The announcement on 17 December 2013, by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) and the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), to release lending data at a postcode level, marks a significant turning point in the quest for both greater transparency and greater fairness in...
The effects of the financial crisis on local communities The shock waves of the financial crisis are still being felt in our local communities. It is estimated that over four million individuals are borrowing from lenders charging interest rates of between 450% and...
Case Study: Interim CEO of Groundwork West Midlands Narinder Uppal, Odgers Interim membership & trade bodies consultant, speaks to interim CEO Alison Seabrooke about her recent assignment as CEO of Groundwork West Midlands
This isn’t the end for local activism
The head of the axed Community Development Foundation on how local organisations already hit by cuts will have to pick up the slack.
Bilbao Urban Innovation and Leadership Dialogues
From September 16-19, 2015, BUILD convened over 100 civic leaders and urban practitioners from GMF’s network in the U.S. and Europe to discuss strategies for leading transformative change in cities for BUILD's second annual convening.
