Executive with a Cause with Tammy Ven Dange
by Tammy Ven Dange
We often know the "WHY" of a purpose-driven organisation. However, on this show, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Not for Profit and Social Enterprise leaders to uncover the "HOW" - the nuts and bolts of what it really takes to run them well. How do they balance financial sustainability with their mission? What tools do they use to run their operations? What lessons have they learned as people leaders?Join us on this podcast as we learn how to become better Executives with a Cause.
Episodes
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Julia Whitford of the Australian Institute of Health & Safety
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Julia Whitford, the CEO of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety. We hear about Julia and her long career in membership associations and the lessons she’s learned about leadership and digital transformations. We…
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Erin Parker of RSPCA Victoria
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Erin Parker, Head of People and Infrastructure at RSPCA Victoria. To watch the full video interview and read the transcript visit: https://roundboxconsulting.com.au/2024/09/09/erin-parker/ Thank you for listening to the...
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Susan Davidson of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Susan Davidson, CEO of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA). https://www.adea.com.au/ We learn how the ADEA is transforming itself to provide its members with a competitive edge in the industry whilst...
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Olivia Thornton of Cricket ACT
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Olivia Thornton, CEO of Cricket ACT. We hear from one of the few female CEOs of a major sporting body in the Australian Capital Territory. Olivia shares her insights into guiding a sport towards the future whilst…
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Chris Hatherly of Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Chris Hatherly of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Like many Not for Profits, The Academy’s funding sources include government grants. Chris shares his experience adjusting to changes in government funding...
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Simone Clarke of UN Women Australia
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Simone Clarke, the CEO of UN Women Australia. As we celebrate International Women's Day this year, Simone shares her insights on the importance of this day and the work that UN Women Australia is doing to empower women and...
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Bill Patrick of The Outback Car Trek
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Bill Patrick, CEO of The Outback Car Trek. https://www.outbackcartrek.com.au/ Flying Doctors, all with minimal staff? In this week’s episode, Tammy hears from Bill Patrick about recognising your volunteer’s skillsets, the...
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Kate Luke of Little Oak Sanctuary
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Kate Luke, co-founder of Little Oak Sanctuary. https://www.littleoaksanctuary.org/ Kate and James didn't mean to start a farm animal sanctuary, but a little pig changed everything. We learn how they transitioned from a…
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Louise Baxter of Starlight Children's Foundation
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Louise Baxter, CEO of Starlight Children's Foundation Australia. https://www.starlight.org.au/ Starlight helps sick children find happiness while they are in hospitals. And underneath this mission lies a sophisticated...
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Brett Wilson of Red Cross Australia
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Brett Wilson, CIO of Red Cross Australia. https://www.redcross.org.au/ Few charities have a Chief Information Officer (CIO). In fact, many don’t even have an IT department. So how does the CIO of one of the largest…
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James Petesic of PV Industries
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with James Petesic, Co-Founder of PV Industries. https://www.pvindustries.com.au/ How does a young company maintain vision whilst ensuring financial viability? And how can the lifecycle of solar panels be better managed and...
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Martin Fisk of Menslink
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Martin Fisk, Chief Executive of Menslink. http://www.menslink.org.au How do you enact societal change, whilst also growing the resources available to support this shift? In this episode, Tammy and Martin discuss funding...
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Jessica MacPherson of Blaze Your Trail
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Jessica Macpherson OAM, Founder and CEO of Blaze your Trail https://blazeyourtrail.org/. How did a request for a gift card spark a pursuit of automation, and what did migrant unemployment have to do with implementing…
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Alex Reynolds of AHRI
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Alex Reynolds, General Manager of IT and Transformation at Australian HR Institute (AHRI) https://www.ahri.com.au/. How can a resource-limited organisation manage transformation alongside Business as Usual (BAU)? And when...
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Annabelle Daniel of Women’s Community Shelters
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Annabelle Daniel, CEO of Women’s Community Shelters. Identifying a need and addressing it through sustainable impact is a goal for most organisations, but how often is it truly achieved, particularly in a crowded…
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Petr Adamek of Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN)
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Petr Adamek, CEO of Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN). Not for Profits and the fast pace of start-up companies aren’t usually associated together. However, in this episode, we learn how they can complement each other and...
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Grant Dodwell of Australian Theatre Live
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Grant Dodwell, Creative Director of Australian Theatre Live. How can the experience of the theatre be made more accessible to those in regional communities, lower income or living with a disability? And how do you deliver...
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David Hubbard of CINCH Transform
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with David Hubbard, Founding Director of CINCH Transform. Financial Operations may not be the most exciting component of running a Not for Profit, but it’s undeniably critical for an organisation’s sustainability and growth. In...
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Frances Crimmins of YWCA Canberra
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Frances Crimmins, CEO of YWCA Canberra. Providing affordable housing, childcare services, and education opportunities would be a tall ask for multiple organisations. But for YWCA Canberra, it’s a sustainable business model...
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Debbie Saunders of Wildlife Drones
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Debbie Saunders, founder and CEO of Wildlife Drones. Pesky parrots inspired Dr Debbie Saunders to establish this innovative approach to animal tracking, which has evolved from a research project to a social enterprise. In...
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Heidi Prowse of MIEACT
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Heidi Prowse, CEO of MIEACT. Fundraising galas can be the crown jewel in an organisation’s calendar, but how about one that doesn’t feature alcohol and no sponsors? In this episode, Heidi and I discuss MIEACT’s DoNOHarm...
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Keith Cantlie of Cantlie Recruitment
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Keith Cantlie, Managing Director of Cantlie Recruitment, about all things in executive-level recruitment for Not for Profits. From the behind-the-scenes processes to salaries and even personal branding, you don’t want to...
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Simon Rowe of sleepbus
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Simon Rowe, founder of sleepbus. Simon Rowe is actively ‘plotting the demise’ of his charity, sleepbus. Despite hoping he wouldn't need to create another charity in a crowded landscape, he realised the issue of providing a...
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Jean Giese of VolunteeringACT
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Jean Giese, CEO of Volunteering ACT, about the rise of the informal volunteer, scaling up approaches and the benefits of combining a peak body and service delivery role. Thank you for listening to the Executive with a…
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Ricki Hersburgh of Plastic Oceans Australasia
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Ricki Hersburgh, Executive Director of Plastic Oceans Australasia. Fuelled by data, research and their resulting facts, Ricki Hersburgh is on a mission to drive behavioural change in plastic use. With an in-house Technical...
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Hannah Andrevski of Roundabout Canberra
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Hanna Andrevski, CEO and Founder of Roundabout Canberra. From identifying a market gap whilst on maternity leave, Hanna Andrevski takes us through her evolution as a start-up charity founder. From building good boards and...
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Analiza Wolf of Neighborhood Charter Schools
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Analiza Wolf, Former CEO of Neighborhood Charter Schools in New York City about improving access to education, representation and leadership for women and people of colour, and the learnings she’s picked up along the way....
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Camilla Rowland of Palliative Care Australia
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Camilla Rowland of Palliative Care Australia. The value of storytelling is acknowledged when communicating to potential donors, but how about policymakers and cost justifications? And what should you do as a new executive…
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Rodney Ferro of PN Digital
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Rodney Ferro, founder of the digital marketing agency, PN Digital. Rodney Ferro has come a long way from building websites in exchange for free pairs of spectacles. Identifying a space to connect agencies and clients…
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Jim Lynch of Zealandia
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Jim Lynch, founder of Zealandia, an eco-sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand. From a pipe-dream in the nineties to creating what’s heralded as the world’s first ‘mainland island eco-sanctuary,’ Jim takes us through the...
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Francis Owusu of Kulture Break
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Francis Owusu, Founder and CEO of Kulture Break. Kulture Break isn’t your average dance studio. Instead, it breaks stigmas and builds futures for young people. Still, the popularity of its programs and growth in general…
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Kelli Jackson of Women's Adventure ACT
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Kelli Jackson - Head of Women's Adventure ACT, avid unicycler, Macpac Ambassador and 2022 ACT Woman of the Year. With an MBA and background in accounting, Kelli Jackson may not be who you expected to run a women's…
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Cindy Reese Mitchell of Mill House Ventures
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Cindy Reese Mitchell, the founding Chief Executive Officer and currently the Chief Impact Officer of Mill House Ventures. Matchmaking and social impact probably aren’t two themes you expect in the same sentence. But in...
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Pip Kiernan & Terrie-Ann Johnson of Clean Up Australia
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Pip Kiernan, Chair of Clean up Australia and their Managing Director, Terrie-Ann Johnson. When Clean Up Australia’s founder, Ian Kiernan was shocked by the amount of litter pollution in Australian waters, he organised a...
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Julie Nichols of Handmade Canberra
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Julie Nichols, Founder of Handmade Canberra. Markets may not be a new concept, but when Julie Nichols, a trained milliner noticed there wasn’t a space for high-quality, handmade goods in Canberra, Australia, she decided to...
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Carrie Leeson of Lifeline Canberra
In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Carrie Leeson, CEO of Lifeline Canberra and The Beacon Group. How does an established charity experiment with new opportunities, whilst bound by the necessary bureaucracy of the Not for Profit (NFP) sector? And how can an...
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We often know the "WHY" of a purpose-driven organisation. However, on this show, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Not for Profit and Social Enterprise leaders as we uncover the "HOW" - the nuts and bolts of what it really takes to run them well. How do they balance financial sustainability with...
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We often know the "WHY" of a purpose-driven organisation. However, on this show, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Not for Profit and Social Enterprise leaders to uncover the "HOW" - the nuts and bolts of what it really takes to run them well. How do they balance financial sustainability with their mission? What tools do they use to run their operations? What lessons have they learned as people leaders?Join us on this podcast as we learn how to become better Executives with a Cause.
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