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 | Aug 6, 2015 | Guest blog
Achieving collaborative care will be a necessary and complex trick for the NHS to pull out of the hat and yet individuals and community groups, motivated by experience, expertise and compassion have been applying this model for decades. In October 2014 the Community...
by Alison Seabrooke | Jun 8, 2015 | Guest blog
Our latest research Trust in Democracy: how community groups bridge the gap between people and politics, demonstrates how the community sector can improve grassroots engagement with politics. The report identifies some concerning issues about how trust in national...
by Alison Seabrooke | May 31, 2015 | CDF
Community groups are experts about their areas; trusted by locals and committed to the individuals they serve. Put simply, community groups make life better because they are bespoke to the communities who need them. In light of the findings of our ‘Tailor-made’...
by Alison Seabrooke | Jan 15, 2015 | CDF
Community First – a time to reflect As many of our supporters will know, the Community First programme will come to an end in March 2015. Since the programme began in 2011, we have awarded over 15,000 grants worth £23.8m to community projects across England. These...
