Impact Talks podcast: Recent Episodes
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What does Impact mean to you? A number that represents your efforts, a change in the way things are done, more inclusive and self-sustaining communities, or just a smile on someone's face? Join us as we discuss the whole new and changing world of social impact and the people driving the same. One impact talk at a time. From CSR heads to NGO founders to government-led projects and individual initiatives. We look into what all constitutes Social and talk about what has changed, what is yet to change and how we can change what we call impact and make it relevant and sustainable today.
In this podcast, Rumi Mitra walks us through the approach to CSR at IBM India. We discuss up and coming new age technology skills, the importance of digital skilling & skill development in a post covid world.
Education #SkillDevelopment #Technology
In this episode, Shruthi Iyer, CEO, Foundation for Mother and Child Health India, talks about nutrition education, using community-led effort to ensure proper food intake for a child and how nutrition is linked to multiple domains rather than being a single focus point.
In this episode Pranshu Singhal, Founder, Karo Sambhav, talks about extended producer responsibility, formalizing the otherwise informal e-waste recycling domain, and building trust in communities by engaging in healthy dialogue.
In this episode Vishal Bhardwaj, Group Head, CSR - Dalmia Bharat Group, talks about the role of volunteering in improving employee morale, how skilling can improve the livelihood of communities, and why is it that understanding business aspects can help integrate CSR initiatives more seamlessly.
In this episode Srini Ramaswamy, Co-founder, Pride Circle, talks about the hiring landscape for the LGBTI community, the shift in corporate viewpoint about inclusion and how prepared is India to start conversations around gender-specific hiring.
In this episode, Trisha Ghose, Project Director, The Habitats Trust, talks about The Habitats Trust's grant program for conservationists, the threats to biodiversity, and what is being done to make sure we do not lose the rare species forever.
In this episode, Ms. Shalini Singh, Chief Corporate Communications and Sustainability, Tata Power, talks about biodiversity, women empowerment, and decarbonization initiatives of Tata Power, the cause branding interventions that are deep-rooted in brand ideology, and how to engage customers in sustainability efforts of an organization.
In this episode, Ms. Geeta Seshamani- Vice president, Friendicoes, talks about the importance of volunteering, how the landscape of animal rescue and rehabilitation has changed, and how multiple NGOs working together are ensuring that every animal in need gets taken care of, and lastly, how social media can help amplify impact.
In this episode with Sohini Bhattacharya, CEO and President, Breakthrough, we about how the social landscape has changed, empowering women to speak up for themselves, and how can you raise funding for your cause.
In this episode with Jayant Rastogi, Global CEO, Magic Bus India Foundation, we talk about the importance of strong communication, maintaining a culture that motivates the team members, and learnings from automation and tech that can be implemented into the social sector.
In this episode with Nehal Sanghavi, Sr. Advisor Innovation and Partnership, USAID, we talk about how innovation can drive change, what to keep in mind while looking for partners to collaborate with, and why USAID is working towards ending its need for existence.
In this episode with Rema Mohan, CEO, NSE Foundation, we talk about creating sustainable interventions, how to select and evaluate partners for a project, using conversations to avoid overlap of efforts and effective use of resources, and the importance of field volunteers for the success of any interventions.
In this episode with Prema Gopalan, Founder and Executive Director, Swayam Shikshan Prayog, we discuss the role of women in shaping communities, working with the government to build scale for a project, and how to create grass-root leaders for self-sustained initiatives.
In this episode with Geeta Dharmarajan, Founder and Chief Strategy Architect, Katha, we talk using stories to reimagine education, how translation can act as a counter divisive force and the role of literature in creating empathy.
In this episode with Joyeeta Das, Program Manager, Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs at IBM, we talk about Future skills, integrating AI into curriculum and harnessing it to solve complex real-world problems and striking partnerships to enhance an intervention.