Nick Temple

Can see my comms team thinking I should do something similar for social investment.

The link is to WMCA’s specific social economy work, which not everyone knows of. Sorry if not helpful. Good luck with it all.

I'm not sure the risk of snake oil is that high, but that aside - I'd start with orgs in the area - Murray Hall got COF £ and Power to Change £; then there's wider Black Country (BHCG dudleyci.co.uk/services/sav... // All Saints - www.asan.org.uk/enterprise/c...) & WM www.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/e...

I agree - though seems like learning/people also involved in ICON. TNLCF running Community Wealth Fund instead.

Maybe, although lots of experience/tested approaches - we've been running the Youth Investment Fund for govt for last 3.5 years, working with hundreds of small community organisations *and* local authorities - on new community buildings (in this case youth centres)...

….and PiP isn’t devolved/endowed outside govt in the way Big Local was. There’s also an urgency and scale to some of what we face (now) that also highlights the trade-off with pace that comes with some community development.

FWIW, it’s an interesting & pertinent read. I think it underestimates pace & time horizons a bit; by the time PiP £ gets to communities, we might not be that far out from an election….

Surely the starting point would be the very agencies / existing networks you mention in the piece? (Locality, Power to Change et al). One thing we aren’t short of is consortiums of community-led development….

Top two City & Guilds execs placed on leave City & Guilds’ chief executive Kirstie Donnelly and chief finance officer Abid Ismail will "be absent from work for a short period”, staff were told

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Not sure why this is not getting more attention in charity sector. If Guardian reporting is correct, we're talking about a charity CEO & FD benefitting personally from £1m+ bonuses, having sold off a charitable asset.

cc @thirdsector.co.uk @civilsociety.bsky.social
See also tombewick.substack.com

Not sure why this is not getting more attention in charity sector. If Guardian reporting is correct, we're talking about a charity CEO & FD benefitting personally from £1m+ bonuses, having sold off a charitable asset.

cc @thirdsector.co.uk @civilsociety.bsky.social
See also tombewick.substack.com

Just wrong. Zipcar flex cheaper than an Uber every time. And you’re underestimating the convenience factor for longer trips. Gladly pay more to not have to spend ages going to car hire place, fill out forms, etc etc

This is deeply crap news. Not had a car in London for 20 years, and use Zipcar all the time….bah!

More inspiration for our next team away day #leadership

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Perhaps between Havant and Hull, so you get a nice North-South perspective too….

Am I alone that, when that Google Pixel ad says “if the answer is on your phone, shouldn’t your phone answer it for you?”, I shout “No!”

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Farewell to the Lewes Pound, the UK’s last local currency Notes that symbolised the east Sussex town’s independent spirit when they were launched in 2008 fell victim to the unstoppable rise of cards and digital payments

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A new grants programme has launched for youth service providers in Salford.

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£30.5m of capital funding available to youth services in England Better Youth Spaces, a £30.5m capital grants programme funded by the UK Government, launched this week.

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Calling all youth organisations across Liverpool! You can apply for grants of £5,000–£100,000 to upgrade facilities.

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🗓 All others: 21 Sept (or sooner)

Check your eligibility & apply below:

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Prime Minister unveils new opportunities for young people to re-connect with their communities Prime Minister announces major expansion of youth services and real-world opportunities to re-connect young people with the world around them

The Labour government is starting to reverse the decline in youth services, announcing new investment for things like youth clubs, after school activities and groups like the Scouts.

It aims to increase opportunities in sports, arts, outdoor activities and volunteering in communities.

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The arrow on the side of the petrol pump sign on the car dashboard telling you which side the petrol cap is. I think it was an Answer Me This podcast episode that revealed that to me.....

Everywhere I look today.