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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.

Executive Summary, Key Findings, and Recommendations Community Asset Ownership in ‘Left Behind’ Neighbourhoods

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How can ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods be better supported to take ownership and control of local assets?

Downlad the executive summary of research for APPG for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods into community asset ownership in left-behind neighbourhoods (LBNs).

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Changing communities and the implications for place-based work

In a ‘Changing Communities’ themed community of practice meeting, Tom Neumark shared stories from his time at The Peel Institute, a community development charity based in Clerkenwell –…

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Watch The Power of Place webinar

In this webinar, Liz Weaver of the Tamarack Institute talks with John Hitchin, Emily Sun, and Jo Blundell of Project Place about the resurging importance of place in…

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PBSC and Changing Communities

The next meeting of the place-based systemic change community of practice takes place on the 27th May 2021.

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The Power of Place webinar

In this webinar, Liz Weaver of the Tamarack Institute talks with John Hitchin, Emily Sun, and Jo Blundell of Project Place about the resurging importance of place in…

Evaluation of Peabody's Placemaking Work in Thamesmead

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Evaluation of Peabody’s Placemaking Work in Thamesmead

Insight into our work measuring the impact Peabody’s placemaking project has had on local life, including residents' experience of living in the area, Thamesmead's landscape, its culture and…

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.