Sufina Ahmad MBE on grantmaking changes during Covid; racial equity; reimagining the art of the possible; and 4 leadership capabilities. (#5)

“I find time and again that it's the quiet leaders that have the skills and capacities that we need; they've got the ability to sense make, to relate, to vision, to invent. They're often the people who are doing the hard work and the necessary background work through which we can form these building blocks that we need to dismantle the oppression or the injustices that we currently find ourselves facing.”   Sufina Ahmad MBE on grantmaking changes during Covid; racial equity; reimagining the art of the possible; and leadership capabilities. (#5) Sufina Ahmad MBE, Director, John Ellerman Foundation   As Director of the John Ellerman Foundation, Sufina works closely with trustees, staff and stakeholders, including grantees, to ensure all aspects of the Foundation’s strategy, governance and grantmaking work is delivered effectively.   This inbetween-isode features a clip from our 2021 event on grantmaking trends, where Sufina spoke about her personal reflections of leading John Ellerman Foundation since starting the role in January 2020 as well as what this period has meant for the grant making sector and what might come next.   Sufina’s insightful and inspiring talk covers leadership in the sector as well as some of the big issues for grantmakers around power, transparency and equity; how the response to Covid-19 has improved grantmaking practice; increased focus on diversity, equity and inclusion and re-energised the art of the possible.   For episode notes, links and other guests, please visit https://www.kedaconsulting.co.uk/charity-impact-podcast/    If you enjoy the podcast, please do follow us and leave a rating / review.  If you have any questions, feedback or enquiries regarding the podcast, you can e-mail [email protected] or tweet @alexblake_KEDA   This Podcast is brought to you by KEDA Consulting, where I help charities to develop strategy, secure funding and make decisions to navigate the various challenges and opportunities we face in the sector.   The purpose of the Charity Impact podcast is to learn more about how effective charities and individuals achieve social change or social impact. This podcast is for anyone who wants to make a difference, but particularly those who are working for social change / impact; including charity trustees, CEOs, staff, volunteers, advisors, philanthropists and public service professionals.