questions, and many more, we talked to some experts from the CSR world. In this podcast episode, you will hear from Tomás Sercovich and from Chris Jarvis.

Caroline Modave shares some ideas on how to measure employee engagement, both internally and externally; how to make sure your middle management stays engaged with corporate volunteering activities; and how volunteerism can be used as a mechanism for employees branding.

In the third episode of Optimy’s CSR connect we discuss how social movements are connected with corporate social responsibility. To talk about such an important topic, we reached out to two experienced CSR professionals: Jerome Tennille and Andrea Gamson.

For this podcast episode, we interviewed Jerome Tennille, Consultant and Advisor in sustainability and social impact, as well as Manager of Social Impact and Volunteerism for Marriott International. We talked to him about different ways to get into a corporate social responsibility role, CSR myths and many other exciting topics. 

The Optimy podcast is a place to discuss CSR, corporate impact, and all things social purpose.