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IDPE podcasts

Our new podcasts provide snapshots of best practice, emerging trends and practical tips, to support and develop your school’s fundraising and engagement.

Listen now to inspirational speakers from across the education and charitable sectors.

Speakers		Summary	Listen
Lesley Dowdall Director of Development Withington Girls' School	Elinor Wood Development Manager Ardingly College	Louise Bennett, Joint CEO, IDPE, speaks to Lesley Dowdall and Elinor Wood about the impact of the work that development teams do for the school and wider community and how to demonstrate their added value, especially at this time.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Jo Beckett Joint CEO IDPE	Louise Bennett Joint CEO IDPE	Join IDPE’s Joint CEOs, Jo Beckett and Louise Bennett in conversation with Deputy Chair of IDPE and Director of Development at Warwick Independent Schools Foundation, Phillip Rothwell, sharing their key takeaways from IDPE Live.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Adrian Ballard Head of Foundation Sherborne School		IDPE’s Joint CEO, Louise Bennett, speaks to Adrian Ballard, Head of Foundation, Sherborne School, about how the school has reacted to the coronavirus situation, how they are reaching out to the school community and the challenges of working as part of a smaller team.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Tara George Development and Alumni Relations Director St Benedict's School		IDPE Joint CEO Louise Bennett speaks to Tara George, Development and Alumni Relations Director, St Benedict's School, about her school’s reaction to coronavirus, the importance and changes to internal and external communications and how her strategy for the rest of the year has changed.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Jo Ballantine Director of Development The Royal Latin School		Jo Beckett, Joint CEO, IDPE, is joined by Jo Ballantine, Director of Development, The Royal Latin School, to discuss how her school has responded to the coronavirus crisis, the most effective ways of communicating with the school community and the responses they’ve received.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Simon Lerwill Foundation Director Marlborough College		Jo Beckett, Joint CEO, IDPE, is joined by Simon Lerwill, Foundation Director, Marlborough College, to discuss how Marlborough College’s development office has been coordinating engagement with the local community, their priorities, and their biggest challenges during the coronavirus situation.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Susie Baker Director of Waynflete Office Magdalen College School		IDPE Joint CEO Louise Bennett interviews Susie Baker, Director of the Waynflete Office, Magdalen College School, about how her team has adapted to home working, how she is reaching out to the school community and her communication strategy during the coronavirus situation.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Melanie Bushell Development Director The Portsmouth Grammar School		IDPE Joint CEO Louise Bennett speaks with Melanie Bushell about the challenges facing development teams during the coronavirus situation, how Portsmouth Grammar School has reacted to the crisis and how she is continuing to engage with the school community.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Bill Abraham Director of Development University of London	Holly Peterson Head of Constituency Engagement University of London	Bill Abraham and Holly Peterson discuss their top tips for how schools can demonstrate the impact of philanthropic activity.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Emma McFadyen Head of Alumni Relations and Volunteering University of Exeter		Emma discusses how engaging your alumni in your careers programme can deepen the relationship with your alumni and support your students, including the main benefits and challenges she had to overcome in developing careers programmes.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Sean Davey Head of Foundation and International Business Development Reigate Grammar School	Nick Pettingale Director of External Relations Ellesmere College	In conversation with IDPE's CEO Jo Beckett, Sean and Nick discuss the opportunities for schools to franchise their brand overseas.	Listen to the full podcast recording
John Rux-Burton Founder and Managing Partner Rux Burton Associates		In conversation with IDPE's CEO Jo Beckett, John Rux-Burton, Founder and Managing Partner of Rux Burton Associates discusses setting up, and tips for developing, regular giving programmes.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Karen Hartshorn IDPE Chairman and Director of Development for Pangbourne College		Karen Hartshorn, IDPE Chairman and Director of Development for Pangbourne College, speaks to IDPE’s CEO Jo Beckett about what has changed for schools’ development over 20 years and what should be the focus for the future.	Listen to the full podcast recording
Ian MacQuillin Director Rogare: The Fundraising Think Tank		Ian MacQuillin, Director, Rogare: The Fundraising Think Tank, speaks to Phillip Rothwell about the importance of ethical theory and of being prepared when approaching ethical fundraising issues.	Listen to the full podcast recording Or choose a question... What is the Rogare Think Tank and what is it that you do? Can you share some examples of ethical dilemmas facing fundraisers in schools? Can you share some examples of when the balance between the rights of donors and beneficiaries have gone badly and an example of a good situation? Do you have any tips for heads and governors to ensure they are prepared when faced with ethical dilemmas?
Sarah Butterworth Assistant Head, Community Partnerships Director and Director of US Admissions Highgate School	David Goodhew Head Latymer Upper School	In converstation with IDPE Deputy Chair and Director of Development for Warwick Independent Schools Foundation, Sarah Butterworth and David Goodhew discuss the effect of partnerships and bursary programmes on their respective schools.	Listen to the full podcast recording Or choose a question... Sarah, can you tell us more about the partnerships you have developed at Highgate School? What have been the challenges and how have you overcome them? David, can you tell us about the bursary programme at Latymer and how it has made a difference? What does bursary fundraising mean to heads? How to you go about demonstrating the impact of partnership and bursary schemes to the wider community? Is there one piece of advice that you can give a school looking to strengthen their partnership or bursary programmes?
John Rux-Burton Founder and Managing Partner Rux Burton Associates		In conversation with IDPE's CEO Jo Beckett, John Rux-Burton, Founder and Managing Partner of Rux Burton Associates discusses the last 20 years of schools' development including the biggest changes and challenges schools have faced, and advice for schools' moving forwards.	Listen to the full podcast recording Or choose a question... What have been the biggest changes you’ve seen in schools’ development over the past two decades? What have been the greatest challenges that schools have come up against as the sector has grown? Where should development professionals and schools be focussing their time and resources moving forwards? What would be the one thing you suggest that schools focus on?
Philip Britton Headmaster Bolton School	Laura Firth Head of Development Bolton School	In conversation with IDPE’s CEO Jo Beckett, Philip Britton and Laura Firth, Headmaster and Head of Development, Bolton School, provide an insight into how they work together practically to achieve the school’s fundraising vision.	Listen to the full podcast recording Or choose a question... How long have you been working together? During that time, what are the major challenges you've faced and how have you overcome them? What were the building blocks to establishing trust in your relationship? What does your working relationship look like on a practical level? How do you go about engaging your wider internal community? What advice would you give a new Development Director or Head at a school to help them work collaboratively together?