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12/10/2026

In this fascinating DAYS LIKE THESE video podcast Paula Glover explains there is a 'legitimisation process' that employees go through before they will participate in an employee volunteering programme.

Paula is doing a PhD in Employer Supported Volunteering and she took time out of her busy schedule to share some of her learning and insight to date.

We encourage everyone who has an interest in this area to check out what she has to say. Freely available on multiple platforms:
YouTube - https://lnkd.in/eRRp26UK
Spotify - https://lnkd.in/eRzrg_cr
Apple (audio only) - https://lnkd.in/eNc3taai
Amazon Music (audio only) - https://lnkd.in/eNi3VEXY

To find out more about Paula's research:
https://lnkd.in/e-DCjATu

To participate in her research, please email her: [email protected]

06/10/2026

Is corporate volunteering just a jolly?

Lisa Quinn from non-profit broker Team UP discusses this in our DAYS LIKE THESE video podcast, along with what is needed for an impactful employee volunteering.

Full episode with Lisa can be found on the following platforms:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qac8YTESNSg

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uuWJGXFuZghu20yOW2mgD?si=CE0zp4OvTLugd59CNv-C_A

Apple (audio only): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/days-like-these/id6815608162?i=1000791450557

Amazon Music (audio only): https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/7c35ab1d-43dd-4e58-9831-5af7218d6a95/episodes/4b7a2ce9-de18-49fb-b6b1-9f634fe53965/days-like-these-01---lisa-quinn-from-team-up-broker-perspective

30/09/2026

DAYS LIKE THESE is now live! Our dedicated employee volunteering video podcast is now freely available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple with 4 launch episodes (links below).

We estimate that employee volunteering contributes approximately £1 billion of impact every year in the UK but no-one talks about this growing activity? Well, we are changing this and we are talking to everyone involved to help shine a light, share good practice and to understand challenges to help grow employee volunteering even further.

Podcast hosts Dominic Pinkney and Martyna Bielecka will be interviewing someone new each month and to kick off we have 4 great interviews you can access:

1 - Lisa Quinn "Goat Whisperer" from Team UP in Camden (Broker perspective)

2 - Paula Glover who is doing a PhD in employer supported volunteering with some fascinating early learning to share

3 - Matt Hobbs shares insight about successfully developing an employee volunteering programme at a SME company

4 - Alexandra Lander discusses importance of leadership buy in for employee volunteering (Business perspective)

Current and new podcast episodes will be free to access on the following platforms:
YouTube - https://lnkd.in/eXpMcSwR
Spotify - https://lnkd.in/eqyzU-aG
Apple (audio only) - https://lnkd.in/eSWRagku

If you have any questions or suggestions you would like the podcast to cover and people to interview, please let us know: [email protected]

30/09/2026

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