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Women’s March Global moves to The Social Change Agency
We are excited to announce that Women's March Global is moving their home and operations to be housed by us at The Social Change Agency. WMG share our values of collaboration and co-creation, dynamism, and, most-importantly, whole-heartedness and we believe this move...
Narcissists, dictators and sociopaths: how can funders avoid perpetuating unhealthy power dynamics in movements?
At the centre of any movement tends to lie a network of leaders; leaders who organise, support, recruit and build; leaders doing the mundane and remarkable work which gets a movement off the ground. Yet, it is at this beginning stage where we are most vulnerable to...
Meaning Conference: 5 economic good news stories worth celebrating
It's one of life’s pleasures: attending an event and leaving with lots of new, exciting ideas. And Meaning Conference, held every November in Brighton, gave me that very feeling. Meaning Conference brings people together to discuss purpose-led business, the economy...
Interview: Jason Foo on brand-led movements
The movement we see ourselves part of is to help business in society recognise the role a greater social purpose can play
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...
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...