
Podcast by Stuart McSkimming
Podcast by Stuart McSkimming
17 July 2025
Stuart is joined by cohost Janani Sridharan where discuss the importance of really understanding your end-users, and not making assumptions.
The main interview is with Gerard McGovern who has led Technology for many charities and NFP's including the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Guide Dogs and the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. Gerard shares his experiences including what he has learned around facing - and overcoming -difficult challenges.
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03 July 2025
In the first episode of Season 3, we have an interview with Adrian Ruddock, Exec Director of Digital and Data at the National Citizen Service. We hear his experience over the past few months of shutting down an organisation - and hear some learning points.
I'm also joined by new co-host Janani Sridharan who has insights on tech and international development, alongside stories of village life in India!
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26 June 2025
A new season of Virtue & Virtuosity starts on 3rd July - listen out for more great interviews on Tech in the world of charities and NFP's
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31 January 2025
Stuart talks with Adam Scoot, an expert in Value Stream Mapping about how organisations can identify what adds value and what doesn't. We think about examples in the charity sector - and discuss what impact Generative AI might have in this area.
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09 January 2025
Stuart talks to Simon Vaux, Head of Data and Analytics at the King's Trust and hears how they have developed their approach to data to help them understand how they make an impact
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12 December 2024
Stuart interviews a variety of participants at an AI focused Buildathon with charities. At the event hosted by 42London, Stuart hears from students, charities, AI mentors and 42London all about their plans to build a virtuous mix where students are paired with expert mentors, and charities to help those organisations develop AI products.
[note - on a couple of interviews, there is poor sound quality - apologies, I was trying out a new microphone designed for noisy environments that didn't work so well!]
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