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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20 November 2025

AI Innovation in the AI100 with Kit Powney and Trevor Gordon

Stuart talks with AI100 winners Kit Powney from Tearfund and Trevor Gordon from Save the Children.

They talk about innovations and approaches within their organisations, and also talk about the many lessons they've learned from collaborating with people within their sector and more broadly in the past few months.

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23 October 2025

Charity IT Leaders 25th Anniversary Conference

Bonus Episode!

In case you're on a half-term break - or about to go on one - we've just given you a short one this week! Why not have a listen to highlights from the 25th Anniversary Charity IT Leaders conference, presented by myself and regular host (and trustee of CITL), Jane Huntington.

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09 October 2025

Why Every Charity needs a Tech Committee

Today we talk with three amazing people - Su Crichton, Freddie Quek, and Mark Dearnley. All of them have chosen to volunteer their time as a digital trustee for a charity. We talk about what it is like to be a trustee, the skills they bring, and the interactions between the board and the internal team. We also talk about what it is like - and what you should consider if you are thinking of becoming a trustee. We also discuss Tech Commitees - why have one Digital Trustee, when you could have six?

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25 September 2025

How Ark are helping teachers with AI

Gemma Caulwell at Ark discusses how they are pushing ahead with a variety of AI pilots with teachers in their schools. She outlines the results from trials of AI software for marking student’s essays in English and History, and also talks about other AI tools they are trialling to enable teachers to work more effectively, and dedicate more of their time to education, and less to administration.

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11 September 2025

Stephanie Antonian - do we believe in AI like a religion

AI - and Artificial General Intelligence - both seem like they are all about Science and Technology. Yet, the way we talk about them, and the narrative in the media is so much more about belief than science.

In this episode, we talk with CEO of Aestora, Stephanie Antonian, about what she's seen in her experiences of AI since working on ethics for Google - and we discuss what the future might hold, and what role charity could play.

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28 August 2025

Debate - What benefits have we seen from CRM?

We are joined by three industry experts for this special debate - what benefits has the charity sector seen from CRM?

The panel for the debate is:

Laura Dawson, ex CIO from Higher Education (LSE), and Charities (British Council, Save the Children, RSPB)

Kevin Antao, ex CIO from Charity Sector (Amnesty International), and consultant from multiple organisations

Tory Cassie, CRM expert and Director of Non-profit from mhance

The panel members consider the benefits that charities have seen from CRM systems, and also what we can learn for the future.

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