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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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How Big Local areas have used small grants funds to address local issues

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…

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Impact measurement must work better for services and communities

In recent years, measuring and demonstrating impact has risen up the agendas of organisations that aim to do social good. Alongside this, interest in growing the evidence base…

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How can we create better local conversations?

Not Westminster is a network of people working in local government, community activists, thinkers and doers with a mutual interest in creating and sharing ideas for stronger local…

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DCLG Neighbourhood Planning & Capacity Building Evaluation

In 2015/16 Renaisi worked in partnership with Tony Burton CBE and the Community Development Foundation (CDF) to design and deliver the Department for Communities and Local Government Neighbourhood…

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EC1 New Deal for Communities

The EC1 New Deal for Communities programme invested in the regeneration of south Islington, London. Renaisi was appointed to managed the investment £52.9m for the period 1 April…

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Place Shaping Waltham Forest

In 2007 Waltham Forest Council appointed Renaisi, along with Shared Intelligence and Hawkins Brown, to help them develop a place shaping vision for the borough examining the issues…

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.