Creative Optimistic Visions (COV) is an award-winning Protective Behaviours Process practice that aims to positively influence the life choices of young people who are at risk of victimisation and abuse, and support the professionals, schools and organisations that work with them.
School Space is a social enterprise that helps schools to generate extra funds by hiring out their facilities to the local community. School Space takes the hassle out of lettings for schools, providing income and freeing up resources for education, and helps to offer spaces with ethical impact to the community.
London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, needs to be recognised for his courage.
The Lammy Review, chaired by David Lammy MP, was commissioned to review the treatment of, and outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals in the criminal justice system (CJS). The final report was published on 8 September 2017.
Renaisi’s consultancy team helped Arts Council England to build the evidence base of the contribution that libraries can make to local and national priorities. As the national development agency for libraries, the Arts Council commissioned a series of reports looking at the impact of public libraries on communities as a whole and on people’s lives.
Alice Thornton, Renaisi’s Head of Learning, was invited to speak at the launch of the latest edition of STIR magazine, ‘The Cult of Innovation’. The lead article of the same title was authored by Dan Gregory, who argues that the current fashion for social innovation has not only failed to address systematic inequalities in society,
Last week, the independent evaluation of Moving on Up – a two-year programme to increase the employment rates of young black men in London – was released. Conducted by The Social Innovation Partnership, the analysis identified both the initiative’s impact so far, and recommendations for the future.
The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP), in collaboration with the International Centre for Social Franchising (ICSF) and Numbers for Good, has published a report assessing the potential of franchises to provide quality employment for low income groups in London.
The Social Innovation Partnership is looking for experts and partners in the homelessness sector, and those with lived experience of homelessness to work with us on developing the Helping Heart project.
I recently attended the Big Local Spring Event in Birmingham. There, members of Big Local partnerships outlined some of the many solutions to local issues the programme has provided. For those who don’t know, Big Local is an innovative, Big Lottery-funded community development programme led by the Local Trust. 150 local areas across England have
