"Chasing Impact" with Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken

This is the third and final episode of a 3-part short podcast series in which MzN MD Chris Meyer zu Natrup and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken, Principal Consultant at Five Oaks Consulting, engage in candid, thought-provoking - and somewhat provocative - conversations about the future of the nonprofit sector and the mindsets and mental models that shape the organisations of today.
In part 3, “Chasing Impact", they ask themselves if nonprofits can truly make
and measure the impact they set out to achieve. They explore why some organisations do not
create the impact they desire despite the time and expenses they invest in their programs and
what they can do to create a more learning- and evidence-driven culture.
Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken bio: Tosca has worked on international development and civil society issues for 30 years, in practice, in academia and as an independent consultant. Her work with INGO leaders focuses on governance, change management, organizational culture, leadership development and organizational effectiveness of INGOs. While her practitioner background was mainly grounded in the international development sector, her research, senior leadership development as well as change management work has focused on clients across a multitude of sectors. Tosca is a public thought leader and co-author of the book ‘Between Power and Irrelevance: the Future of Transnational NGOs’ and host of the podcast NGO Soul+Strategy. She also founded an online course on virtual team leadership skills. The name of Tosca’s consulting practice, Five Oaks Consulting, is a translation of her difficult-to-pronounce Dutch last name. :-)
You can find the links to Tosca's services, podcast, blog and co-authored book here:

• Five Oaks overall consulting + coaching profile: https://5oaksconsulting.org/
• Podcast NGO Soul+Strategy: https://5oaksconsulting.org/podcast/
• Tosca's co-authored book ‘Between Power and Irrelevance: the Future of Transnational NGOs’ (2020, Oxford Uni Press, with George Mitchell, Hans Peter Schmitz as co-authors and Barney Tallack as a contributor): https://5oaksconsulting.org/book/
• Online course offering: Post-Pandemic Virtual Team Leadership Skill Essentials
• Tosca's blog posts as well as those of guest bloggers: https://5oaksconsulting.org/thoughtleadership/
• Tosca offers speaking engagements to staff, senior leadership teams and/or boards: https://5oaksconsulting.org/thoughtleadership/

Her full, fee- and cohort-based course "Post-Pandemic Virtual Team Leadership Essentials" is now also open for enrollment!: https://5oaks.teachable.com/p/virtual-leadership-course - Five Oaks wants you to experience what it’s like to once again find joy in your team leadership!
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