Last week’s Digital Fireside with Solitaire Townsend was an amazing opportunity to learn from a sustainability trailblazer.

In our final gathering of 2023 we came together to support the well-known charity Pro Bono Economics, which aims to eradicate low wellbeing in the UK.

In our November 28th You're MarketingKind gathering Richard Wain, CEO of Vu Online and founder of the Positive Nature Network, led a discussion on scripting a better tomorrow. He shared with us his recently published book of poetry called Beyond the Brink is the Beginning and the concept of Thrutopia, which has inspired his writing.

1 in 4 women, 1 in 6 men and  3 in 4 transgender and non-binary people will experience an abusive relationship in their lifetime – that’s 2.3 million people in the UK each year.

Over the last few weeks MarketingKind members have been contributing their expertise to support the growth of Let Me Know, a charity helping young people build healthy relationships and prevent sexual abuse and violence.

In Tuesday’s xChange we welcomed the former global CEO of The Body Shop, David Boynton to MarketingKind.

Paul Skinner interviewed David to explore his perspective on The Body Shop's journey and the leadership challenges of growing a purposeful business in a crisis-prone environment.

In our November Digital Fireside with Tom Fishburne, The Marketoonist, we explored how humour can be used to bring people together, to overcome barriers and to hold a mirror up to more accurately reflect and hence be able to better address sensitive or difficult topics.

'77% of CEOs believe that if they are too empathic, they'll be​ perceived as being weak. I would characterise it as entirely the opposite. Being empathic can be a sign of great strength.'

This was one of the many brilliant insights shared by Minter Dial in our You’re MarketingKind on whether AI can help make us more human.

In our October Digital Fireside Rob Harrison-Plastow, CEO of Source Nine Insights, interviewed Dr Simon Western, to explore Eco-Leadership.

In our September Coffee with a Cause with worked with the incredible prevention-oriented charity Let Me Know.

In our September You’re MarketingKind with Marianne Harltey, author of Align & Shine, she led a guided meditation to help us connect to the heart. And from there we explored how we can create brands that align with our ideal clients and customers and drive meaningful change.

In 2021 we worked with the social enterprise TogetherintheUK to help promote their creative writing competition for migrants in the UK.

At the time Teresa Norman, Co-founder of TogetherintheUK, confided that they hoped to some day be able to publish a book of migrant stories.

In our September xChange Paul Skinner, founder of MarketingKind, interviewed Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, to better understand the purpose of a mayor.

In our August 29th You’re MarketingKind gathering members had the opportunity to reflect on how to turn their ideas into great business books with Steph Caswell, writing coach and author of Dare to Write.

85% of the population in Malawi lacks access to electricity. And Village Solar is on a mission to change that.

Sungeni signed up to our pro bono marketing matching platform and connected with Matt Tutt, digital marketing expert, experienced volunteer and MarketingKind member.

In our July Digital Fireside Paul Skinner interviewed Nathalie Nahai, an expert in psychology, persuasive tech and human behaviour and author of Business Unusual and Webs of Influence.

Several members who attended our July 5th You’re MarketingKind gathering with Rob Harrison-Plastow, CEO of Source Nine Insight, said it was their faviourite MarketingKind gathering so far!

In our June Coffee with a Cause we had the great pleasure of supporting Mentor Mums CIC, a social enterprise that helps make workplaces more effective at supporting working mums as they return from leave.

In our June 13th xChange Mindy Emsley and Paul Skinner interviewed Juliet Davenport, OBE, founder and former CEO of Good Energy and author of The Green Start-Up, to explore how we can all make our businesses better for the planet.

In our June You’re MarketingKind gathering Nikki Stones, VP of Marketing at CleanHub, introduced us to the amazing programmes they are running to clean up ocean villages and prevent plastics from entering the ocean.

In our May Coffee with a Cause members came together, led by Dr Chris Arnold, to support the work of We and AI.