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Do One Better with Alberto Lidji in Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship

Listen to 300+ interviews on philanthropy, sustainability and social entrepreneurship. Hosted by Alberto Lidji, ex-Global CEO of the Novak Djokovic Foundation and Visiting Professor at Strathclyde Business School.

Developing Resilient Nonprofit Leaders: Madge Thomas, President of the American Express Foundation

31 mins; March 29, 2026

Dementia decoded: breakthroughs, risk reduction and the road to a cure. A conversation with Hilary Evans-Newton CBE, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK

31 mins; March 22, 2026

Turning Jobs into Degrees: How Work Based Learning Is Transforming Higher Education is the U.S.

31 mins; March 15, 2026

Secretary General, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Chris Lockyear: The Reality of Delivering Medical Care in the World’s Most Dangerous Places

32 mins; March 08, 2026

amfAR CEO, Kyle Clifford, on funding bold science to end HIV and unlock global health breakthroughs

30 mins; March 01, 2026

Nathan Atkinson, Co-Founder of Rethink Food in the UK on Removing Hunger as a Barrier to Learning

30 mins; February 22, 2026

Why Great Pilots Fail: The Hard Truth About Scaling Impact

33 mins; February 15, 2026

Brian San, Secretary General of the Institute of Philanthropy in Hong Kong: Building better philanthropy across Asia

27 mins; February 08, 2026

Caitlin Baron, CEO of the Luminos Fund: Rethinking What Is Possible in Education Across Africa

31 mins; February 01, 2026

Nick Temple, CEO of Social Investment Business: From Social Investment to £300m Youth Infrastructure and a Route to £1bn by 2030

27 mins; January 25, 2026

Peggy Dulany, philanthropist, member of the Rockefeller family and Founder and Chair of Synergos on leading change through collaboration

25 mins; January 18, 2026

Benjamin Perks, UNICEF's Head of Advocacy Child Development & Protection on the Global Caregiver Forum and the Science of Nurturing Care

29 mins; January 11, 2026

Surita Sandosham, President and CEO of Heifer International on Ending Hunger Through Locally Led Development

33 mins; January 04, 2026

Key Trends: How Philanthropy Transformed in 2025

7 mins; December 28, 2025

Brian Sommerlad, Chairman of CLEFT: Treating Cleft Lip and Palate Through Collaboration, Training and Trust

27 mins; December 21, 2025

Roger Federer Foundation's CEO, Maya Ziswiler, on their New Strategy and Achieving Philanthropic Impact

28 mins; December 14, 2025

Guy Cave, President of the Legatum Foundation on Creating and Launching Collective Philanthropy Funds

32 mins; December 07, 2025

Tom McPartland, CEO of ELMA Philanthropies, on Navigating a New Era in Global Health and Development

41 mins; November 30, 2025

Richard Sedlmayr, co-founder of the Agency Fund, on Achieving Social Impact Through the Power of Human Agency

25 mins; November 23, 2025

How Philanthropy Can Invest for Environmental Impact with Sarah Butler-Sloss, Founder and Chair of the Aurora Trust and Member of the Sainsbury Family

35 mins; November 16, 2025

Alberto Lidji at 350: The Highs, Lows and Lessons from Over Six Years of The Do One Better Podcast

25 mins; November 09, 2025

Trust for Public Land: Ensuring that Every Person in the United States Can Live Within A Short Walk of a Park, Trail, or Green Space

30 mins; November 02, 2025

Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet: Turning Business into a Global Force for Environmental Good

32 mins; October 26, 2025

Tom Szaky, Founder and CEO of TerraCycle, on Turning Waste into Value, the Future of Reuse, and Why Policy Is Key to a Circular Economy

34 mins; October 19, 2025

Anna María Chávez, President and CEO of the Arizona Community Foundation, on Philanthropy and Building a Culture of Giving Across Arizona

38 mins; October 12, 2025

High-Impact Corporate Giving: How Companies Can Drive Social Change Without Losing Focus

31 mins; October 05, 2025

Logan Herring, CEO of The WRK Group, on Community Transformation, Youth Empowerment & Breaking Cycles of Poverty

29 mins; September 28, 2025

Ari Simon, President of Tambourine Philanthropies on why the status quo in science funding is broken and how philanthropy can bridge today’s crisis while building a stronger system

38 mins; September 21, 2025

Prof. Jack Shonkoff on Connecting Science + Community to Transform Early Childhood Development

41 mins; September 14, 2025

David Reiling, CEO of Sunrise Banks, on Values-Based Banking, the Entrepreneurial Spirit and Expanding Financial Access

29 mins; September 07, 2025

CEO of New Philanthropy Capital, Jonathan Simmons on Why Giving Should Be Fun, Strategic and Accessible

30 mins; August 31, 2025

Smart Works CEO Anna Hemings on Empowering Women Into Work, Tackling Job Market Barriers and Driving Greater Gender Equality

26 mins; August 25, 2025

Lyft CEO, David Risher, on Leading with Purpose, Driving Social Impact, and Reimagining the Future of Rideshare

37 mins; August 17, 2025

Denis Mizne, CEO of the Lemann Foundation: Developing Brazil’s Next Generation of Changemakers

34 mins; August 10, 2025

Jeff Bradach, Co-Founder of Bridgespan, on Achieving Impact and the Shifting Role of Philanthropy in 2025

46 mins; August 03, 2025

Eleanor Harrison, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation, on Ethical Trade, Climate Action and Building Resilient Supply Chains

33 mins; July 27, 2025

Saurabh Taneja, CEO of the Akanksha Foundation, on Making Schools Great in India

34 mins; July 21, 2025

Inger Ashing, CEO of Save the Children International, on Protecting Children's Rights

33 mins; July 13, 2025

Emma Haddad, CEO of St Mungo's, on Solving Homelessness, Supporting Recovery, and Why No One Should Be Living on the Streets in 21st Century Britain

30 mins; July 06, 2025

Alison Covington AM, Founder and Managing Director of Good360 Australia, on Matching Spare with Need and Building a National Circle of Good Through Technology and Purpose

32 mins; June 29, 2025

Naina Batra, CEO of AVPN, on Launching ImpactCollab and Scaling Cross-Border Giving Across Asia’s Social Investment Landscape

28 mins; June 22, 2025

How Smart Policy, Behavioral Nudges, and Sustainable Investing Are Reshaping Retirement for Millions -- Mark Fawcett, CEO of Nest Invest

27 mins; June 15, 2025

Helen Mountford, President and CEO of the ClimateWorks Foundation, on Climate Philanthropy

35 mins; June 08, 2025

Fabio Segura, Co-CEO of the Jacobs Foundation, on Redefining Educational Impact Through Systems Change and Cross-Sector Collaboration in Ghana

35 mins; June 01, 2025

Philippa Charles, Director of the DFN Charitable Foundation, on Strategic Philanthropy, Disability Inclusion, Conservation, and Groundbreaking Myeloma Research

29 mins; May 25, 2025

Vishal Sunil, Co-Founder and CTO of Rocket Learning on Using AI to Scale Early Childhood Education Across India

28 mins; May 18, 2025

Josh Aviv of SparkCharge and Matt Petersen of LACI on Scaling Mobile EV Charging Through Cleantech Innovation and the Power of Climate-Focused Incubation

31 mins; May 11, 2025

Shloka Nath, CEO of the India Climate Collaborative, on Scaling Breakthrough Climate Solutions

27 mins; May 05, 2025

Nicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director of Canopy, on leveraging the global marketplace to catalyze large-scale forest conservation

30 mins; April 27, 2025

Jordana Barrack, Executive Director of the Mighty Arrow Family Foundation: Empathy and the Learning Journey in Philanthropy

28 mins; April 20, 2025

Christopher Coritsidis, Founder of the Opus 1 Foundation, on harnessing the arts to drive positive change, foster well-being, and connect people

29 mins; April 13, 2025

Pia Rebello Britto, Global Director of Education at UNICEF, on Climate-Driven Disruption of Education and the Global Learning Crisis

31 mins; April 06, 2025

Baroness Joanna Shields, Founder of the WeProtect Global Alliance, on Tackling Online Child Exploitation and Building a Safer Digital World for the Next Generation

32 mins; March 30, 2025

Tiffany Yu, CEO and Founder of Diversability: How to Build a Disability Inclusive World

31 mins; March 23, 2025

Valeria Scorza, CEO of Fundación Avina, on Driving Collaborative Action for Sustainable Development

27 mins; March 16, 2025

A Partnership for Inclusion: Special Olympics and The Coca-Cola Company's Shared Mission to Change the World

37 mins; March 09, 2025

Fay Twersky, President and Director at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, on Accelerating Giving and Tackling Society’s Biggest Challenges

32 mins; March 02, 2025

Doug Griffiths, President of the Oak Foundation, on the Power of Philanthropy

34 mins; February 23, 2025

Mohamed Osman, CEO of Spring Impact, on Scaling Social Innovation

27 mins; February 16, 2025

Shamina Singh, Founder and President of Mastercard's Center for Inclusive Growth: Economic Inclusion and the Entrepreneurial Spirit

31 mins; February 09, 2025

Danil Mikhailov, Executive Director of Data.org, on AI for Social Impact

31 mins; February 02, 2025

Leslie Johnston, CEO of the Laudes Foundation, on Driving Systemic Change for Climate Action and a Just Transition

33 mins; January 26, 2025

Interview with David Lynch: filmmaker and creative genius. A tribute to David Lynch 1946-2025

39 mins; January 19, 2025

Harriet Oppenheimer, Chief Executive of RNID, on Advancing Hearing Health, Breaking Stigma, and Innovating Care

31 mins; January 12, 2025

Maharshi Vaishnav, CEO of Educate Girls: ensuring every girl in India can realise her right to education

31 mins; January 05, 2025

New Year's Special: Thoughts on Strategy, Fundraising and the Search for Talent

8 mins; December 29, 2024

Lisa Hamilton, President and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation: Empowering and Supporting Youth

28 mins; December 23, 2024

Mark Norbury, Chief Executive of UnLtd, on Backing Social Entrepreneurs and Transforming Communities Through the Growth Impact Fund

28 mins; December 15, 2024

Ella Gudwin, CEO of VisionSpring, on the Transformative Power of Eyeglasses to Boost Livelihoods, Productivity, and Economic Development

38 mins; December 08, 2024

John O'Brien and Lucy Knill of Anthropy: Exploring the Future of Britain in the World

32 mins; December 01, 2024

Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation: The Role of Transcendental Meditation (TM) in Tackling Chronic Stress and Improving Health

32 mins; November 24, 2024

Lior Ipp, CEO of the Roddenberry Foundation, on Elevating Small, Locally-Led Organizations Driving Systems Change

34 mins; November 17, 2024

Nick Grono, author of 'How to Lead Nonprofits' and CEO of the Freedom Fund, on the Complexities of Nonprofit Leadership

34 mins; November 10, 2024

Sidsel Kristensen, CEO of the LEGO Foundation, on Playful Learning, Collaborative Philanthropy, and Building Impactful Partnerships

38 mins; November 03, 2024

Geoff Wilson, Australian philanthropist, on innovative funding for social impact: Pioneering Pro Bono Investment Models and Scaling Philanthropy

32 mins; October 28, 2024

Dr Simon Lyster, Chair of the Essex Local Nature Partnership, on Nature Recovery and Biodiversity Gains

30 mins; October 20, 2024

Jared Blumenfeld, President of Waverley Street Foundation on Tackling Climate Change

35 mins; October 13, 2024

CEO Roundtable Discussion: The Entrepreneurial Mindset to Drive Social Impact

71 hours 27 mins; October 06, 2024

Catherine Johnstone, CEO of Royal Voluntary Service: Launching a Volunteering Marketplace and Civic Engagement

35 mins; September 29, 2024

John Goodwin, Executive Chairman of the Learning Economy Foundation, on Driving Systemic Change in Education and Employment with Emergent Technologies and Verified Digital Credentials

34 mins; September 22, 2024

Patrick Dunne and Rebecca Robins, co-authors of Five Generations at Work: How We Win Together, For Good, explore the dynamics of multigenerational collaboration in today’s world

32 mins; September 15, 2024

Sebnem Sener, Head of Private Finance for the SDGs at UNDP’s Sustainable Finance Hub, on Closing the $4.2 Trillion SDG Financing Gap and Driving Impact in Emerging Markets

31 mins; September 08, 2024

Geraldine O'Callaghan, Director of the World Food Programme Global Office, on Bridging the Widening Gap Between Global Hunger Needs and Available Resources

30 mins; September 01, 2024

Jessica Anderen, CEO of the IKEA Foundation: Driving Global Change through Sustainable Livelihoods, Renewable Energy, and Value-Based Partnerships for a Better Future

38 mins; August 25, 2024

Dedo n Ba, Director of Strategy of the Segal Family Foundation, Discusses Strategic Philanthropy, African Social Entrepreneurs, and Building Collaborative Ecosystems

27 mins; August 18, 2024

Luke Thomas, CEO of World Child Cancer: Bridging the Gap in Pediatric Cancer Care

26 mins; August 11, 2024

Naghma Mulla, CEO of the EdelGive Foundation, on supporting grassroots organisations in India

32 mins; August 04, 2024

Jo Maugham KC, Founder and Director of the Good Law Project: leveraging the law to change the world

37 mins; July 28, 2024

Danny Sriskandarajah, CEO of the New Economics Foundation, on his new book "Power to the People", Universal Basic Income and creating a better future

28 mins; July 21, 2024

Sarah Bouchie, CEO of Helen Keller Intl on Combating Global Blindness, Malnutrition, and the Impact of Climate Change

31 mins; July 14, 2024

Kieron Boyle, CEO of the Impact Investing Institute, on creating a fairer, greener, and more resilient future

28 mins; July 07, 2024

Jon Rosser, Chair of the Single Homeless Project, on the systemic undercounting of women experiencing homelessness.

27 mins; June 30, 2024

Tony Hulton, CEO of Walking with the Wounded: Supporting Veterans

34 mins; June 23, 2024

Geoff Ibbotson, Executive Director of the Global Surgery Foundation, on Strengthening Surgical Care Systems and Empowering Global Health

32 mins; June 16, 2024

Cameron McCollum, Director of the Sudreau Global Justice Institute at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, on justice system reform in Africa

31 mins; June 09, 2024

Honor Wilson-Fletcher, CEO of the British Exploring Society, on inequality of access to the great outdoors and transforming lives

29 mins; June 02, 2024

John Craven, former Director of the UK’s Social Mobility Commission and current Executive Officer of System 2, on driving social mobility.

26 mins; May 27, 2024

Mark Russell, CEO of the Children’s Society, on launching a new hub for children, celebrating a £1M grant from BBC Children in Need and making a positive impact!

31 mins; May 19, 2024

Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM): Launching a new global strategy and tackling the SDGs

29 mins; May 12, 2024

Frank Aswani, CEO of the Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), on creating an impact ecosystem in Africa

31 mins; May 06, 2024

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