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Make change happen and have a lasting impact. Find tips and advice on how others have tackled social issues and avoided common pitfalls.
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Lessons in Making Change Happen: Stop, Look, Listen!
How user research helped us build a better digital tool.
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How should local government support community action?
Three lessons from successful community partnerships: Black Thrive, Essex Recovery Foundation and Reset. From the 750,000 GoodSam volunteers registered in just four days to the millions of people who have joined local groups, it’s...
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Fostering change as a small foundation
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Two years ago, Treebeard shifted its strategy away from funding work which generated improved outcomes for the individual and towards work that focused on the system and thereby had the potential to effect wider social change.
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Are you all on the same page?
4 minute read
It takes a diverse group of people to make change happen. So how can you agree on what you’re working towards? Emily Bolton shares a useful exercise.
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How to get started in systems change
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Emily Bolton shares a method to kick-start your approach, ask the right questions and ensure you have all your bases covered.
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System change in practice: Building a common understanding
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Harriet Ballantine shares an essential resource for generating those practical conversations that get the ball rolling
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We’re a partnership between leading UK philanthropic foundations and not-for-profit social change organisation, Social Finance. We’re working together to tackle difficult social challenges and achieve widespread, lasting change in the UK.
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