New Webinar! Dame Julia Cleverdon & David Sanderson discuss the power of #placebased change🌍✨ They share the importance of #buildingtrust in #CommunityEngagement, connecting key sectors, and empowering local leaders for #SustainableImpact 🔗Watch here bit.ly/45POFJx

Gaps between children from low-income backgrounds and their peers are at their widest in a decade. Fair Education in 2024: Priorities for a New Government recommends policies that prioritise, above all else, tackling inequality 👉 faireducation.org.uk/priorities

Excited to be at the Fair Education Alliance Fair Education Summit 2024 today! Challenging the "logos, silos, and egos" of funders that can perpetuate systemic inequality is key. We’re hearing how #placebased and #CommunityCentred work is essential for meaningful change. #FairEdForAll

Communities are ready to go fast and far! Along with our partners and fellow travellers, we’ve been empowering local leaders to drive #PlaceBasedChange. Looking forward to seeing how our new government shapes the work ahead💡 @peoplesbiz Right to Succeed BlackThrive_Haringey

We eagerly await the Government's manifesto pledge to include #socioeconomic status as a Protected Characteristic in the #EqualityAct. Our co-director, Lela Lela Kogbara highlighted its crucial importance for racialised communities in her article for Joseph Rowntree Foundation bit.ly/4cXzbp5

This #YouthEmploymentWeek, we're celebrating Blackpool's incredible Youth Advisors 🌟 Working with Blackpool Council and the Youth Futures Foundation Connected Futures Programme, their insights are shaping the future of employment in Blackpool, making it brighter for all young people. 👇

We believe no child’s success should be determined by their socioeconomic background. Fair Education Alliance is passionately working to make this a reality. Their four key priorities would guide the new government towards a #FairEducation system for all bit.ly/4bK3HBD

🎉We're thrilled to celebrate the successful launch of the Connected Futures Programme tackling youth unemployment in Blackpool. Last week's event showcased the programme's 3 year plan to create sustainable systems change that works for, and is shaped by young people.

We welcome commitments to #devolution from the #Kingspeech and hope this shifts power into the hands of our communities! Just like the great work of Cradle to Career in Liverpool Steve Rotheram Right to Succeed Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region 🌟 Read more: bit.ly/4cImbE7

🚀 We're diving into #DataDemocracy! “...we are less and less in control of how [data] is used and of the decisions being made for us…” Read our latest blog post on: WHY #DataMatters HOW #communities can harness the power of data WHO is leading the way: bit.ly/3YfWkPm

It’s going to be interesting to see how a deeper engagement with children and young people stimulates new ideas and priorities

🌟 What are the key factors impacting #PlaceBasedChange? Read more in our latest blog post highlighting the insights and learnings of veteran change leaders, Dame Julia Cleverdon and David Sanderson, The Rank Foundation! Find our blog here: bit.ly/4cVganI

#MeasuringImpact in #PlaceBasedChange is complex, it requires trust across all stakeholders. Our latest blog unpacks the thoughts of our Stewardship Group on this key area: bit.ly/3ST3LbY✨ Dartington Service Design Lab Collaborate Right to Succeed Youth Endowment Fund Tamarack Institute

Stanford Social Innovation Review Stanford Social Innovation Review has just produced a new reading list on transformative leadership. There are links to multiple excellent, thought provoking articles, such as in the first link "Recognizing Leadership in All Its Forms". Inspiring reading about

Furthering our conversation on #MeasuringImpact in #PlaceBasedChange, The Bridgespan Group are a key thought leader in this space. Check out their insights here: bit.ly/4fNzxB2 which provide excellent advice for funders investing in #FieldCatalysts and #SystemsChange work.

🌟Excited to launch our new website! We’re making our resources more accessible to drive place-based change. Check out What We Do to learn more. Thanks to GOOD PRAXIS & Noble Studio ! 🌐 Check it out : bit.ly/47d5UFl

In 2019, five #PlaceBased enthusiasts sat down to discuss how place-based change could be supported for lasting #CommunityImpact. Read about why this led to the creation of Place Matters: bit.ly/3XxxvxO

🤝 We’re better together! #PlaceMatters thrives on partnerships, and we're grateful for those supporting #PlaceBased work across the UK. Meet our team and partners: bit.ly/47cqg1n

The Tamarack Institute in Canada is a leader in #PlaceBasedChange. Their Interconnected Practice Framework shows how they create impactful #CommunityChange. Discover why it inspires us: bit.ly/3APEzN7 #PlaceMatters