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Reflections on the pilot phase: Birmingham’s Economic Justice Action Network
The Birmingham Economic Justice Action Network is moving on from its pilot phase. Anna Garlands from Huddlecraft reflects on how it provides the space for alliance building, learning, developing…
Connect Fund Reflections: Running the Participatory ‘Gathering Ideas Fund’
This is the first blog in a mini-series of blogs sharing the learning from the Connect Fund.
Becoming a Living Wage Funder and why we are proud supporters of the Living Wage campaign
The ‘real Living Wage’ is set each year by the Living Wage Foundation which calls for every worker in the…
Lessons from the Connect Fund: Building a better social investment market
The following blog was written by Plum Lomax, Principal, Impact Investing at NPC, and posted on its website. NPC’s work with…
Media Movers and undocumented migrants
Ade Lamuye and Kate Llewellyn blog about Media Movers – a project bringing together young people from migrant backgrounds with…
You are what you read – how the media influences a reader
The following blog by Criminal Justice Alliance's Director, Nina Champion, is cross-posted from CJA's website. For those of you looking…
Criminal defence in an age of austerity: Zealous advocate or cog in a machine?
Jonathan Black – Criminal defence lawyer and President of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association In libel-proofing their book, The…
Are we ready for LGBT+ impact?!
A blog by Paul Roberts OBE Impact, impact, impact…. It’s a bit like the “location, location, location” of the voluntary…
Inclusive growth in practice
Inclusive growth has gained a firm foothold within the policy lexicon over recent years. Yet, despite much valuable discussion on…
Solidarity through diversity
The blog below is based on the acceptance speech of Sara Llewellin, Barrow Cadbury Trust’s CEO, for the prestigious Compass…
The power and potential of philanthropy
Liz Hayes at the Connect Fund blogs about her first European Foundation Centre Annual General Assembly in Paris ‘Liberté, Egalité,…
All change at Fair by Design
After a year at the helm Lucie Russell, Fair by Design's director, has left the campaign to take up a…
It’s time to reset the sails on corporate practice and put good quality jobs at the helm
68 CEOs in the FTSE 100 earn more than 100 times the average UK worker’s salary, while almost four…
The first two years – Connect Fund's Jessica Brown reflects on progress so far
The Connect Fund was created to build a better social investment market in England. A partnership between the Barrow Cadbury…
The Poverty Premium: how would you feel?
The blog below was initially posted on the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) on Poverty website. It's written by Alicia…
Why should energy cost more if you're in social housing?
The following blog was written by Fair by Design's Director, Lucie Russell for the APPG on Poverty. It highlights how…
Too little, too late? Contingency planning for UK nationals in case of a no deal Brexit
Meghan Benton and Aliyyah Ahad at Migration Policy Institute outline the possible outcomes of a No Deal Brexit for UK…