What's the Chari-tea? – Details, episodes & analysis

Louise Sleightholm is a Chartered Accountant by day, and the Wonder Woman by night! Not only does Lou have over 300k followers on her Instagram and TikTok channels for @louscorporatelife, but she also Volunteers for SmartWorks Leeds and runs a social enterprise, Leeds Young Professionals. She opens up about her love of nonprofit life, her reasons for wanting to volunteer and how she came to co-found LYP.

If you've ever wondered what it's like to volunteer and how to make it work for you, and how to organise events on a shoestring budget whilst juggling social media content, then this is the episode for you! So grab a cuppa and settle in for this conversation - I really hope you enjoy and please let me know what you think!

FOLLOW LOU SLEIGHTHOLM:

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LEARN MORE SMART WORKS LEEDS:

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Heather and Rob Huggins. Rob is founder and CEO of Liberdade, disability arts charity, and with Heather they also run Gosforth Civic Theatre. We talk about a lot of aspects nonprofit life, the best bits; harnessing their passion for drama and dance to create something incredibly special for and with their community. But they also share vulnerable moments; the challenges of starting and scaling a charity, the experience of burnout, and the expectations put upon nonprofit people. We also share some giggles too - we are best friends after all!

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to set up a charity, and how to look after yourself and your colleagues to protect mental health and wellbeing then this is the episode for you! Thank you to Rosterfy for kindly sponsoring this episode.

FOLLOW GOSFORTH CIVIC THEATRE:

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FOLLOW WHAT’S THE CHARI-TEA?:

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Eloise Bell is the Director of People, Culture and Governance at Leeds Mind. She is also my wonderful manager and I was so grateful to have her join me on the What's the Chari-tea? sofa to talk all things nonprofit life. We discuss her path from the corporate world to the charity sector, her passion for health and wellbeing and how she ensures she demonstrates her boundaries to her teams.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to go from a corporate career to a purpose-led one, and how to develop equity, diversity and inclusion within your organisation whilst protecting your wellbeing then this one's for you! Thank you to Rosterfy for kindly sponsoring this episode.

FOLLOW ELOISE BELL:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eloisebell/

FOLLOW LEEDS MIND:

https://www.instagram.com/leedsmind/

https://www.leedsmind.org.uk

FOLLOW WHAT’S THE CHARI-TEA?:

https://www.instagram.com/whatsthecharitea/

FOLLOW LOUISE DAWTRY:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisedawtry/

FOLLOW ROSTERFY:

https://www.rosterfy.com

Read Rosterfy’s FREE guide on the role of technology in strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in volunteering by clicking this link

Eleshea Williams is the Social Media Officer at Amnesty International, LinkedIn Top Voice, Speaker and thought leader on social media marketing. I was delighted to have her join me (all the way from Surrey!) on the What’s the Chari-tea? sofa to talk all things nonprofit life. We talk about how Eleshea harnessed a passion for education and social justice into a career within the charity sector, as well as how nonprofit organisations can manage their brand both effectively and sensitively. As always we reflect on our own wellbeing and share thoughts on how to balance intense work with self-care. A huge thank you to Rosterfy for kindly sponsoring this episode.

CONNECT WITH ELESHEA:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleshea-williams-2146491a3/

FOLLOW AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK:

https://www.instagram.com/amnestyuk/

FOLLOW WHAT’S THE CHARI-TEA?:

https://www.instagram.com/whatsthecharitea/

CONNECT WITH LOUISE DAWTRY:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisedawtry/

FOLLOW ROSTERFY:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/rosterfy/

Read Rosterfy’s FREE guide on the role of technology in strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in volunteering by clicking this link

Emma Kirby is the Deputy Director of Digital at The National Lottery Community Fund, and has previously worked some other amazing organisations in both the charity world (Comic Relief, Yorkshire Cancer Research) and the private sector too (ITV, Skipton Building Society). Emma is incredibly knowledgable on all things digital transformation and we talk about this and more, including her experience of juggling life as a working parent with work and looking after her own wellbeing.

I love to hear your thoughts on each episode so please keep them coming! And if you can spare a few mins please leave us a review.

CONNECT WITH EMMA:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emkirby/

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND:

https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

FOLLOW WHAT’S THE CHARI-TEA?:

https://www.instagram.com/whatsthecharitea/

CONNECT WITH LOUISE DAWTRY:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisedawtry/

Series 1 of What’s the Chari-tea - that’s a wrap! In this episode I share my hot takes from the last 5 episodes of Series 1. Grab a cuppa and let’s chat through everything we learned from our 6 incredible guests that joined me for our very first series of the podcast. I also express my deepest thanks to you all for listening, sharing, commenting and supporting this journey.

Stay tuned for Series 2…coming soon!

I love to hear your thoughts on each episode so please keep them coming! And if you can spare a few mins please leave us a review.

FOLLOW WHAT’S THE CHARI-TEA?:

https://www.instagram.com/whatsthecharitea/

CONNECT WITH LOUISE DAWTRY:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisedawtry/

Series 2 begins with Dr Claire Ashley, GP, burnout specialist and author of ‘The Burnout Doctor’ to cut through all the noise around the term burnout and help us understand what burnout is, how we can prevent it and what we need to recover from it.

I love to read your messages about what has resonated on each episode so please do keep them coming! And if you can spare a few mins please leave us a review as it really helps to spread the word further about What’s the Chari-tea?

CONNECT WITH DR CLAIRE ASHLEY:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drclaireashley/

BUY ‘THE BURNOUT DOCTOR’ BOOK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Burnout-Doctor-Your-6-step-recovery-ebook/dp/B0D9ZN5H9V

FOLLOW WHAT’S THE CHARI-TEA?:

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CONNECT WITH LOUISE DAWTRY:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisedawtry/

LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT’S THE CHARI-TEA?:

www.whatsthecharitea.com

This episode features the incredible Stef Sword-Williams, author of ‘F*ck Being Humble’ and ‘Career Comedown’, and professional development speaker. As well as all this she founded a community support group called, This Might Help, offering support to those caring for people with mental health difficulties.I was delighted to have Stef on the show and discuss her experiences, insights and thought leadership that we in the nonprofit sector can utilise in our work. We talk about the importance of asking for help, the difference between capacity and capability, why creativity is one of the greatest skills we need, and what to do when your career no longer serves you.

I love to read your messages about what has resonated on each episode so please do keep them coming! And if you can spare a few mins please leave us a review as it really helps to spread the word further about What’s the Chari-tea?

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