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Make An Impact Podcast is the podcast for you if you're a social entrepreneur or purpose led business owner, or desire to be one, and want to be inspired to make a bigger impact on people and the planet.Heidi Fisher MBE talks to social entrepreneurs who have set up all kinds of enterprises, and finds out more about how they are successfully running their social enterprises, and making a positive impact in the world.In the conversations you'll find out what they are doing so you can develop your social enterprise using their practical tips, why they do what they do, the impact their social enterprise has and how they measure their impact, and more.There's also exclusive interviews with Heidi where she shares her tips and knowledge around social enterprise and impact measurement.#socialenterprise #impactmeasurement

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No Child Should Carry their Life in a Bin Bag - Dave Linton, Madlug

October 07, 2019 • Heidi Fisher • Season 1 • Episode 8

We've all heard stories which have horrified us.

But when Dave Linton was told how most children in care transport all their possessions - their lives - in black bin bags, he wasn't only shocked and appalled. He resolved to do something about it.

Dave, a former youth worker, launched social enterprise Madlug CIC to give dignity to children in care.

Madlug stands for Make a Difference Luggage and makes "incredible bags." For every Madlug bag bought by a member of the public a giving bag, centred around the needs of children in care, is donated.

In this inspirational episode, Dave covers:

His lightbulb moment and why he launched Madlug
Starting the business with just £500 and where he focused his energy first
The most difficult challenge he faced to get the business up and running
How Madlug grew
Its impact so far, not only from giving over 10,000 bags to children, but further impact too
Future plans
Advice for other social entrepreneurs

Hi, I’m Heidi Fisher, the host of the Make an Impact Podcast. I'm an impact measurement expert, passionate about helping you make a bigger impact in the world by maximising the impact your services have.

I can help you to measure, manage and communicate the impact you have better to funders, investors, commissioners and other stakeholders, and to systemise your data collection and analysis so that it frees up time and doesn’t become an additional burden.

I love helping you to measure social and economic impacts, including Social Return on Investment or value for money assessments, as part of understanding the change you make to peoples’ lives.

You can get in touch via LinkedIn or the website makeanimpactcic.co.uk if you’d like to find out more about working with me.