Year Here

I lived on a debt-stricken estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned

Anthropologist Ryan Davey spent 18 months living on an estate where debt is an omnipresent feature of everyday life. This is what he learned.

The Liberal Democrats must be the first and last line of defence against the populism infecting our politics.

We need to be ready to fight for the soul of our country.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.

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🌻 Opportunities Round Up – Summer 2025 Jobs, Consulting Gigs, Venture Funding, Events, Learning, Actions + More

Summer Opportunities Round Up on our Substack >> howtochangethings.substack.com/p/opportunit...

Driven by his own experience of domestic abuse, @joshbabarinde.bsky.social led (and won) a campaign to better identify perpetrators in the criminal justice system.

Listen or Read Now: howtochangethings.substack.com/p/im-not-a-victim-im-a-survivor-5ea

@libdems.org.uk Justice Spokesperson @joshbabarinde.bsky.social talks about the failures of the criminal justice system on How to Change Things: howtochangethings.substack.com/p/im-not-a-v...

I'm Not a Victim, I'm a Survivor Josh Babarinde MP speaks with Year Here Founder Jack Graham about surviving domestic abuse and winning change in Parliament.

Our first podcast episode is a conversation between our founder @jackdgraham.bsky.social and @joshbabarinde.bsky.social.

Josh is a Year Here Fellow, an accomplished social entrepreneur, the first Black person elected to Parliament as a Lib Dem MP—and a survivor of domestic abuse.

Listen now.

Some of the highlights of @jackdgraham.bsky.social's interview with Wendy Kopp.

Live now on How To Change Things: bit.ly/4kjbxqg

Lessons Learnt: Teach For America Founder Wendy Kopp At 21 years old, she raised $2.5 million and recruited 500 college students into a new scheme called Teach for America. Three decades later, what has Wendy Kopp learnt?

At 21 years old, she raised $2.5 million and recruited 500 college students into a new scheme called Teach for America. Three decades later, what has Wendy Kopp learnt?

Our founder @jackdgraham.bsky.social's interview with Wendy Kopp is live.

Is Teach For America the Villain? For over 30 years, Teach For America has been a lightning rod for criticism of the education reform movement, social entrepreneurship and the role of philanthropy in the US.

Teach For America has been a lightning rod for criticism of the education reform movement, social entrepreneurship and the role of philanthropy in the US.

So...

Is Teach For America the Villain? For over 30 years, Teach For America has been a lightning rod for criticism of the education reform movement, social entrepreneurship and the role of philanthropy in the US.

Ahead of the publication of @jackdgraham.bsky.social’s interview with Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach For America, we ask:

Invitation to Tender: Enterprise Hub Learning Partner We are seeking a learning partner to support us to learn about the impact, business model and potential of a new Enterprise Hub based in Elephant & Castle.

🔎 We're looking for a learning partner to help us assess the impact and business model of a new affordable co-working space for early-stage entrepreneurs from minoritised communities

📆 More information and apply by Wednesday 30th April:

Here's the round up from Crowdbacker last week – our first public event in three years.

Pledging is open for our three ventures Ellescope, Solidarity Economy Toolkit and Tresacare.

The next £10k in donations will be doubled – so get in there now!

mailchi.mp/yearhere/cro...

Towards a Pro-Black Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Funding, Training and Advocacy for Black and Racially-Minoritised Entrepreneurs

2020 was the year we seemed to all agree that Black Lives Matter.

There was an astounding proliferation of books on anti-racism, corporate DEI statements, social media call outs, lists of Black businesses to support.

And then there wasn’t.

New Post: open.substack.com/pub/howtocha...

Innovation Forum: Healthy Ageing and Care Innovation Help us shape a mission-driven approach to innovation across our 5 retirement villages, 4 care homes and communities in the West of England.

Do you research, innovate or work with people living with #dementia?

Are you free Thursday 27th March?

Join us in Bristol for our first #HealthyAgeing and #Care Innovation forum, hosted by @stmonicatrust.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...

#socialcare #health #medtech #innovation

"A government that came to office pledging to end the moral scar of food bank use clearly should not be taking steps that could leave disabled people at greater risk of needing to use one."

www.jrf.org.uk/news/governm...

I’m an MP who was abused aged four — now I can speak for victims With a harrowing personal story, the Liberal Democrat Josh Babarinde is on a mission to ensure there is no hiding place for domestic abusers

Just the most respect and admiration for @joshbabarinde.bsky.social today.

Just 0.24% of venture funding goes to Black founders. This inequity exists in *social* entrepreneurship too. And it's not right.

On April 2, Crowdbacker will boost the next generation of social entrepreneurs of colour.

MC: @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/yearh...

Just 0.24% of venture funding goes to Black founders. This inequity exists in *social* entrepreneurship too. And it's not right.

On April 2, Crowdbacker will boost the next generation of social entrepreneurs of colour.

MC: @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/yearh...

Here's a starter pack for bold, creative and compassionate folk who want to make society better.

Get a shot of inspiration from (some of) the 276 frontline specialists, activists, consultants and artists who became Year Here Fellows – and are now pioneering progress across the UK.

@nicktemple.bsky.social @markjnorbury.bsky.social @peterholbrook.bsky.social you must know some more social entrepreneurs who are active on here? who should we add?

My new Substack, Mission Economics, is where I'll share insights from our work with governments worldwide on moving beyond market-fixing to actively shaping markets that serve people and planet.

Subscribe here ➡️ marianamazzucato.substack.com

Careers Do you want to help build a more equitable and just future, free from poverty? Join us and use your skills to make a real difference.

Applications close 11:59pm tomorrow for our Senior Policy Adviser in Housing 📢

You will:
- devise arguments and ideas
- shape the scope of work and lead significant projects
- influence policy change

Apply here: jrf.org.uk/careers.

Bangladeshi, Black African and Pakistani households at higher risk of very deep, long-term poverty Bangladeshi, Black African and Pakistani households are 2 to 3 times more likely to experience persistent very deep poverty, compared to white households.

New @jrf-uk.bsky.social research reveals Bangladeshi, Black African and Pakistani families are up to 5x more likely to be living in persistent very deep poverty compared to white families in the UK.

We must continue applying a race equity lens to analysis of poverty.

www.jrf.org.uk/race-and-eth...

This is what a Year Here Fellow in Parliament looks like: courageous, compassionate and resolute.

Keep fighting, @joshbabarinde.bsky.social. We are with you all the way.

A chart showing the proportion of children growing up in poverty in each London borough. Tower Hamlets has the highest, at close to 50%, followed by Newham, Hackney and Barking and Dagenham. Richmond has the lowest, followed by Kingston.

Throughout January we'll be sharing 10 charts to help us understand the picture of poverty in London in 2025.

First up is a sobering illustration of the scale of child poverty.

*1 in 3* children in London are growing up in poverty.

In some boroughs this is much higher... 1/3

Who are we missing?

Compiling a starter pack of #Care Leaders & #Innovators from #SocialCare to #Gerontology #Geriatrics #Dementia #Disability #PublicHealth #PrimaryCare & #MedTech

go.bsky.app/6HQ9TtC

Please share and send suggestions - keen to grow my network in this field!

Here's a starter pack for bold, creative and compassionate folk who want to make society better.

Get a shot of inspiration from (some of) the 276 frontline specialists, activists, consultants and artists who became Year Here Fellows – and are now pioneering progress across the UK.