Sound Delivery

Public Sector cuts seem to be the news story of the moment right now – so it seemed fitting as the subject for our latest charity effectiveness podcast for the Guardian (and sponsored by knowhownonprofit.org). We gathered toegther a small panel of esteemed guests to discuss the cuts and their impact on the sector and the Umbrella groups that support it.

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For the third of our charity effectiveness podcasts series we’ve been commissioned to produce for the Guardian (and sponsored by knowhownonprofit.org) we decided to tackle the topic of the Big Society. We took a considered approach inviting comment from the Chief Exec of Urban Forum, Toby Blume, ACEVO’s chief executive, Stephen Bubb, and the Policy and Communications Director at the School for Social Entrepreneurs, Nick Temple.

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During the first week of May sounddelivery secured media coverage for a cycle ride raising awareness of FAB camps – a partnership between YHA and the MOD providing bereavement holidays for military families. Here you can listen to the interview YHA staffer Mick Horan did with BBC Radio Gloucestershire on day 3 of the mammoth cycle ride:

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The starter’s pistol has been fired and the race is underway. With the general election fast approaching on the 6th of May we have been putting YOUR questions to the three main parties on the issues affecting the charity and voluntary sectors.

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To support the Big Lottery Fund’s recent BIG CHAT (a live webchat with the Chair of the Big Lottery Fund, Sir Clive Booth) sounddelivery was commissioned to produce a series of podcasts. We collected questions from BIG beneficiaries, grant holders and interested parties and then interviewed the four Country Chairs that head up the decision-making committees in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

sounddelivery was asked to attend One in Four’s Conference: Talking About Mental Health-Getting it Right. The half-day conference aimed to spark a debate about how to communicate sensitively and appropriately about mental health. Speakers included Tony Blair’s former Director of Communications, Alastair Campbell, and Jacqui Thornton, the former health editor of The Sun. Click below to listen to the podcast:

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sounddelivery has been working with London Youth, a member organisation with more than 400 youth clubs serving 75,000 young people across the capital. We were brought in to create an audio evaluation CD of YouthWorks, one of their youth worker training schemes. Click below to listen to Rowan describe the impact the programme has made on his life:

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The Family Holiday Association has been using audio to engage supporters, feed back to trustees and donors and also celebrate their partnerships. They commissioned sounddelivery to create some audio features to tie in with their partnership with Thomson Airways.

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Hear delegates and presenters from the Social Media Exchange for the Cultural and Heritage sectors give their views on the event.

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Ken Loach spoke to Jude Habib and took questions from a hall of more than 150 delegates at the Social Media Exchange.