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Community research is an urgent necessity in the COVID era, but how can we move from exploitative extraction of local knowledge to genuinely collaborative research?

Lily O-Flynn Senior Project Manager for place-based evaluations shares her thoughts on how place-based programmes can capitalise on COVID inspired community action for the long term.

Renaisi is the coordinating partner for Southwark Local Access Partnership (LAP) supported by social investment from Access.

It’s been one of those weeks that I will probably look back on fondly, but it felt stressful at times while in the middle of it.

Renaisi’s response to the Government’s call for proposals to support the inspiring community work undertaken since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic to be sustained.

Annabel Litchfield shares learning from the evaluation of three Power to Change programmes, Bright Ideas, Trade Up, and the Community Business Fund (CBF) through the coronavirus crisis and lockdown.

City & Hackney anchor collaborative procurement leads meet to discuss how to procure and spend for local social and economic benefit.

I had a week of trying to catch up with lots of projects, checking in with people, finishing things off, moving work on, and making sure I was up to speed. It was pretty successful, and I feel much more on top of my work than I did.

An evaluation of DCMS’ Innovation in Democracy Programme with recommendations for Local Authorities on how to get as much benefit as possible from Citizens’ Assemblies.

Renaisi has been working with staff from across the City of London and Hackney’s anchor organisations to explore how the ideas of community wealth building might be applied locally. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the extreme pressure on the health and care system we have paused our work and used the time to bring