Our inquiry into how to sustain place-based systems change is supported by a group of partners who share our belief that funding practice needs to change in order to make lasting change in local places possible. Today we share a guest essay from Asher Craig, CEO at Pathway Fund, delving into their side of the story and why they decided to support this inquiry.
As the context for civil society delivering legal and human rights work shows little sign of improvement in recent years, Baring Foundation’s Strengthening Civil Society programme continues to play a key role in supporting the sector’s sustainability and ability to collaborate, adapt and grow. Caroline Rogers and Jonathan Price share reflections on Renaisi’s evaluation of 10 years of the programme.
Participating in convening events is a regular feature of civil society work. Many of us attend a patchwork of meetings each year, from online information-sharing sessions to residential retreats. Convening can spark and sustain collaboration, deepen learning and help align efforts for systems change. But it can also be costly and time-consuming, which is why
In this blog, we explore our role as a learning partner for the City Bridge Foundation’s Anchor programme, convening by-and-for infrastructure organisations driving systems change.
The question: is place-based systems change getting harder? has been coming up frequently in our work with places, people and partnerships. This question helps us consider how the wider context for the place or system that we’re trying to change might be changing and how these shifts in context impact our work.
Our Community of Practice for Place-Based Systems Change met a few weeks ago to share stories and experiences on building effective partnerships with stakeholders from across different parts of the system. Our aim was to get under the skin of the questions of motivation to engage, and what meaningful engagement really looks like.
Our Community of Practice for Place-Based Systems Change met a few weeks ago to share stories and experiences on building effective partnerships with stakeholders from across different parts of the system. Our aim was to get under the skin of the questions of motivation to engage, and what meaningful engagement really looks like.
Find the Guide to Systems Change here, including examples of this work from our partner organisations. This guide to systemic change sets out five activities that we have found critical for organisations and partnerships that want to change a system. We know that this journey will look different for each organisation and that the journey
Find the Guide to Systems Change here, including examples of this work from our partner organisations. This guide to systemic change sets out five activities that we have found critical for organisations and partnerships that want to change a system. We know that this journey will look different for each organisation and that the journey
Find the Guide to Systems Change here, including examples of this work from our partner organisations. This guide to systemic change sets out five activities that we have found critical for organisations and partnerships that want to change a system. We know that this journey will look different for each organisation and that the journey
