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We feature the voices of charities, foundations and public agencies we work with, and share our take on both opportunities and challenges for the voluntary sector.
Recent blog posts
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BlogNever underestimate young potential
Read more: Never underestimate young potentialYoung volunteers are bringing some normality to West Hertfordshire Hospitals as they respond to…
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BlogHampstead Gown Factory: Creative roles for young volunteers
Read more: Hampstead Gown Factory: Creative roles for young volunteersHow young volunteers were involved in a project to make over 50,000 surgical gowns…
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BlogMy Volunteering Experience during Covid
Read more: My Volunteering Experience during CovidTahmed shares his experience of volunteering at Birmingham Children’s Hospital during Covid-19. The hospital…
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PublicationWe’re better together
Read more: We’re better togetherThis report shares eight factors that have enabled health partnerships to respond effectively to…
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BlogHow we set up a social prescribing service during lockdown
Read more: How we set up a social prescribing service during lockdownHow Deborah La Gette and Louise Peacock (Social Prescribing Link Workers for Lytham St…
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BlogNew roles and adaptations for young hospital volunteers
Read more: New roles and adaptations for young hospital volunteersThis blog highlights the creative and thoughtful adaptations that our network of 32 NHS…
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PublicationTrust, power and collaboration
Read more: Trust, power and collaborationTrust, power and collaboration shares practical suggestions for taking a ‘human learning systems’ approach…
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Blog6 reflections on collaboration during Covid-19
Read more: 6 reflections on collaboration during Covid-19We share the challenges to and pressures of cross-sector partnership working in healthcare settings…
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What would enable a sustained transformation in cross-sector working in the long term?
Read more: What would enable a sustained transformation in cross-sector working in the long term?Recognising the tremendous pressure that health, VCSE and local authority leaders are under as…
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BlogA place-based approach
Read more: A place-based approachA group of Cumbria Funders supporting community-led emergency response work share their deliberations over…
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BlogWhat it’s like to be a young hospital volunteer during Covid-19
Read more: What it’s like to be a young hospital volunteer during Covid-19Two young volunteers at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust give their perspectives on volunteering…
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PublicationBarriers are coming down
Read more: Barriers are coming downWhat is happening to community-based healthcare during Covid-19 and the challenges and opportunities facing…