Renaisi is delighted to be supporting two flagship government programmes that seek to give local people more opportunity to be involved in finding and delivering solutions to local issues. Renaisi will help community partnerships understand and share their impact Place Based Social Action (PBSA) is a joint £4.5m programme between the Department for Digital, Culture,
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This short working paper is about community businesses, the places that they exist in and how those two things interact. It aims to explore evidence about their relationship in three broad question areas: The paper was written by Renaisi CEO, John Hitchin, as part of an evaluation and learning review of Power to Change’s Community
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Renaisi was commissioned by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity to find out what residents of Southwark and Lambeth think about health challenges and issues in their area. The insight from this research was used to help the charity improve health and wellbeing in the two areas. Renaisi has worked in and with communities in London
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Renaisi’s consultancy team helped Arts Council England to build the evidence base of the contribution that libraries can make to local and national priorities. As the national development agency for libraries, the Arts Council commissioned a series of reports looking at the impact of public libraries on communities as a whole and on people’s lives.
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New Philanthropy Capital and Deloitte hosted an event recently, focusing on the question, ‘Should charities step in for public services in an era of austerity?’ It aimed to explore how the charity sector is changing in response to a shrinking state and filling gaps left by contracting public services. The event featured a panel discussion
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