Blogs
In order to change the culture within a health and care system, health, voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors (VCSE) leaders need to be open-minded, build on the diversity of people around them and have conversations that are engaging and curious, rather than sparking debate. In this blog, Sonakshi Anand (IVAR Senior Researcher) suggests five things that might help when handling tricky conversations taken from the lessons learned from the Building Health Partnerships leadership workshops.
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Vita Terry (IVAR Senior Researcher) reflects on using film to document the process and progress of an intergenerational dance project and shares three things to consider when using film as a research method or for reporting to funders.
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The aligned reporting working group have been looking at ways funders could make simple changes to reporting practices to make it a shared, more meaningful and mutually beneficial experience. We need the help of small and medium sized voluntary sector organisations, especially those with multiple funders, to share their experiences and be involved in promoting the voice of the sector. Find out how you can get involved.
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How Coast and Vale Community Action help communities turn ideas into reality - and see failure not as an end point, but as a starting point that provides crucial learning.
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Streetlife took part in our Duty to Care? research project. We asked them about their recent experience of working with trusts and foundations.
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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit took part in our Duty to Care? research project. We asked them about their recent experience of working with trusts and foundations.
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Culpeper Community Garden took part in our Duty to Care? research project. We asked them about their recent experience of working with trusts and foundations.
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Rotherfield St Martin took part in our Duty to Care? research project. We asked them about their recent experience of working with trusts and foundations.
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Aaron Barbour, Director of Katherine Low Settlement, talks about the Settlement's history and maintaining financial health of the charity over recent years.
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What is it like to hear how others perceive your approach to learning? Pears Foundation and Corra Foundation reflect on the experience of sharing detailed case studies of their distinct approaches at the UK Evaluation Roundtable in January 2019.
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