The Blagrave Trust funds around 50 youth organisations in the South East of England. We recently brought them and young people together at the Blagrave Trust’s annual partners event. We discussed the future for young people in order to contribute to the Civil Society Futures Inquiry. Quotes below are from people attending the event. What …
…Those words from Julia Unwin powerfully capture the spirit of the Change Convention, hosted by Corra Foundation on 9 October in Edinburgh. The day brought together around 300 people, mainly from the voluntary sector, and offered a platform for conversations about how we can create positive change in times of uncertainty. Illustrator Amber Anderson spent …
On 30 October people from across civil society gathered to discuss an important question: how can we continue to address specific inequalities in our society without increasing divisions between communities and groups? The meeting is one of dozens of independently organised Conversations being hosted around the country, the insights of which are playing an important …
What do business leaders think about the future of civil society? The basics: Who? Pioneer business partners from the Forum for the Future network, including representatives form Unilever, Boots, Kingfisher, Marks & Spencers, Innovate UK, Crown Estate Where? Elmley Nature Reserve, Kent When? 18th Jul 2017 Why? Part of an annual ‘away day’ with this group who …
Who? The Directors and other senior staff of the charitable trusts and foundations funding Civil Society Futures (Baring Foundation, Barrow Cadbury Trust, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, City Bridge Trust, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation) What? To consider the future role of charitable trusts and foundations. Where? Barrow Cadbury Trust When? June 9th …
Civil Society Futures Marks Gate workshop The basics: Who? Active citizens of Marks Gate, Barking and Dagenham What? Discussing the future of Marks Gate, and the forces shaping it Where? St Marks Church, Barking. When? 6:30pm, 27th June, 2017 Why? This was part of Goldsmith’s research Insights: (what stood out for you?) It was clear …
Where does your power come from and how does it relate to power in the systems and structures around you? What power do we have as civil society and how can we deploy it for positive and transformative change? Who? Louise, Corina and Khadra from the Civil Society Futures team ran a session as part …
Civil Society Futures Peckham workshop The basics: Who? Active citizens of Peckham What? Discussing the future of Peckham, and the forces shaping it Where? All Saints Church, Peckham When? 6:30pm, 23rd May, 2017 Why? This was part of Goldsmith’s research Insights: (what stood out for you?) It was clear that people in the workshop had …
