The Give to Profit Podcast

The Give to Profit Podcast

Hosted by: Alisoun Mackenzie: Author, Speaker & Business Mentor

Tune in every week for inspirational insights, tips, and stories from successful business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs who are doing good in the world. Alisoun Mackenzie and her guests share fascinating...

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E034 - Technology Makes Business Giving Easier with Iskren Kulev

New software apps are making it easier for individuals and businesses to donate to charities and to know the difference their donations are making.   In this episode I interview the founder of one of these companies,...
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E033 - Redefining the Role of Business with Bruce Walker

  Bruce Walker, Co-Founder of Future X, has been Redefining the Role of Business since embarking upon his entrepreneurial journey while at school.   Tune in to discover how we can all learn from the innovation and...
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E032 - Doing Well by Doing Good with Danny Witter

  Technology is making it easier for small businesses to embed fundraising and activities into every day business activities.   In this episode I interview Danny Witter from Work for Good that makes it easy and...
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What Does Your Business Stand For?

Increasingly doing good is no longer good enough when it comes to consumer, staff and investor expectations about the role of business.   In this podcast episode I share:    Why it's important for businesses of all...
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E030 - The Pitfalls and Benefits of Cause Marketing with Nada Fornier

  Cause marketing campaigns often start out with good intentions but don't always have intended impact.   In this episode I interview Nada Fornier who developed some of the most successful global cause marketing...
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E029 - TEDx Talk: Isn't Business an Opportunity to be Kind?

Listen to the audio version of the TEDx talk Alisoun delivered in February 2018. During this talk Alisoun shares how the work she did with young genocide survivors in Rwanda, and the fundraising she did for her...
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E028 - Daniel Priestley - Unleash Your Influence to Maximise Your Impact

The scope of your impact depends on how influential you are.   In this episode, I have an enlightening conversation with one of the world’s leading experts on entrepreneurship and business giving: Daniel...
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E027 - Can Giving be Good for Business with Alisoun Mackenzie

  One of the most common questions people ask is whether charitable giving is good for business. In this show Alisoun Mackenzie shares the strong business case for commercial businesses of all sizes to embrace social...
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E026 - Putting the Social into Enterprise with Thomas Gillan from Social Investment Scotland

As the distinction between businesses and social enterprises is becomes increasingly blurred all sorts of opportunities are emerging for businesses to tackle social problems. In this episode, I interview Thomas Gillan...
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E025 – Social Bite Cafes Working to Eliminate Homeless with Alice Thompson

Episode #25

  In this episode I interview one of the co-founders of a social enterprise called Social Bite, Alice Thompson. Social Bite may have started out as a socially conscious cafe but in only six years it's evolved into a...
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E024 - Cause Marketing for Small Business: How to Incorporate Fundraising into Your Marketing

Episode #24

  Following on from the last episode, in this episode Alisoun Mackenzie shares how small to medium size businesses can incorporate fundraising into their marketing. By following the simple nine step process Alisoun...
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E023 – 10 Common Fundraising Mistakes Small Businesses Make

Episode #23

    Incorporating fundraising into your marketing can be a powerful way to grow your business, feel good and make a difference in the world at the same time. But it doesn’t always work out as intended. In this first...
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