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Grab The MIC: Live!

Conversations with podcasters from across the not-for-profit world.

Live streamed conversations with good egg podcasters. We spotlight those who are doing brilliant things in our corner of the world. We show you the huge and exciting possibilities when it comes to podcasts in the Third Sector.

About

Charities, CICs, Social Enterprises or any other not-for-profit can create engaging,  great-quality podcasts. They don’t have to be expensive to make or boring for that matter! And we and our Third Sector buddies are here to show you how.

For example, we’ll speak to those that are using podcasts to give a voice to their beneficiaries, organisations who are showing off their incredible outcomes, or those that have answered an immediate need in their communities.

We want to inspire you to start your own podcast or perhaps give you some helpful hints and tips to boost or reinvigorate the one that you already have!

How to watch

  • Grab The MIC: Live is streamed live on twitter, Facebook and Linked In 
  • When you watch live, you can ask your questions direct to the guests
  • To watch on LinkedIn, either click the RSVP link (right) or head to our page here and find the event
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  • To watch on twitter, head to our page here on the day and time of the event and tweet will pop up with the live stream on it 
  • Grab The MIC: Live’s are recorded and uploaded onto our YouTube channel you can watch these below too

Coming up

  • Series 3 of Grab The MIC: Live is coming in late 2023 in the meantime catchup on Series 1 and 2 here 

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Carousel Radio

Charity: Carousel

Guests: Dave (Producer), Jason (Podcast star)

Giving the learning disabled community a voice through podcasts

What goes into making a podcast for and by the learning-disabled community?

This insightful conversation with the award-winning Carousel charity is so useful if you are looking to upskill and showcase the talents of your participants. Join Dave, Carousel’s Producer and podcast star Jason about how they plan content, record their Carousel Radio podcast and involve their community every step of the way.

The Carousel Radio podcast is made, presented and features the talent of Carousel’s learning-disabled artists. But how do they do it and why this approach is incredibly important to the charity?

Discover how they’re giving participants a voice and what the impact has been in this Grab The MIC: Live.

Listen to Carousel Radio here

Do More Good podcast

Guests: Kenneth (parkrun) and James (Sue Ryder) - podcast founders & hosts

Producing a podcast series jam-packed full of inspiring guest interviews 

The Do More Good podcast features inspiring conversations with third-sector leaders, including the likes of the Elton John Foundation, Tony’s Chocolonely, NSPCC, The London Marathon Trust and the Liverpool FC Foundation. But how do they plan and produce a show that’s just celebrated its 100th episode – and most importantly how do they get the best out of their guests?

Watch to discover more about co-presenting, prepping guests, research techniques, the editing process, what kit they use, tips for approaching podcasts if you want to be a guest and lots more!

Listen the Do More Good podcast here

Supporting Women in Social Enterprise

CIC: Flourish Together CIC

Guests: Nickala Torkington (Founder)

How podcasts can support your networks to grow, learn and thrive.

Flourish Together CIC are supporting their network of female social entrepreneurs to learn, grow and thrive through their podcast series ‘Supporting Women in Social Enterprise’.

We chat about how having a podcast has freed up their resources, offered content for their learning programmes, given everyday women a voice and platform to show off their skills and enterprise, how they incorporate podcasts into their funding bids and lots more.

Watch now to hear how Flourish are supporting their network of female entrepreneuers locally and beyond. 

Listen to the Supporting Women in Social Enterprise podcast here

Community reporting and podcasts

CIC: Yellow Jigsaw

Guests: Kirsty Day (Media Director) & Jean (Community Reporter)

Yellow Jigsaw CIC are training up their community reporters as roving podcasters! Discover how they’re doing community reporting with podcasts and the impact podcasting has had on their young ‘Media Cubs’ and older ‘Talking About My Generation participants (including Jean!) in this Grab The MIC: Live. 

We chat about what equipment they use, how they come up with content ideas, what impact podcasting has had on the reporters and the CIC and, how it’s helped developed new community reporting projects with kids! Watch now to discover more.

Listen the Talking About My Generation podcast here

The Log Books

Charity: Switchboard LGBTQ+ helpline

Guests: Tash Walker (co-host / producer)

Using your archive and existing content to raise awareness and impact.

Discover how the Switchboard charity didn’t have far to look when it came to creating content for their multi-award-winning podcast The Log Books

Find out how they created the podcast by delving into the content they already had, in abundance and at their fingertips. At the same time, creating awareness of both LGBTQ+ issues and their important service, which is still active and doing brilliant things to this day. 

We chat about having difficult conversations, ideal episode length, fundraising for podcast production and lots more helpful podcasting pointers.

Watch now to reveal the details behind this stunning podcast. 

Listen to the podcast here

That Great Manc Pod

Charity: Manc Spirit

Guests: Damian Carr (co-founder & podcast host)

Hear why Manc Spirit decided to take this approach and how successful it’s been.

Listen to the podcast here

Armchair Adventures

CIC: Made By Mortals

Guests: Andy Smith (founder)

Find out how they involve the real-life ideas and voices of their over 65’s amateur acting group every step of the way. From winning a British Podcast Award and becoming the first kids’ podcast available in-flight on all Virgin Atlantic flights, to thousands of listens from across the world – Armchair Adventures is one of the most popular kids’ podcasts in the world. No small feat for a tiny not-for-profit based just outside of Manchester, UK. Watch to find out how they did it.

Listen to the podcast here

Legacy Fundraising Chat

Fundraising consultancy: Persuasion

Guests: Sanita Guddu (founder & podcast host)

Listen to the podcast here

Children's University: Live

Charity: Children's University

Guests: Helen O’Donnell (CEO) & Liam Nolan (Head of Communications)

Listen to the podcast here

Fancy a chat about your podcast?

During series time, we do Grab The MIC: Live’s at least once a month. If you’re a podcaster in the not-for-profit world and are doing something innovative or interesting, get in touch and tell us more about it and we could feature you and your podcast in a future Grab The MIC: Live.

Contact MIC HERE

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