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What's the Chari-tea?
This is THE podcast for all charity and non-profit people. We're spilling the tea on what’s it’s really like to work in the third sector.
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Episodes
What's the Chari-tea?Charity Sector in 2026 - red or green flag..? WTC LIVE in London
Here it is. Our very first LIVE podcast recording from WTC LIVE! I was delighted to record this episode from Fair Shot Cafe in London with the wonderful…
What's the Chari-tea?What happens when you throw a not-networking event?
Last week we held our very first What’s the Chari-tea? LIVE event in London, and I’m still buzzing from it! Bringing charity people together in real life has…
What's the Chari-tea?How To Navigate The Charity Career Wobble
Ah the Charity Career Wobble - so common yet so little is it discussed. So I'm spilling the tea on what a Charity Career Wobble is, what it feels like and how…
What's the Chari-tea?We need to talk about Papyrus...
A bit of a voice note of an episode but I just needed to get my thoughts out on the situation with the closures of Papyrus (and also Reach Volunteering) and…
What's the Chari-tea?Why are charity people just…the best?
In this solo episode I am talking about all of you amazing charity people and why connection and community is so important. I'd love to see you at the next…
What's the Chari-tea?Is the Charity Career Ladder Broken?
I'm back with another solo episode this week and this one is all about the charity career ladder...is it broken? If you want to keep the conversation going you…
What's the Chari-tea?We need to stop telling charity people to be more resilient
Ok here are my thoughts on burnout and reflections on my conversation from Ep 1 with Dr Claire Ashley aka The Burnout Doctor. If you want to keep the…
What's the Chari-tea?"I don't sugarcoat volunteering" - Louise Dawtry & Rachel King spill the chari-tea...
Rachel King is the National Volunteering Manager for Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) charity. I was delighted to have her join me in the studio to…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? S02Ep04 - Louise Dawtry & Katie Stevens from Demelza
Katie Stevens is the Director of Clinical Services at Demelza Children's Hospice. I was delighted to have her join me in the studio to talk about her career…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? S02Ep03 - Louise Dawtry & Luke Barrow - CEO at Two Pints Deep
Luke Barrow is the Founder and CEO of Two Pints Deep, a mens mental health and suicide prevention charity. I was delighted to have him join me in the studio to…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? S02Ep02 - Louise Dawtry & Stef Sword-Williams - What is a Career Comedown?
This episode features the incredible Stef Sword-Williams, author of ‘F*ck Being Humble’ and ‘Career Comedown’, and professional development speaker. As well as…
What's the Chari-tea?S02Ep01 - Louise Dawtry & Dr Claire Ashley - The Burnout Doctor
Series 2 begins with Dr Claire Ashley, GP, burnout specialist and author of ‘The Burnout Doctor’ to cut through all the noise around the term burnout and help…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? with Louise Dawtry | S01Ep06 - That's a Wrap!
Series 1 of What’s the Chari-tea - that’s a wrap! In this episode I share my hot takes from the last 5 episodes of Series 1. Grab a cuppa and let’s chat…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? with Louise Dawtry | S01Ep05 - Emma Kirby
Emma Kirby is the Deputy Director of Digital at The National Lottery Community Fund, and has previously worked some other amazing organisations in both the…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? with Louise Dawtry | S01 Ep04 - Eleshea Williams
Eleshea Williams is the Social Media Officer at Amnesty International, LinkedIn Top Voice, Speaker and thought leader on social media marketing. I was…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? with Louise Dawtry | S01 Ep03 - Eloise Bell
Eloise Bell is the Director of People, Culture and Governance at Leeds Mind. She is also my wonderful manager and I was so grateful to have her join me on the…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? with Louise Dawtry | S01 Ep02 - Rob & Heather Huggins
Heather and Rob Huggins. Rob is founder and CEO of Liberdade, disability arts charity, and with Heather they also run Gosforth Civic Theatre. We talk about a…
What's the Chari-tea?What's the Chari-tea? with Louise Dawtry | S01 Ep01 - Louise Sleightholm
Louise Sleightholm is a Chartered Accountant by day, and the Wonder Woman by night! Not only does Lou have over 300k followers on her Instagram and TikTok…