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Three decisions to make before you design a funding programme
Most funding programmes are designed from the application form outwards. The best ones start…
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Why don’t people use what’s on their doorstep?
Ferries, buses, museums and high streets all face the same puzzle. The people who…
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Safe spaces aren’t soft spaces
Good stakeholder engagement doesn’t avoid disagreement. It creates safe spaces for difficult conversations, where…
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Stop promising value to everyone
Membership and sector-support organisations often promise to serve everyone equally. It sounds generous. In…
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Engagement campaigns are really trust campaigns
Most community engagement campaigns don’t fail on reach. They fail on trust.
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Youth voice isn’t the same as youth power
Many youth employment programmes ask young people what they think. Far fewer can show…