The Social Change Pod

032: Fair Pay for Lived Experience: Lessons from Bristol City Council

Today we are talking about the mammoth topic of Payment for Involvement, part of our Payment for Involvement podcast series that we’ve been running over the past couple of months since the launch of the payment for Involvement playbook [https://thesocialchangeagency.org/resources/payment-for-involvement-playbook/]. In the previous episode, we explored why it’s so important for organisations to recognise and value lived experience [https://thesocialchangeagency.org/blog/paying-for-lived-experience-benefits-welfare/] and to pay people for their involvement. In this episode we’re joined by three, absolutely brilliant guests from Bristol City Council. They share their journey of creating and implementing a payment for involvement policy in a local authority and discuss the practicalities of how you actually pay people as well.This episode is really jam packed with insightful learnings from their first hand experience. So whether you’re from a local authority, a nonprofit, or really just any organisation that’s looking to engage more equitably and fairly with the communities that you’re serving, you won’t want to miss it. Want help designing a fair and equitable payment for involvement policy for your organisation? Get in touch to find out how we can help. Hosts: Saoirse Barry, The Social Change Nest [https://thesocialchangenest.org/] Guests: Robyn Taylor, Megan Belcher and Ellie Stevens from Bristol City Council Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music

031: Payment for Involvement - When Compensation Affects Benefits

What happens when you compensate people for their involvement, but doing so negatively impacts their eligibility for government benefits?   Together, we'll unpack why paying people for their lived experience is the right thing to do, but also explore the challenges of doing this effectively without disrupting people's benefits.   This is something we've been grappling with as an organisation for the last six months, and over the course of this three part mini-series we'll be sharing everything we've learned along the way.   p.s. Keep a look out for the launch of our free 'Payment for Involvement Playbook'. Designed to help you create a fair payment for involvement policy for your organisation. Hosts: Julia Fausing and Rachel Krengel, The Social Change Agency Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music

030: Join our board as a Non-Executive Director

Are you a renegade anarchist who loves rules, compliance and risk management? We're looking for a new Non-Executive Director to join The Social Change Nest board. In this episode Pete Treganna (Non-Executive Director) and Sapna Patel (Operations Director) discuss what the role involves and why we'd love for you to apply! Interested in being on the board of The Social Change Nest [https://thesocialchangenest.org]? Find out more and apply at https://thesocialchangenestorg/vacancies/ [https://thesocialchangenest.org/vacancies/] Host: Pete Treganna and Sapna Patel, The Social Change Agency/Nest Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music

029: We're in this together - Reflecting on movement trends in 2023

Tactics employed by social movements are evolving, strikes are enjoying unprecedented levels of public support, and communities are increasingly taking matters into their own hands. Anya Stern and Aggie Taylor discuss some of the movement trends they've been observing in 2023. What trends have you been noticing? Share your thoughts by tagging us on Twitter @SocialChangeAg Host: Anya Stern and Aggie Taylor, The Social Change Agency Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music

028: What makes an effective protest movement with James Ozden from Social Change Lab

Esther Foreman and Rachel Krengel from The Social Change Agency meet up with James Ozden, Director at Social Change Lab to explore what it takes to build an effective protest movement. Topics covered include: - why some protest movements flourish (and some don't) - whether disruptive tactics work - the importance of shared identity and collaboration - the need for more funding to be directed to towards social movements - how to avoid volunteer burn out - and much, much more! You can find out more about Social Change Lab at socialchangelab.org and find James Ozden on Twitter at @JamesOzden. Visit us at thesocialchangeagency.org Follow us on Twitter at @SocialChangeAg Host: Esther Foreman and Rachel Krengel, The Social Change Agency Guests: James Ozden, Social Change Labe Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music