NGO Soul + Strategy

About NGO Soul + Strategy

Welcome to my podcast NGO Soul + Strategy – a podcast for leaders of NGOs and other philanthropic organizations who are not satisfied with the status quo, are ready to look change right in the eye and who see themselves as leader-as-learner.

Publisher

Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Feb 2020

Latest episode

10 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

28 of 97 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   096: Leading Change at Scale: Oxfam International’s Journey with Amitabh Behar

   Summary In this final episode of NGO Soul + Strategy, Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken sits down with Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of Oxfam International—one of the most recognized and influential global NGOs. Together, they explore what it means to lead transformative change inside a large, complex confederation while navigating a shifting political, economic, and cultural landscape. Their conversation spans Oxfam’s ongoing change journey, its efforts to become a truly global organization roo...

2. 

   13 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   095: Time and Talent: Navigating the Nonprofit Sector’s Greatest Strategic Assets with Doug Trout

   Doug Trout, CEO of DRi Waterstone Human Capital, examines how nonprofits strategically manage talent, invest in leadership development, and build strong organizational culture in this interview.

3. 

   15 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   094. Breaking the Barriers to Innovation: Carlos Simon on Organizational Culture & Change in NGOs

   Innovation strategist Carlos Simon discusses organizational culture and change in NGOs, revealing how nonprofits can overcome obstacles and cultivate innovation-ready environments in an interview with Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken.

Inside a recent episode

096: Leading Change at Scale: Oxfam International’s Journey with Amitabh Behar

Published 10 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Is that what we're talking about here? Absolutely. So, that recognition that professional registered charity organizations are not going to deliver change. They can be an aid in that change, but it is the people who go through, people who really have their lived experiences of facing injustice, facing discrimination, facing inequality, other ones who eventually change the course of history. And therefore, playing a role in working with them, not in leading them, but working with them in helping them come together, mobilize, organize, build alliances, and alliances which go way beyond the traditional NGO alliances. […]

Who has been a guest on NGO Soul + Strategy

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Doug Trout
• Carlos Simon
• Jayanta Bora
• Andrew Henck
• Michael Randel

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

7,261

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

85

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