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Innovate for Impact
A podcast for leaders in the social sector who want to deliver more impact through innovation. Each week we deliver tips on how you can be more innovative and speak to leaders from across the sector to share best practice.
Episodes
156 episodes
Ep #155 - Bryony Tucker & Abi Cooper - How batyr meaningfully include lived experience in everything they do
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Bryony Tucker, the COO and Abi Cooer, the Youth Advocacy Lead at Batyr.This discussion explores how their organisation meaningfully incorporates young people's lived experiences i...
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Episode 155
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Ep #154 - Rohan Feegrade: How Lutheran Care’s Bold Vision is Delivering Results
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Rohan Feegrade, the CEO at Lutheran Care.This discussion explores the organisation's innovative approach to social services, highlighting their strategic focus on creating systemi...
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Episode 154
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Ep #153 - Lucas Patchett: How Orange Sky Laundry Empowers Their People To Continuously Improve Their Service Delivery
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Lucas Patchett, the CEO at Orange Sky Laundry.This discussion explores how Orange Sky Laundry, a non-profit organisation that provides free laundry and shower services to people ...
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Episode 153
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29:58
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Ep #152 - Tony Wai - How Third Age Health's big goal has empowered their people to continuously improve
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Tony Wai, the CEO at Third Age Health.The discussion explores on how Third Age Health, a medical provider in New Zealand, has been able to achieve significant growth and improvem...
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Episode 152
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36:03
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Ep #151 - Niki Rittinghausen & Magda Ojeda Amplifying Diverse Voices in Aged Care
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Niki Rittinghausen and Magda Ojeda from Center for Cultural Diversity in Aging.The discussion explores on how they amplify the voices of diverse seniors in the aged care system. ...
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Episode 151
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Ep #150 - Charli English: How Oaktree are creating the future they want to create
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Charli English, the CEO of Oaktree.The discussion explores how the youth-led organisation Oaktree is creating the future they want to see. They are taking a decolonial approach t...
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Episode 150
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Ep #149 - Allison Wainwright: How Family Life use client-centricity and place based approaches to deliver better outcomes
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Allison Wainwright, the CEO of Family Life.The discussion explores the innovative, community-centered approaches of Family Life's strategic focus on community listening, designin...
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Episode 149
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Ep #148 - Matt Barnes: Ways to tell your organisation's story that gets results
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Matt Barnes, the Owner of Rogue Creatives and Podcast Host of Creating Good.Matt shares about innovative ways for organisations, especially nonprofits, to effectively tell their ...
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Episode 148
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Ep #147 - Alison Covington - How Good360 Australia built an incredible platform through partnerships
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Alison Covington, the Founder and Managing Director of Good360 Australia. The organisation has built an innovative platform to match businesses' brand-new unsold goods with ...
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Episode 147
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Ep #146 - Kate O'Hara - How Food Bank WA are using innovative methods to ensure healthy food is available to all
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Kate O'Hara, the CEO of Foodbank WA, a leading food relief organisation in Western Australia. The organisation has implemented creative procurement methods, expanded mobile ...
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Episode 146
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Ep #145 - Michelle Greenwood: How lived experience helped Invisible Illnesses to become an impactful organisation
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Michelle Greenwood, the Founder and CEO of Invisible Illnesses, a charity that provides support and services for people living with invisible illnesses. Michelle shares her ...
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Episode 145
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Ep #144 - Tamara Searant: How Guide Dogs NSW/ACT are using their mission to create better outcomes for the people they support
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Tamara Searant from Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, about how their organisation is working towards creating a more accessible and inclusive world by 2030. The organisation is implementing innovativ...
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Episode 144
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Ep #143 - Lots of people are talking about innovation, but not many are doing it. Here's why
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss the common challenges organisations face in trying to innovate, such as lack of resources, risk aversion, and difficulty measuring impact. Dan and Tracey share a "secret" that successful le...
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Episode 143
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Ep #142 - Is it innovation or continuous improvement?
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss the difference between innovation and continuous improvement in organisations. The hosts emphasise that the terminology is less important than the focus on making positive changes and impro...
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Episode 142
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Ep #141 - Sharing decision making at all levels of the organisation
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss how organisations can share decision-making at different levels, including strategic, program/service, and individual levels, in order to better meet the needs of clients and stakeholders t...
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Episode 141
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Ep #140 - Using inbox automation to free staff up for innovation
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Jonathan Clegg and Trevor Harris from Coxswain Alliance, about how they help non-profit organisations automate their email inboxes. This allows staff to spend more time on higher value t...
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Episode 140
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Ep #139 - Why you need an innovation strategy
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss how developing an innovation strategy can help organisations to achieve their mission.Here is a taste of what Tracey and Dan cover in the conversation:Mission with...
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Episode 139
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Ep #138 - Hayley Cull: How Plan's Gender Compass is changing the way we speak about gender equality
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Hayley Cull, the Deputy CEO at Plan International Australia. Hayley discuss Plan International Australia's Gender Compass initiative, which conducted research to understand public attitu...
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Episode 138
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Ep #137 - Kylie Wallace: How Seedling Giving acts like the matchmaker for charities
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Kylie Wallace, CEO and Chief Gardener of Seedling Giving about her social enterprise which aims to simplify and improve the charity donation experience for donors and non-profits by vett...
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Episode 137
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Ep #136 - Why you should be collaborating with organisations on a similar mission
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss how collaborating with other organisations that have similar missions is important for creating systemic change to address complex social issues. It explores how mapping stakeholders and us...
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Episode 136
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Ep #135 - Jen Luff: The value of disability lived experience for innovation
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Jen Luff, COO of Ability First Australia, discussing how the Ability Forum provides a platform for people living with disabilities to have their voices heard and inform innovation. It al...
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Episode 135
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Ep #134 - How Can Leaders Foster Creativity?
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss practical strategies that leaders can employ to foster creativity within their organisations. It covers tips like sharing learnings from failures, allowing experimentation, promoting divers...
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Episode 134
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Ep #133 - Measurement and communication of your mission
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss the importance of measuring and communicating progress towards an organisation's mission and ambitious long-term goals. Here is a taste of what Tracey and Dan cover in the co...
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Episode 133
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Ep #132 - How could technology free your team to innovate?
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss how organisations can use technology to free up employees' time and mental capacity, so they can focus on innovation, improving the client experience, and perform higher value work.
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Episode 132
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Ep #131 - How anyone can innovate for impact
In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss how individuals can help create a culture of innovation within their organisation, regardless of their formal leadership role. It provides insights and strategies for demonstrating creative...
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Episode 131
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