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Community of Practice

This is our informal learning community that focusses on place-based work. It’s open to anyone who practices it or is interested in learning more about it, and the bi-monthly sessions are always free to attend.

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With decades of experience in place-based systems change, we know how important collaboration and learning is to creating lasting change. This is why we set up our Community of Practice, a free learning space for anyone practising or interested in place-based work. While some conversations are private, we are committed to sharing the learning we generate to help advance this field and support anyone working in it.

Free bi-monthly meetings

Usually running for one hour over lunch via Zoom, our learning sessions are always free to attend. Once a year, we’ll host a longer meeting in person.

Share ideas and experiences

As a community of around 200 practitioners, funders and researchers, this is a great space to share and learn from others who can relate to your work.

Get tools and advice

Sharing practical tools and insights from the field, occasional guest speakers can provide support for your place-based project.
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Sign up for the next meeting

Our next Community of Practice is on November 17th, from 12-1pm on Zoom.

Sign up here
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Learn from previous sessions

Community of Practice: Models for long-term place-based funding

In our most recent Community of Practice meeting, we shared findings emerging from our current inquiry into sustaining place-based systems change. This inquiry, which is running till spring 2026, maps out the approaches that places have used to sustain local systems change work over…

Reflections from our September Community of Practice

Just a few days into my new role with Renaisi, I joined the Community of Practice to learn about the emerging findings from Renaisi’s new inquiry into how to sustain place-based systems change. Here’s…

What does sustainability mean to you?

On the afternoon of our annual in-person meeting of the Place-based Systems Change Community of Practice we began exploring the question that will be the focus of an intensive inquiry for Renaisi over the…

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