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Our pledge on place and the future of the social sector
On 7 December 2018.
Our commitment, signed by charities and funders to work in a way that emphasises place as a way to achieve the changes we are all working towards.
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Peppa Pig & place shaping projects
By Tom Alexander.
On 26 October 2018.
What have traditional local government and civil society approaches to problems got in common with Peppa Pig characters?
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Where next for charities and civil society? Dan Corry’s NPC Ignites 2018 speech
By Dan Corry .
On 11 October 2018.
At this year's NPC Ignites conference, NPC CEO Dan Corry asked the sector to imagine what an ideal version of itself might look like.
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Are we failing to focus on disadvantaged places?
On 12 September 2018.
Is it time for the social sector to come together in a coalition for change to help tackle this looming crisis—and prevent it from happening again?
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What is changed by collaboration in a place?
By Imogen Walker .
On 3 May 2018.
Imogen Walker reflects on the opportunities and dangers of greater collaboration between the voluntary sector and local government.
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Some problems with place
By Dan Corry .
On 13 April 2018.
With place-based problem solving growing in popularity among policy and civil society circles, Dan Corry sets out some of the issues
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The past and potential of ‘place’
By Dan Corry .
On 6 April 2018.
‘Place-based’ solutions gaining popularity at the moment. But it’s not a new idea. The approach has quite a history.
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Contracting in crisis: Is there promise in a place-based approach?
On 28 February 2018.
Recent shocks like Carillion's collapse signal that it’s time for change if we want to deliver for people and communities.
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People not problems
On 19 December 2017.
This short publication summarises insights from our roundtable on asset-based approaches.
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We need a new social contract. A local one
On 20 July 2017.
A lot has changed since the post-war founding of the welfare state, and the social contract that went with it is eroding.
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To tackle the country’s divisions, we must start locally
On 20 July 2017.
Clare Thomas, Consultant, London's GivingIt’s a much-pondered topic: the divisions revealed by the Brexit vote and what it will take to heal them.
