Brace For Impact: Philanthropy in a Changing World
Brace For Impact: Philanthropy in a Changing World
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Welcome to the Brace for Impact podcast, hosted by Mary Rose Gunn, founder and CEO of The Fore, where we champion modern philanthropy in a changing world.
Our guests are a bold collective of visionary philanthropists, business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and experts who will share new ways of solving our country’s problems. Ways that work.
Most of us see the old, top-down models for change are struggling to keep up. This podcast will be shining a light on the change-makers creating social impact on the ground. People who are brave and are doing things differently. Because ultimately, we’re all working towards the same goal: To create a society that can solve its own problems.
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The show explores themes around modern philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and grassroots initiatives, featuring episodes like the debut conversation with philanthropist Sir Ken Olisa OBE discussing the transformative power of meaningful engagement in philanthropy and personal involvement in causes.

Welcome to the Brace for Impact podcast, hosted by Mary Rose Gunn, founder and CEO of The Fore, where we champion modern philanthropy in a changing world.
Our guests are a bold collective of visionary philanthropists, business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and experts who will share new ways of solving our country’s problems. Ways that work.
Most of us see the old, top-down models for change are struggling to keep up. This podcast will be shining a light on the change-makers creating social impact on the ground. People who are brave and are doing things differently. Because ultimately, we’re all working towards the same goal: To create a society that can solve its own problems.
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Our guest today is one of the UK’s leading private client lawyers, Millie Wallace, Senior Partner at London law firm Wedlake Bell. For the last 20 years, she’s guided high net worth individuals and families through some of the biggest moments of their lives, from business exits to succession planning and questions of legacy.
In this episode, Camilla strips away the legal jargon to talk tax, and uncover what really drives effective, modern giving behind closed doors. In this episode, Camilla strips away the legal jargon to talk tax, and uncover what really drives effective, modern giving behind closed doors.
Mary Rose and Millie lift the lid on the questions individuals and businesses should be asking their advisors to maximise the impact and efficiency of their donations, why Donor Advised Funds have become so popular with US-UK clients in recent years, and what the recent non-dom and capital gains tax changes could mean for wealth migration and the future of philanthropy in the UK.
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