{"id":33814,"date":"2022-09-06T12:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T11:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=33814"},"modified":"2022-09-15T16:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T15:03:11","slug":"why-a-digital-response-to-the-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/why-a-digital-response-to-the-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we need a digital solution to the cost of living crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently joined We Are Digital as their new MD. This comes after what seems like a lifetime of looking at P&Ls during which I realised I was losing touch with my true self; I had forgotten what my True North was.<\/span><\/p>\n

A meeting with two social impact investors was the meeting that changed my direction. As we sat talking, I realised they were not interested in my experience but spent a lot of time asking about my values and social impact. As I looked at my future, I was clear that I wanted to feel the same buzz and satisfaction I had in my early career. I now wanted an organisation that was focused on doing the right thing, where I could leverage my experience of working across sectors, taking the very best from the public, private and 3<\/span>rd<\/span> sector to achieve social outcomes. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was, for this reason, I entered the world of Social Impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

At We Are Digital, we are now 70 people and work with numerous partners across the UK. My new colleagues have already helped thousands of people in the last three years, overachieving 180% of their social value target and delivered in the region of \u00a329m of financial gain for residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

The problems and challenges, we want to address are huge:<\/span><\/p>\n

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