Julie Haywood is director of community investment for WHG, a “profit for purpose” housing association in Walsall. Her role is focused on people: happier people have better lives, she says.
Podcasts
Podcast : How social enterprises can win more contracts – with Beth Pilgrim
Beth Pilgrim is CEO and co-founder of Supply Change, a platform connecting social enterprises with public sector organisations to help them drive the social impact in their local communities.
Podcast : Embedding social value into a £70m organisation – with Jean Jarvis
Jean Jarvis MBE is the managing director of Fuse Enterprise CIC, part of Wrekin Housing Group, a £70m-turnover organisation using its spending power to buy social, embed social value in all decisions, and spreading the social enterprise message.
Podcast : Transforming the lives of sick children – with Will Jackson
Playphysio has a big, hairy and audacious goal: to reduce the cost of care by £20m per year for children with cystic fybrosis. Founder Will Jackson is my guest for episode one of the Make An Impact podcast.
Finance News
- Combat Stress increased fundraised income by 30 per cent last year
- Report urges funders to think in the long term
- Arts Council selects 12 projects to receive shares of £17.5m
- Energy Saving Trust opens funding for projects supporting vulnerable consumers
- Campaign to save Acorns Children's Hospice has raised £200,000
- Government should fund charities' core costs to prevent falling donations, academics say
