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Blog Post
Place based working – what have we learned so far?
Read moreEighteen months ago we set out to work alongside a few partners in places to explore how we can support people and institutions nurture the conditions for change to flourish locally. This followed 18 months of seeking advice and input from as...
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Person
Mary Ward
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About Mary... What do you value about the work we do at Lankelly Chase? I value that we work together to effect change, and that we challenge ourselves and others to think differently. We all feel passionately about the work we are doing, and...
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Person
Jenny Oppenheimer
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About Jenny... What do you value about the work we do at Lankelly Chase? Its thoughtfulness, conviction and proactive approach to tackling systemic issues. I also appreciate its openness to risk taking and failure. Ask me...
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Person
Yasmin Belgrave
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About Yasmin... What do you value about the work we do at Lankelly Chase? I value the people. Through working here, I’ve had the privilege of meeting an array of people doing remarkable and varied work. I am surrounded by people who are...
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Blog Post
What does the world of tech and big data have to do with us?
Read moreWe’ve had two brushes with big data in the last couple of weeks. Cathy’s been talking to other foundations about it…. On my first day back in the office after returning from a meeting of international foundations on big data, The...
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Blog Post
Introducing Systems Changers 2018
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The third Systems Changers programme launches this week and I feel particularly fortunate to be involved in it. The Systems Changers 2018 group is made up of practitioners who work specifically with vulnerable young people and the systems they...
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News Story
Join the team: Communications Officer
Read moreBackground to the role We have developed a networked communications strategy at Lankelly Chase as we feel that some of the most important connections in a social system arise when people who share a connection talk to others in their network,...
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Blog Post
An untold story of power, defiance, mutuality and growth
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Disclaimer first: my role in the process of facilitating An Untold Story was to listen, amplify the voices and facilitate the editing choices of the twelve women who told their stories in the book. (Their voices can be found here, in full colour,...
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Project Summary
Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG)
Read moreThe Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) is a national charity delivering programmes for young black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people aged 11-30 years. We conduct action research, operate as a learning partner for funders and...
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Blog Post
Knowledge, Trust, Capability & Empowerment (1)
Read moreKnowing what we know Despite decades of research on ethnic inequalities and severe mental illnesses, it is surprising how few of the findings are well known by the public and many specialists. It is as if evidence of injustice or intractable...