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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.
Convenience is the lowest common denominator of access to justice
Penelope Gibbs, Director of Transform Justice, posted this blog today about her report on video justice, on the Transform Justice…
The T2A Pathway: Unequivocally "tough on crime"
A distinct approach to young adults is tough on crime and a high-return investment, says Max Rutherford Criminal Justice Programme…
Civil Society under threat: why protecting and growing civil society globally is vital
Debbie Pippard, Head of Programmes at Barrow Cadbury Trust, asks what can be done to support a strong and healthy…
After the Lammy Review: keeping race on the criminal justice agenda
The following blog was originally published on Clinks Blogs by Jessica Mullen The Lammy Review is an independent review into the…
Customer data: sharing is caring?
Jamie Evans, Research Associate at the Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol, posted this blog originally on the Money…
Mapping the Maze shows us that support for vulnerable women is sadly lacking
Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director of Agenda, and Donna Covey, Director of AVA (Against Violence and Abuse) blog about next steps for the…
Off and running – the Connect Fund steps out
A new fund hits the circuit The Connect Fund was born this spring. The fourth young fund in the Access…
Better, but not good enough: access to financial products for people with HIV
People living with HIV continue to face barriers to accessing insurance, despite improvements in availability over the past decade, according…
At the Crossroads – Building a Better Social Investment Market
This morning the Connect Fund was launched by the Barrow Cadbury Trust in partnership with the Access Foundation to support…
‘Taking Account of Maturity’: what does it mean for probation practice?
Roger Grimshaw, Research Director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS) blogs about his research for T2A into how…
The Independent Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society – the road to the future
David Cutler, Director of the Baring Foundation, writes about why the Baring Foundation has taken the lead in the creation…
Together is better in the fight against racism
It is still relatively rare for funders to collaborate both with other funders and organisations working on the frontline. Here,…
You've got to fight! For your right! … to fair banking
noppawan09/Shutterstock The following article was originally published on The Conversation website by Lindsey Appleyard, Coventry University and Shaun French, University of…
What is missing is as important as what is there – analysing the Budget for equality impact
Mary-Ann Stephenson blogs about what equality changes the Chancellor could have included in his recent budget When analysing the Budget…
Fairer credit for low income families
Angela Clements blogs about how ethical credit alternatives such as Fair for You will benefit not just those on low…