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Connecting Communities
Community centres play an important role in bringing communities together. They provide a meeting place for people that might otherwise be isolated or disaffected, enable individuals to connect with others around a shared interest or cause, and provide support...
In conversation with Jo Wells: Why we need a young trustees movement
The Young Trustees Movement brings together a number of organisations with the aim of doubling the number of young people serving on charity sector boards over the next five years. In our recent podcast, Mita Desai, Young Trustees Movement programme manager, caught up...
In conversation with Tor Evans: Tips to make young trusteeship meaningful
The Roundhouse has been a leading voice in the push to recruit young trustees. They are trailblazers who have had young trustees for over a decade and even created a guide to youth governance in collaboration with the Arts Council. In our latest podcast, we speak with...
Vacancy: Network Organiser for Losing Control
Network Organiser Losing Control £150.00 day rate, 3 days per week for 3 months (temporary contract, November - January) Remote working DEADLINE: 24th October 2019. 17:00 INTERVIEW: 31st October. Online or at the SCA offices in Kings Cross, London START DATE:...
Interview: Jose Barco on the Art of Hosting
At the end of the event, one of the people leading the opposition group came and said to me that this was the first time in a whole year of proceedings with the council, where they actually felt that they were listened to.
Interview: The power of consent-based decision making
So many organisations say they want creativity and innovation and then they do as much as they can to kind of stamp it out.
Why we’re striking on September 20th
We throw our support behind the action and the demands made. This is reflected both in the work we do – specifically providing back-office support and movement building guidance to the UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) and in the work we won’t do on Friday when we down laptops to strike.
Can inclusivity put the va va voom in volunteering?
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the third sector, but new research suggests the pool of willing recruits could be shrinking. In response, some civil society leaders are working to make volunteering more accessible and inclusive, but is it enough to reverse the trend?...
How funders can help the new generation of citizen-led change
Esther Foreman argues that we must provide new funding and support models for the new breed of community networks and activists. Four years ago, in the summer of 2015, a small group of friends in London decided they wanted to do something to alleviate the worsening...
My experience as a school striker and climate activist
By Lulu, a school student and climate activist based in London. My experience with the climate movement started in February when I proudly walked out of my geography lesson to attend the School Strike for Climate hosted by UKSCN. The streets of central London were...
Addressing workplace bullying in the third sector
It's no secret that working for charities and the like can be both incredibly fulfilling and stressful at the same time. However, over the last few years, numerous reports of toxic working cultures, harassment and safeguarding issues have brought wellbeing to the...
The case for thinking more strategically in third sector campaigns
We recently caught up with Alice Sachrajda and Lena Baumgartner, the two authors of “More Than Words: How communicating our shared values and forging mutual connections can bring hope for a new tomorrow”. ‘More than Words’ is a recent investigation commissioned by the Thomas Paine Initiative, making the case for why those working towards social change can and should be using strategic communications as a powerful tool for achieving positive change.