Virtue & Virtuosity
Hear from Charity Technology Guru, Stuart McSkimming, as he interviews CIO's, CTO's, Business leaders, Tech Experts and Industry Leaders about their experiences of how Charities and Not-for-profits are embracing the opportunities of Artificial Intelligence.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Stephanie Antonian - do we believe in AI like a religion
AI - and Artificial General Intelligence - both seem like they are all about Science and Technology. Yet, the way we talk about them, and the narrative in the media is so much more about belief than …
Debate - What benefits have we seen from CRM?
We are joined by three industry experts for this special debate - what benefits has the charity sector seen from CRM?
The panel for the debate is:
Laura Dawson, ex CIO from Higher Education (LSE), and …
How to Develop your Leadership Skills
This could be subtitled 'Holiday reading' - In this episode Stuart talks with Adam Scoot, leadership coach, and builds on some of the ideas from the previous episode. We talk about how aspiring leade…
What leadership skills are needed in Tech - with Vince Gratrick and Eleri Morgan
In today's episode, Stuart talks with a respected recruiter in the NFP Tech space - Eleri Morgan from Global Resourcing, and with Vince Gratrick who led Technology in Mencap, Age UK and United Respon…
Adapting to Change with Gerard McGovern
Stuart is joined by cohost Janani Sridharan where discuss the importance of really understanding your end-users, and not making assumptions.
The main interview is with Gerard McGovern who has led Tech…
Adrian Ruddock from National Citizen Service, with cohost Janani Sridharan
In the first episode of Season 3, we have an interview with Adrian Ruddock, Exec Director of Digital and Data at the National Citizen Service. We hear his experience over the past few months of shutt…
Series 3 Trailer
A new season of Virtue & Virtuosity starts on 3rd July - listen out for more great interviews on Tech in the world of charities and NFP's
Are you getting value from what you do?
Stuart talks with Adam Scoot, an expert in Value Stream Mapping about how organisations can identify what adds value and what doesn't. We think about examples in the charity sector - and discuss what…
Making an Impact - Simon Vaux, The King's Trust
Stuart talks to Simon Vaux, Head of Data and Analytics at the King's Trust and hears how they have developed their approach to data to help them understand how they make an impact
Buildathon - Building an AI workforce for the Charity Sector
Stuart interviews a variety of participants at an AI focused Buildathon with charities. At the event hosted by 42London, Stuart hears from students, charities, AI mentors and 42London all about their…
Focus, Focus, Focus, Focus, Focus - Bringing an Entrepreneurial mindset to larger organisations
Stuart is joined by Avril Chester - founder of Cancer Central, patron of SimPal and CTO at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, and also regular co-host Mary O'Callaghan.
In a wide-ranging chat we talk a…
Hackathons - how can charities benefit from them, and how companies can help
Stuart talks with Craig Hogan about his experiences of running hackathons with charities - and discusses how corporate partnerships can work better for both sides.
The Chief 'How' Officer - Panel Debate live at CITL Conference 2024
Live Panel Debate recorded at 2024 Charity IT Leaders Conference, hosted by Stuart McSkimming. Featuring Kevin Adams, Anna Hoskins and Giri Gopalan. The panel discuss the role of the CTO/CIO in organ…
Attracting great talent into the sector with Paul Smith and Jane Huntington
Stuart is joined by Jane Huntington from Guide Dogs who co-hosts this episode. There is an interview with Paul Smith, CIO at Amnesty International who talks about running great teams, recruiting tale…
Bonus Episode 1 - Season 1 Post Project Review!
In this episode Stuart reviews the best bits of the series with some of our regular listeners, including Sian Prime from the NSPCC, Arti Sharma from Nurture UK, and of course Tree Hall from Charity I…
Digital, Data and Technology as a Catalyst for Change with Trevor Gordon
Stuart talks with Chief Digital Technology Officer, Trevor Gordon, from Save the Children about what he's seen in how technology can effectively deliver for organisations. He reflects on what he has …
The Secrets of Successful Technology Delivery with Laura Dawson
Stuart is in conversation with industry veteran, Laura Dawson. They take a long hard look at what makes technology work for organisations, and what execs and trustees can be doing to improve how tech…
How Tech Innovation is improving Childcare in East Africa
Stuart co-hosts with Liz Gupta from BRAC Enterprises Tanzania. They discuss how technology is enabling innovation in Tanzania. Stuart interviews Jannik Henrick, Managing Director of Tiny Toto's - a s…
Think like a Start-Up
Stuart is joined by Mary O'Callaghan from BHF, who discusses some news on AI advances in predicting heart attacks. He then talks with Sanjoy Lobo MBE who is the CEO and founder of OnHand. He describe…
The Bigger Picture - Karin Woodley talks with Stuart about the role charity should be playing in the development of AI
Stuart discusses the bigger picture on AI, and where it is going. Stuart talks with Karin Woodley, Chair of the Race Equality foundation about her concerns with bias and AI - and also what the charit…