People Inspired By Purpose - Purposely Podcast
by Mark Longbottom
Speaking with people of purpose, those making the world a better placePeople Inspired By Purpose - Purposely Podcast amplifies the stories of inspirational people from across the Globe, philanthropy leaders, founders and CEO's of nonprofits, charities, for purpose business leaders as well social entrepreneurs. They are often inspired by their own experiences. Join the Purposely team www.purposelypodcast.com
Episodes
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#308 ‘This Work Changes You’, Mpho Hansjee, Founder and CEO, Women Enabled Enterprises
Welcoming Mpho Hansjee, founder and CEO of Women Enabled Enterprises and its online marketplace Shop Consciously, to Purposely Podcast. Women Enabled Enterprises, known as WE, works with low-income women artisans across Africa to help them move from the informal economy into formal markets. It…
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#307 ‘You Have a Choice to Be Part of the Change’, Matthew Jackson, Co-Founder, Alimentary Systems
Welcoming Matthew Jackson, co-founder of Alimentary Systems, to Purposely Podcast. Alimentary Systems takes sewage sludge and organic waste that would otherwise go to landfill and turns it into renewable energy, fertiliser and verified carbon. The process is modelled on the multiple chambers of a...
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#306 'A Solution To Wealth Inequality', Chris Kelly Entrepreneur & Author
Welcoming Chris Kelly, author of A Solution to Wealth Inequality and founder of AboveWealth.org, to Purposely Podcast. Chris starts from a simple observation: the current debate about wealth inequality is not going anywhere. One side denies there is a problem, the other pushes for higher taxes…
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#305 ‘We Have Everything Except Price’, Michelle Blau, General Manager at Fair Food
Welcoming Michelle Blau, General Manager at Fair Food, to Purposely Podcast. Fair Food is a West Auckland food rescue charity that describes itself as the food bank to the food banks. It collects good, healthy food before it becomes waste and gets itto people who would otherwise go without…
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#304 'You're All Fundraisers' Emily Trevail & Emily Murdoch Empower Fundraising
Welcoming Emily Trevail and Emily Murdoch, the duo behind Empower Fundraising, to Purposely Podcast. Empower Fundraising is a Christchurch-based consultancy helping charities make fundraising clear, achievable and built to last. It started with a podcast. Emily and Emily launched Dear Donors to...
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SHORT 'Business, Travel and Climate' Darrell Wade Founder of Intrepid Travel
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, Intrepid Travelco-founder Darrell Wade joins us on why he sees everyone from staff to travellers as stakeholders in the business, why climate became impossible to look away from, and why corporate giving works best when it's good for thebusiness too. Darrell...
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SHORT 'Imperfect Action, Coaching and Learning to Back Yourself' Shruthi Vijayakumar
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, coach and facilitatorShruthi Vijayakumar joins us on why perfect is the enemy of good, what coaching really looks like in practice, and the moment she had to learn to back herself. Shruthi's first big lesson came early and came hard: don'tlet perfection be the...
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#302 'Building Community By Design', Simone Woodland, Co-founder, Circle Living
Welcoming Simone Woodland, Co-founder of Circle Living, toPurposely Podcast. Simone is an architect and the co-founder of Circle Living,a people-first property development company building intergenerational, community-led neighbourhoods across New Zealand, with developments underway inWellington,...
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#301 'Building A Travel Company Around Purpose', Darrell Wade, Co-founder, Intrepid Travel & Chair, Philanthropy Australia
Welcoming Darrell Wade to Purposely Podcast. Darrell co-founded Intrepid Travel, one of the largestadventure travel companies in the world and a certified B Corp, built on the idea that travel should give something back to the places it touches. He is also Chair of Philanthropy Australia, the…
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SHORT 'Funding Innovation For Impact' Liz Gibbs CEO Burnett Foundation
In this Purposely Short, we revisit a four-minute segment from our full conversation with Liz Gibbs on how mission-driven organisations can fund and invest in innovation to grow their social impact. Liz points to examples like Eli Care to show what it takes for charities, social enterprises and...
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#300 'Working for Foundations, Advising Charities on Fundraising', Tara Arnold, Fundraising Consultant
Welcoming Tara Arnold back to Purposely Podcast. Tara is a fundraising consultant, engaged by grant making charities including Unbound Philanthropy and Lloyds Bank Foundation to help small and mid sized nonprofits strengthen their income generation. This is her second appearance this year on the...
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SHORT 'When Giving Became Part of the Advice' Simon Bowden Head of Philanthropic Services at Forsyth Barr
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we are back with SimonBowden, Head of Philanthropic Services at Forsyth Barr, on why investment firms are bringing philanthropy into the advisory relationship, and what that means in practice. Simon explains that demand from clients is a big part ofwhat is...
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#299 'Resource Follows Vision', Shruthi Vijayakumar, Coach, Facilitator and Founder, Fire Circle
Welcoming Shruthi Vijay Kumar, coach, facilitator andeducator based in Aotearoa New Zealand, to Purposely Podcast. Shruthi works with leaders and organisations trying to shiftfrom extractive to more regenerative ways of working. She draws on indigenous, eastern and western knowledge traditions to...
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SHORT 'Two Weeks from Closing' Helen Hughes CEO Mountain Sanctuary
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we are back with HelenHughes, Chief Executive of Sanctuary Mountain Mangatautari, on what she found when she lifted the bonnet on one of New Zealand's most remarkable conservation organisations, and what she did about it. Helen was the seventh CE in twelve…
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#298 'Turning Unwanted Shares Into Grants for Good Causes' , Tara Arnold ShareGift
Welcoming back Tara Arnold, Head of Grant Making at ShareGift, to Purposely Podcast. Sharegift is a UK charity built around an idea most people have never heard of: collecting donated shareholdings that are too small to sell, pooling them together and distributing the proceeds to good causes. The...
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SHORT 'What It Really Takes to Run a Celebrity Charity' Gary Stannett CEO Rio Ferdinand Foundation
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we are back with Gary Stannett, CEO of the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, on the realities of setting up and running a charity attached to a famous name, and why getting it right matters far more than most people realise. Gary is direct about something the sector...
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#297 'Founding A For Purpose Distribution Business', Dan Leverington founder The Ocelli Group
Welcoming Dan Leverington, founder of The Ocelli Group, to Purposely Podcast. The Ocelli Group is a for-profit business built around a clear purpose: connecting organisations that need to do sustainability work with the right partners to deliver it. Dan sits in the middle, not as a consultant…
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#296 'Empowering People to Thrive, Responding to Disaster and Crisis', Kate Sclater, Head of Community Investment, Rātā Foundation
Welcoming Kate Sclater, Head of Community Investment at Rātā Foundation, to Purposely Podcast. Rātā Foundation is one of twelve community trusts acrossAotearoa New Zealand, formed following the deregulation of the banking sector in the late 1980s. With a fund of around $700 million, it operates…
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SHORT 'Finding Purpose in Unlikely Places' Ned Wills CEO Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we’re back with NedWills, on an unexpected place his community engagement journey began, and what it taught him about ethics, incentives, and connecting elite sport to grassroots impact. Ned’s eyes were first opened to community work through anunlikely route:...
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#295 'The Road to Zero HIV: 40 Years of Advocacy', Liz Gibbs, CEO, Burnett Foundation
Welcoming Liz Gibbs, CEO Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, to Purposely Podcast. Burnett Foundation is the organisation on a mission to get New Zealand to zero HIV transmission by 2030, while ensuring LGBTQ+ communities have the best possible health and wellbeing. The conversation starts with the...
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SHORT 'Fund the Human, Not the Project' Rose Challies CEO Terra Nova Foundation
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we’re back with Rose Challies – founder and director of Terra Nova Foundation – on the uncomfortable truths about how philanthropy actually works, and what it would look like if funders finally put people at the centre. Rose has a view that cuts through a lot…
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#294 'Restoring Nature at Scale', Helen Hughes, Chief Executive, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari
Welcoming Helen Hughes to Purposely Podcast, Chief Executive and Tai Oroni of Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, one of New Zealand's most remarkable conservation stories and the world's largest pest-proof fenced sanctuary, sitting in the Waikato near Cambridge. 3363 hectares of restored native...
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SHORT 'Making the Numbers Work for Small Charities' Duncan Matthews founder Good Numbers
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we’re back with Duncan Matthews – founder of Good Numbers – on funder reporting, the pain of being a volunteer treasurer, and why small charities deserve better tools. Duncan opens with a familiar frustration: tier four charities – those under $140,000 in…
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#293 'Sport, Purpose and the Long Game' Ned Wills, CEO at Laureus Sport for Good
Welcoming Ned Wills, CEO of Laureus Sport for Good, to Purposely Podcast - a global foundation that uses sport to end violence, discrimination and disadvantage, working with young people across 40 countries through more than 200 programmes, and chaired by All Black legend Sean Fitzpatrick.…
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SHORT 'Why Income Is the Wrong Place to Start' Craig Pollard founder CEO Fundraising Radicals
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we’re back with fundraising strategist Craig Pollard – and this time he’s asking a question that most of the sector is too busy to sit with: what is enough? Craig opens by naming something that rarely makes it into funding conversations: wellbeing. He works...
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#292 'Sport, Purpose and Unlocking Potential', Gary Stannett MBE, Chief Executive, Rio Ferdinand Foundation
Welcoming Gary Stannett MBE to Purposely Podcast, Chief Executive of the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, the UK charity that uses sport and the creative arts to open up opportunities for young people in communities that have historically been overlooked and underinvested. Gary came into this work…
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#291 'Seeds of Change, Serving the For-Purpose Sector', Steven Moe, Partner Parry Field Lawyers & Host of Seeds Podcast
Welcoming Steven Moe to Purposely Podcast — partner at Parry Field Lawyers, founder of the Seeds Podcast, author, event organiser, governance leader, and one of the more consistently active people in New Zealand's for-purpose sector. Steven's career has had two distinct chapters. The first was...
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#290 'Starting a For Purpose Fintech', Duncan Matthews, Founder, Good Numbers
Welcoming Duncan Matthews, founder of Good Numbers, to Purposely Podcast - a purpose-driven fintech built to solve a problem Duncan couldn't stop thinking about after 15 years working in and around small charities in Aotearoa: why is it so hard for volunteer treasurers to do the basics? Good...
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SHORT 'Chasing Sustainability' Craig Pollard CEO Fundraising Radicals
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we’re back with fundraising strategist Craig Pollard – on mission creep, funding models, and why confidence might be the most underrated tool in the sector. Craig opens with a candid look at mission creep – that drift that happens when organisations become a…
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#289 'Unlocking New Zealand's Giving Potential', Simon Bowden, Head of Philanthropic Services, Forsyth Barr
In this episode of Purposely, Mark Longbottom sits down with Simon Bowden, Head of Philanthropic Services at Forsyth Barr. Simon has spent more than 30 years across the for-purpose sector, including nearly two decades leading the Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Today, he works with charities and...
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SHORT ‘High Value Fundraising’ Craig Pollard, Founder Fundraising Radicals Craig Pollard founder & CEO Fundraising Radicals
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, Craig Pollard, Founder of Fundraising Radicals, cuts through the noise on fundraising and brings it back to basics. He lays out a clear way to think about building funding partnerships. Start with your principles. Be clear on your purpose and values. Then get...
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#288 ‘Scaling Purpose Through Fixed Income' Jessica Zarzycki PM at Nuveen
Welcoming Jessica Zarzycki, Portfolio Manager at Nuveen and a leading voice in sustainable fixed income investing. In this conversation, she explains how fixed income, often seen as the steady part of a portfolio, can deliver reliable returns while also creating real social and environmental...
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SHORT 'From Transactions to True Partnerships', Craig Pollard CEO Fundraising Radicals
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we revisit insights from fundraising strategist Craig Pollard, looking at what it really takes to build meaningful, high-value partnerships in the social sector. He challenges a common assumption in fundraising that money is the ultimate sign of impact. In...
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#287 ‘Harnessing Football for Community Impact’ Marc Leckie CEO at Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
Welcoming Marc Leckie, who leads one of the UK’s most prominent football club foundations - part of the wider Premier League network of community charities. In this conversation, he explains how the Foundation uses the power of the club’s brand to deliver programmes that improve wellbeing, build...
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#286 'Leading A Corporate Foundation With A Difference', Rebecca Roberts Head of Simplicity Foundation
What if philanthropy wasn’t an add-on to business, but built into its DNA? In this episode of Purposely, we welcome Rebecca Roberts, Head of the Simplicity Foundation, to explore how one corporate foundation has embedded giving into its core model in a way that grows alongside the business....
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#285 UK to Aotearoa: Leading Policy and Philanthropy for Positive Impact with Rose Challies Founder Terra Nova Foundation
Welcome Rosie Challies to the Purposely Podcast. Rosie is the Founder of the Terra Nova Foundation, which is focused on environmental action and being a catalyst for positive change for people and planet here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Rose brings more than 20 years of international experience...
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#284 'How To Develop High Value Funding Partnerships', Craig Pollard CEO Fundraising Radicals
In this episode of Purposely, I’m joined by Craig Pollard, Founder and CEO of Fundraising Radicals, to talk about what it really takes to build high value funding partnerships that actually last. Craig brings three decades of experience working alongside civil society organisations and funders in...
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#283 'Community and Storytelling Driving Mission', Kiran Patel, Entrepreneur and Filmmaker
People connect with people, not causes. In this episode of Purposely, filmmaker and social entrepreneur Kiran Patel shares what charities and community organisations can learn from good storytelling and why authenticity matters more than polished campaigns. Kiran explains how strong stories give...
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#282 'The Power of Place-Based Giving', Eleanor Cater, CEO, Community Foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand
In this episode of Purposely Podcast, we’re joined by Eleanor Cater, CEO of Community Foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand, to explore how local giving can become one of the most powerful forces for long-term community change. Eleanor is deeply passionate about philanthropy, not as a lofty idea…
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SHORT 'When Values Meet Investing' Carey Church founder Moneyworks
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we revisit insights from a past guest working at the intersection of financial advice, ethics, and values-led investing. She reflects on the decision to formally position her firm as an ethical investor, not because clients demanded it, but because it reflected...
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#281 ‘Finding and Keeping Great Fundraisers’, Tilda Bostwick, Founder, Fundraising Talent Recruitment
In this episode of Purposely, Mark Longbottom sits down with Tilda Bostwick, founder of Fundraising Talent, to unpack what fundraising really looks like as a profession. How getting the right people into the right roles matters more than ever for charities. Tilda lifts the lid on how fundraising...
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SHORT 'Rethinking How We Give', Kirsten Kilian-Taylor, Head of Philanthropy at Perpetual Guardian
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we revisit insights from Kirsten Kilian-Taylor, Head of Philanthropy at Perpetual Guardian. Kirsten reflects on how giving in New Zealand is evolving, from traditional, tightly controlled models of trusteeship to approaches that allow more experimentation,...
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#280 'Care Beyond Profits' Mark Longbottom as Guest with Azoora Ali
This episode of Purposely is a little different. Instead of hosting the conversation, Purposely host Mark Longbottom is the one being interviewed — joining Azoora Ali on her podcast Care Beyond Profits. It’s a generous, wide-ranging conversation that gives listeners a chance to hear more about…
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SHORT: Returns, Risk and Purpose - Samuel Richards, MD, Brightlight Impact
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we revisit insights from Samuel Richards, exploring the role capital plays in creating social and environmental outcomes. Samuel makes a clear distinction between what we do with money and why we do it. Rather than seeing investors, philanthropy, and government...
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#279 Message from the Beach: Reflections on a Year of Purposely, Mark Longbottom
This episode is a little different. I recorded it while away at the beach with my family, fitting it in between swims, time with the kids, and the usual holiday chaos. Instead of the usual interview, this is just me taking a moment to reflect on the past year of Purposely Podcast and some of the...
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(2021) Founding a Billion-Dollar Purpose-Led Business — Bryan de Lottinville, Founder of Benevity
Revisiting the Story of Benevity with Founder Bryan de Lottinville In this revisited episode of Purposely Podcast, Mark Longbottom returns to a 2021 conversation with Bryan de Lottinville, founder of Benevity. Bryan is a purpose-led founder whose work has had a significant influence on how...
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SHORT 'Why Environment Matters in Healing', Simon Fulford Executive Director Parrott Creek
In this SHORT episode of Purposely, we revisit insights from Simon Fulford, Executive Director of Parrott Creek Child & Family Services, based in Portland, Oregon. Simon explains why rebuilding self-esteem and identity sits at the heart of working with young people who have experienced trauma…
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Lea Milligan former CEO at MQ Mental Health - In Memory 1985 - 2024
Revisited Episode (Recorded April 2021) A Tribute to Lea Milligan This revisited episode of Purposely is shared as a tribute to Lea Milligan, who passed away unexpectedly in April 2024. From Purposely host Mark Longbottom Before returning to this conversation, I wanted to pause and honour someone...
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Speaking with people of purpose, those making the world a better placePeople Inspired By Purpose - Purposely Podcast amplifies the stories of inspirational people from across the Globe, philanthropy leaders, founders and CEO's of nonprofits, charities, for purpose business leaders as well social entrepreneurs. They are often inspired by their own experiences. Join the Purposely team www.purposelypodcast.com
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