The aim at the outset was clear – to target funding at those areas which had missed out on Lottery funding in the past, but to do so in a way that would build community confidence and capacity to address the root causes of their missing out in the first place. The intention was that,
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The ‘How’ question is best understood and answered alongside its regular bedfellows: why, who, where and when. The Why Question The ‘why’ question is most important as it is the basis for a vision and how success may be measured. In my experience of looking at community and regeneration plans, the hardest part is creating
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The role of place in health policy and practice has, until recently, been under-recognised. The National Health Service dominates provision, as a universal service free at the point of use. This equality of access is what makes the NHS so special, but it has tended to result in an approach which prizes the national, the
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Alice Thornton, Renaisi’s Head of Learning, was invited to speak at the launch of the latest edition of STIR magazine, ‘The Cult of Innovation’. The lead article of the same title was authored by Dan Gregory, who argues that the current fashion for social innovation has not only failed to address systematic inequalities in society,
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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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