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Take on BoardRoles and Responsibilities mini-series: Ellen Webb explains board and committee chartersToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Ellen Webb about board and committee charters. This is one of the ‘roles and responsibilities’ episodes – a mini-series into the roles and responsibilities of board directors covering board charters, delegations, board reports, policies, and the relationships between the board and CEO. Ellen is on the boards of Gender Equity Victoria and Robert Connor Dawes Foundation and she is the Company Secretary for Cancer in Kids at the Royal Children's Hospital. She has previously been on the boards of Buchan Bush Nursing Association, Australian Shared Services Benchmarking...2024-10-2926 min
RadiotherapyRobert Connor Dawes Foundation, Paediatric Brain Tumours, and Penetrative Brain InjuriesLiz Daws OAM, CEO of the Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation, discusses the origin of the RCD Foundation and its work supporting the research and care of patients with paediatric brain tumours, and canvasses the upcoming Connor's Run event on September 10; Professor Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld, Senior Neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at The Alfred and Professor of Surgery at Monash University, shares his research into the management and treatment of traumatic and penetrative brain injuries; and the team discuss recent research on the correlations between brain volume, brain pathways, and mental health illnesses, and unpack the Matildas' injury...2023-08-2052 min
Making Waves - Robert Connor Dawes FoundationDavid HansenLIz Dawes speaks to David Hansen about his involvement in Connor's Run and reminisce about how it all started, the fun times and some of the more stressful times.
2022-08-0835 min
Making Waves - Robert Connor Dawes FoundationMarek BirchleyAs we celebrate 10 years of Connors Run and the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation Liz speaks with Marketing genius Marek Birchley who has been with us since the start, and played a huge role in creating a fun but meaningful brand and marketing strategy to maximise fundraising to support brain matters and beat the number one cancer killer of young people.2022-05-3130 minMaking Waves - Robert Connor Dawes FoundationDr Kim WarkLiz talks with Dr Kim Wark, an experienced Researcher and Research Manager, who now is our new Research Manager for the RCD Foundation. Liz discusses with Kim all the exciting projects the foundation is currently supporting and the RCD research strategy for the next 5 years.2021-12-1649 minMaking Waves - Robert Connor Dawes FoundationDr. Michael PradosLiz speaks with Dr. Michael Prados, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Director of Translational Research in Neuro-Oncology at UCSF. In 2012 he created Pacific Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) , a multi institutional consortium of 15 major academic centres across the US and now internationally, including Australia.2021-12-1338 minMaking Waves - Robert Connor Dawes FoundationDr. Adam ResnikLiz interviews Dr. Adam Resnick from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where he is the Director of Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine. Liz talks to Adam in a fascinating discussion about data sharing, international collaboration and what motivates one of the world’s best brains working on the brain.2021-12-1337 minMaking Waves - Robert Connor Dawes FoundationDr. Jason CainDr. Jason Cain from the Hudson Institute of Medical Research sits down with Liz to talk about his work, and latest developments in discovery research and clinical trials.2021-12-1334 minMaking Waves - Robert Connor Dawes FoundationDr. Misty JenkinsDr. Misty Jenkins is the Laboratory Head, Division of Immunology, at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Liz speaks with Misty about her work that we are supporting, the importance of collaboration and the exciting new developments that her and her team are working on.2021-12-1325 minMaking Waves - Robert Connor Dawes FoundationDr. Jordan HansfordLiz talks with Dr. Jordan Hansford, a clinical oncologist specialising in children with brain cancer who works at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. Liz discusses with Jordan the work of his that we are supporting and navigating his way through COVID-19.2021-12-1324 min
The Compeat WaffleBeing Fearless in the Face of Grief with Liz Dawes from the RCD FoundationLiz Dawes is one of the most kind hearted and passionate people we've had the pleasure of chatting to here on the Compeat Waffle.
After her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013 Liz battled on and rallied for her community, founding both the Robert Connor Dawes foundation and Connor's Run. Which have grown to be both the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia and the largest paediatric brain cancer event with over 4000 participants.
In today's ep she delves into her story, her son's battle with brain cancer and her grief with a warmth...2021-07-2850 min
Going The Extra MileTo Connor with Love, the RCD JourneyDriven by the love for her son Connor – The journey of the Dawes family is a testament to this wonderful Bayside person. A savvy businesswoman and passionate about helping her community, Liz Dawes founded the Robert Connor Dawes foundation after her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013. She has grown the charity to be the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia. As CEO and Chairwoman of the board, Liz now manages Connor’s Run, the country’s largest paediatric brain cancer event with 5000 participants, and has been crucial in lobbying the Federal Government to sec...2021-06-3025 min
Stuck for IdeasS2 EP.7 - Liz Dawes - Founder, Robert Connor Dawes FoundationLiz Dawes Liz Dawes founded the Robert Connor Dawes foundation after her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013. She has grown the charity to be the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia. In eight years they have raised $5.7million. Liz: https://rcdfoundation.org/ https://rcdfoundation.org/music-therapy/ https://rcdfoundation.org/aim-brain/ Weekly Inspiration: www.thepadproject.org Film: Period. End of Sentence. Available on Netflix & Youtube Book: Kate Mosse - City of Tears Women in History: #womaninhistory / @katemosse
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Let's Just TalkOlivia Wells, Former Miss Universe, and I Talk About Empowering Women and Finding Your PassionWith my move to Perth taking a left turn with a need to now isolate for the next 14 days and having to deal with the ramifications that brings with it, I thought I would go into the vault to bring out an episode from July of 2017.
In this episode I spoke to Olivia Wells, who at the time was a 4th year medical student at Monash University, Former Miss Universe Australia (2013) and current mentor for the Miss Universe Australia program.
She was also an Ambassador for The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation, The OTIS Foundation and board member for Blue Ribbon...2021-01-0345 min
Small But Mighty Podcast for Non-ProfitsFrom Small to Mighty: The success of Liz Dawes & RCD FoundationPaediatric brain cancer is the number one disease killer of young people. When Liz Dawes’s son Robert ‘Connor’ Dawes passed away in 2013 from brain cancer at the age of just 18, she was moved to create the RCD Foundation to tackle the awful disease. In this episode, Bianca chat to Liz about the journey of losing her son, how the organisation went from being small and volunteer-run, to raising millions of dollars to tackle paediatric brain cancer and how they reinvented fundraising events in a COVID-19 world.Liz was nominated for Australian of the Year in 2017...2020-12-1048 min
Seize the YayLiz Dawes // Connor's Run, combating cancer and creating legaciesThis week’s episode is another one of many that’s been shuffled around and pushed back for various reasons, but that has ended up coming out just when I think our guest’s insights are most powerful. A big part of seizing your yay is acknowledging that both the best and worst times of our life play a role in our journey and If we ever needed some guiding words on turning adversity, uncertainty and grief into something positive, Liz Dawes is your woman.Like many of our guests, I loved diving into her ea...2020-07-2252 min
A Couple of Creativeswhat to do when you snapEverybody snaps sometimes! The pressures of running a business, managing a social brand, and maintaining personal relationships have caused us to snap. In this episode we share stories of times that we lost it, how we dealt with it, and our advice to prevent yourself from snapping.
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2020-01-0644 min
Get BookedThis Story Is BonkersAmanda and Jenn discuss Spanish history, mythology retellings, and more holiday recs in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder journal, the Read Harder Challenge, and Libro.fm.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.FeedbackTurtles All th...2019-12-1945 min
The Understanding Boys PodcastLiz DawesLiz Dawes is a savvy businesswoman and passionate about helping her community. Liz founded the Robert Connor Dawes foundation after her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013. Five years on, she has grown the charity to be the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia. As CEO and Chairwoman of the board, Liz now manages Connor’s Run, the country’s largest paediatric brain cancer event with 4000 participants, and has been crucial in lobbying the Federal Government to secure funding for a disease which kills more young people than any other cancer.2019-09-1129 min
Success Stories from Catherine RobsonLiz DawesLiz Dawes is the fearless founder and CEO of the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation, an organisation she started to honour her son Connor who lost his battle with brain cancer in 2013.In this episode of Success Stories, Liz Dawes opens up to Catherine Robson about how she turned her loss into her greatest mission. Liz has well-practiced thoughts about keeping a positive attitude even when it seems impossible. She has learned the ins and outs of setting up a charity organisation, from the colour scheme to the logo which has a special meaning to Connor and the Dawes family.2019-03-2832 min