In this episode Jake Boomhauer, Board Member at Orbit Group & Policy Lead at Modern Methods of Construction at UK Gov joined us to dive into the topic of scaling social value within the social housing sector.

You'll get a chance to hear why housing associations are uniquely placed to scale social value, why we should be looking at social value holistically, and what steps those can take who are early in this journey.

00:00-3:22 Jake's experience with the sector and why he's passionate it about

3:23-04:34 Changes in the sector and what has impressed Jake

04:46-06:14 The areas that could be improved

06:16-08:29 What the organisations could do more of

08:42-10:50 Jake's experience with volunteering and its benefits

10:53-12:50 Reasons why organisations should care about social value

12:55-13:58 Advices to housing associations that are early on their journey

The Purpose Champions is an official podcast by Goodsted. Each month, Selin Yigitbasi-Ducker, Co-Founder and CEO of Goodsted will host guests who follow their purpose, and strive to create social and environmental impact for their stakeholders and communities.

These stories will be full of inspiration and insights for our community to learn from and take action to progress on their own purpose journey. You will also hear from leaders of impactful initiatives and have a chance to get involved in their mission by sharing your skills and time.