Insights - Case Studies from Members
Welcome to ‘Insights'! Each Insight is a case study which provides learning that others can benefit from. For example, a project which has made a difference or perhaps a particular way of working.
The Insights have been designed to give you a quick overview of:
• The issues faced
• What was done to address these issues
• What changed as a result of the work
• The lessons learnt
Insights are about networking as well as information and are just a starting point. If you want to find out more, please use the contact details given.
Have you undertaken any interesting projects or work that we could use as a case study with useful learning points or ‘insights' to help others? If so we'd like to hear from you. Send us your ideas by clicking here.
Working Together Better - outlines of the successes and challenges around creating a ‘thriving third sector' and working in partnership between the Voluntary and Community Sector and the Council in Brighton and Hove.
Rose Ardron, community activist and facilitator in Sheffield tells us about the development and pilots of 'How your Neighbourhood works' empowerment and partnership tool (originally developed by Hull CEN).
Lorna Prescott, the Senior Development Officer from Dosti, tells us about the development of a tool called ‘Voice', which is used by community-based networks to monitor and evaluate their impact and influence on decisions made by Local Strategic Partnerships.
My Bnk is an educational charity founded in July 2006 by Lily Lapenna - read all about how it was set up and why it works.
This case study is about the restructuring of Harlows Local Strategic Partnership for 2020 to make it a lot more responsive and effective.
CANBE is about helping local people and community groups to get the skills and support to work as equals with local decision-makers. The main aims of the project are to support and build the capacity of local voluntary and community groups to engage with policy-making, and also to ‘give an equal voice to the least heard’.