Virtue & Virtuosity

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Podcast by Stuart McSkimming

Virtue & Virtuosity

Hear from Charity Technology Guru, Stuart McSkimming, as he interviews CIO's, CTO's, Business leaders, Tech Experts and Industry Leaders about their experiences of how Charities and Not-for-profits are embracing the opportunities of Artificial Intelligence.

Latest episodes

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27 September 2024

Attracting great talent into the sector with Paul Smith and Jane Huntington

Stuart is joined by Jane Huntington from Guide Dogs who co-hosts this episode. There is an interview with Paul Smith, CIO at Amnesty International who talks about running great teams, recruiting talent into the sector, and how Amnesty have taken advantage of technology and AI to deliver on their aims.

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46:51

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15 August 2024

Bonus Episode 1 - Season 1 Post Project Review!

In this episode Stuart reviews the best bits of the series with some of our regular listeners, including Sian Prime from the NSPCC, Arti Sharma from Nurture UK, and of course Tree Hall from Charity IT Leaders

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54:32

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12 July 2024

Digital, Data and Technology as a Catalyst for Change with Trevor Gordon

Stuart talks with Chief Digital Technology Officer, Trevor Gordon, from Save the Children about what he's seen in how technology can effectively deliver for organisations. He reflects on what he has seen in the commercial sector - and looks to what the charity sector can learn from it.

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27:37

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28 June 2024

The Secrets of Successful Technology Delivery with Laura Dawson

Stuart is in conversation with industry veteran, Laura Dawson. They take a long hard look at what makes technology work for organisations, and what execs and trustees can be doing to improve how technology works. Here some great insights, along with analogies ranging from Persian rugs to Christmas Cakes to Donkeys of the Apocalypse.

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42:39

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21 June 2024

How Tech Innovation is improving Childcare in East Africa

Stuart co-hosts with Liz Gupta from BRAC Enterprises Tanzania. They discuss how technology is enabling innovation in Tanzania. Stuart interviews Jannik Henrick, Managing Director of Tiny Toto's - a social enterprise based in Kenya that uses mobile app-based technology combined with processes and training to enable the growth of childcare micro-businesses.

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36:49

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13 June 2024

Think like a Start-Up

Stuart is joined by Mary O'Callaghan from BHF, who discusses some news on AI advances in predicting heart attacks. He then talks with Sanjoy Lobo MBE who is the CEO and founder of OnHand. He describes the model he has created, where volunteers are matched with those requiring help - but using technology for the matching, rather than the infrastructure of a traditional charity. He discusses how big charities might benefit from taking different approaches to innovation using technology.

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37:09