by Alison Seabrooke | Jul 27, 2016 | Article
Local Trust’s chief executive, Debbie Ladds, invited me to write an article that, on the closure of the Community Development Foundation (CDF) in March 2016, provides an insight into Local Trust’s beginnings and the relationship between the two organisations. Here’s...
by Alison Seabrooke | Nov 30, 2015 | CDF
Over the year, we’ve enjoyed a growing understanding and relationship with a number of housing associations up and down the country. But just as we were getting to know a bit more about each other July ‘happened’. The government’s announcement of the Right to Buy,...
by Alison Seabrooke | Aug 11, 2015 | CDF
As public finances shrink beyond recognition, local decision-making increases and each sector has to prove its social purpose, many of us will need to turn our minds to how we tackle our day jobs differently. Regardless of whether this is about achieving better health...
by Alison Seabrooke | Sep 30, 2014 | Academic article
This article looks at the key factors in building a healthy community which includes the ability to access fair finance; for power to reside locally in determining community problems; and for communities to be able to resolve these issues. These factors have become...
by Alison Seabrooke | Sep 10, 2014 | CDF
Each of our departments has its own contribution to make – our Research team is providing innovative ways of measuring the impact the voluntary and community sector makes. We are active campaigners and key to the delivery and management of the Community Investment...