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Pavan is CEO of Revolving Doors, a ‘think- and do-tank’ dedicated to breaking the cycle of crisis and crime. Polly and Roger talk to her about…

 

…Leading a truly member-led organisation.

…Knowing from a young age that human rights was her thing.

…How her own experience made giving voice to the voiceless her driving force.

…Rethinking and resetting after the pandemic.

…The preventative state: meeting unmet health and social needs.

…Insights from a citizens’ jury on policing.

…And much more

 

Pavan can be reached via:

 

pavan.dhaliwal@revolving-doors.org.uk

www.revolving-doors.org.uk

 

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email podcast@betterway.network, or their respective websites:

 

http://www.shelter.org.uk



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Noel is the Founder & Managing Director at WEvolution UK – a movement inspired by his mother in India which nurtures small, powerful groups who save small amounts, to create big opportunities. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to him about…

 

…What happened when he took a group of women from Glasgow to the largest slum in Mumbai.

…The joy in human connection even in the darkest times.

…Male leadership of a charity for women – how does that work?

…How 100 new businesses grew from the harsh lives of 1000 women.

…Not letting “systemisation” dilute the essence of small, activist groups.

…Personal agency and collective action powered by economic activity.

…Escaping the stigma of ‘slums’ and ‘deprived areas’.

 

You can contact Noel on..

noel@wevolution.org.uk

 

https://wevolution.org.uk/

 

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email podcast@betterway.network, or their respective websites:

 

http://www.shelter.org.uk

 

https://hqcl.substack.com/

Lots of us know City Bridge Foundation as a funder but this conversation goes much further to understand the critical and challenging role of funders in Better Way leadership. Polly and Roger talk to Lara about…

 

…Her deep commitment to the idea of service.

…Turning “learning how to function in our dysfunction” on its head – and making a mess.

…The power of analogies, metaphors and acronyms in radical conversations.

…Not “sleeping on a dream” but doing all you can to bring it to fruition.

 …And a lot more!

 

Lara can be reached via: 
lara.rufus-fayemi@cityoflondon.gov.uk

https://www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/

 

 

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email podcast@betterway.network, or their respective websites:

 

http://www.shelter.org.uk

 

https://hqcl.substack.com/

Jude is founder and director of Sounddelivery Media – who champion the expertise and insights of lived experience leaders. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to her about…

 

…Why Jude left her BBC career behind to set up an organisation to tell new and different stories

…The true meaning of “informed consent”

…How active allyship alongside lived experience sets leaders up to fly

…Building capacity to change norms and correct injustices

…CEO guilt trips

…And much more

 

Jude can be reached via:

jude@sounddelivery.org.uk

 

 

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email podcast@betterway.network, or their respective websites:

 

http://www.shelter.org.uk

 

https://hqcl.substack.com/

Dalton Leong is now a semi-retired charity leader, with an earlier successful career in banking and financial services. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to him about…

…His journey from senior banker to CEO of a children’s hospice.…Joining forces – why merging two charities was the right move for beneficiaries…Bringing together the voices of 16,000 VCSE organisations in one county…Understanding value in a time when money is tight…And much more

Dalton can be reached via:

daltonleong@surreyvcsealliance.org.uk 

Get more from A Better Way Network at www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email podcast@betterway.network, or their respective websites:

www.shelter.org.uk

hqcl.substack.com/

Samira is an independent consultant supporting community development, working with the Grenfell community, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust, among others. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to her about…

 

…How to find a completely different starting point for conversations that truly change things

…Reframing “evidence-based practice” as “practice-based evidence”

…The “in between space” where systems and communities, lived and learned experience overlap

…”Breaking bread” together to rebuild trust

…Why people might keep asking for more information

 

You can contact Samira on..

 

X (formerly Twitter) @benomsan

 

1samirabenomar@gmail.com 

 

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email podcast@betterway.network, or their respective websites:

 

http://www.shelter.org.uk

 

https://hqcl.substack.com/