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Browse our library of tools and resources to support your place-based work. Curious to learn more? We’re always here to chat.

Our library for place-based systems change

Explore our collection of resources, ideas, and stories from our decades of experience in place-based systems change work.

Inquiry: How to sustain place-based change

The question of how we can sustain place-based systems change has been one that many of us have been grappling with for years. In recent years, as we've moved to slightly longer funding cycles, people leading this work have faced real challenge when seeking to embed the changes they've made beyond the initial funding they received.

With support from partners including Esmée Fairbairn, Homewards, Turn2us, Pathway Fund and others, we set out to explore how we can change this.

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Southwark Local Access Partnership

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

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Converting crisis responses to COVID-19 into sustainable community-led action

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.

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Using procurement for local social value

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.

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What factors have contributed to successful community business responses to COVID-19?

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…

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How can City & Hackney anchor organisations use procurement to build community wealth?

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

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Innovation in Democracy evaluation report

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.

Inquiries & Campaigns

Our research collections and campaigns address structural challenges, providing insights to help partners navigate complexity and influence policy changes.

How to sustain place-based systems change

Building on over 30 years of working with over 100+ places across the UK to fund, deliver, and evidence place-based work, we explore what it takes to sustain these efforts.

What does it take to change a system?

A guide designed to support funders and practitioners to understand how to approach systems change and their role in it.

Funding for place based systems change

Chaired by Save the Children UK, we brought charities and funders together to explore how to best manage funds to support long-term, place-based systemic change.