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OPINION: Building connections paves the way for a healthier democracy
Building community through and for parents: my reflections as a mother and grandmother
Why the VCS should be front and centre of any tackling loneliness strategy
OPINION: Building connections within and between communities is at the heart of the solution to almost all social issues. Here’s why…
VIDEO: Camden Carers' effective approach to supporting unpaid carers to live healthier lives
PRESS RELEASE: Civil Society Consulting and partners celebrate receiving National Lottery funding
OPINION: Why do we need the VCS to be equal partners in our new Integrated Care Systems? And, why is it so difficult?
OPINION: Continued investment in carers services is in everyone’s best interest: our learnings from Devon
PRESS RELEASE: Civil Society Consulting CIC celebrates after receiving £90,000 in National Lottery funding for grassroots community action
OPINION: Grassroots organisations can be leveraged to generate community intelligence: reflections on our community research with North Star Housing
OPINION: What makes grassroots organisations so exceptional?
PRESS RELEASE: Ubuntu Multicultural Centre CIC rings in the New Year with a £100k grant from the National Lottery to continue running its successful Drop in Centre
NEWS: Steps to Sustainability: 18 months of supporting grassroots organisations
NEWS: Social Return on Investment done right: how we developed a SROI Calculator for carers services for infrastructure charity, Carers Trust
NEWS: The four barriers to funding for minority-led organisations: Directors Natasha and Francesca reflect the recent research we conducted for NPC
NEWS: Helping West Norfolk Carers demonstrate their impact to funders
PRESS RELEASE: New report illustrates how a grassroots organisation is directly addressing structural barriers faced by the Roma – the UK's most marginalised population
PRESS RELEASE: CSC launches ‘32 Steps to Togetherness’ with the National Lottery’s Jubilee Grant
OPINION: What’s up with Levelling Up: the main takeaways from our coffee club discussion
We recently hosted a coffee club on what Levelling Up means for the civil society sector, inviting knowledgeable friends of CSC from London Plus and the Cabinet Office to speak and discuss. This briefing outlines what we learnt and where we landed: three reasons for hope, and four concerns.
