Our July #LocalAreaCoordination newsletter is out! Ft. impact report from Community Catalysts, events from Ageing Better, New Local & Community Organisers, blogs from @bryonyshannon, and much more! 🗞️ Read at loom.ly/yzdEcwA 📷 Sign up for future copies at loom.ly/b-tDAkQ

Rob Mitchell James Bullion Or let’s see LACNetwork everywhere (who do this now). We should in any case be investing in the resource investigators, the stitchers & the relationship builders cos what the State directly commits was & only ever will be one part of the picture. Maybe that’s social work…

Incredible opportunity to join the Community Catalysts team. Find out more below!

The next cohort of Community Catalysts' #NewSocialLeaders programme is now open for applications! If you work in a leadership role within the social sector, and would like to develop new techniques, ideas, and tools, then complete an Expression of Interest form at forms.office.com/r/i2KaCfnuk6

A fabulous opportunity to grow leadership capacity and skills and to connect with others. Runs from October. More info 👇#NewSocialLeaders

We're recruiting for a Community Enterprise Catalyst in Wiltshire! In partnership with Wiltshire Council #WiltshireTogether we're seeking a creative and energetic person to lead our micro-enterprise project. Find out more and apply loom.ly/3K9lJDI #Jobs #CommunityMicroEnterprise

💌Letter from Bham💌 On 12/7 120 of us gathered in Bham. Reflections👉relationshipsproject.org/a-letter-from-… Now, more than ever, despair is hard to ignore. But the no1 lesson from Brum was a simple one: we are not alone in our efforts to build a better world by building better relationships

Another great thought-provoking blog post from Bryony Shannon 👇

An exciting opportunity to join our team! If you share our vision and values and want to make a real difference to people and communities, we would love to hear from you. Find out more and apply communitycatalysts.co.uk/join-our-team/… #Jobs #SocialCare

Rather than publicly funded social care as a ‘safety net’ or place of last resort, what if the State recognised that most care & support is produced & arranged by people & communities & helped to scaffold it, offering something to everyone?

This would require a modest investment in things like CLS LACNetwork KeyRing Self Advocates & Community Circles for example. Connecting people to support each other, unlocking creativity, stitching resources together that lie beyond the control of the State

Pleased to support The King's Fund event on what a new identity for commissioning is and how it has changed. An opportunity to learn and explore how organisations can work collaboratively to design, improve and deliver services. Book now loom.ly/iw58jyk #KFCommissioning

Our August #LocalAreaCoordination newsletter is out! Ft. publications from New Local & Think Local Act Personal, events from #socialcarefuture, Community Organisers & @thekingsfund, blogs from Neil Crowther & @bryonyshannon, and more! 🗞️ Read at loom.ly/P0QWLCk 📷 Sign up at loom.ly/b-tDAkQ

How to grow community-powered healthcare 🌱 1⃣ Look for opportunities to get out into communities 2⃣ Commit to ongoing community engagement 3⃣ Take a strengths-based approach 4⃣ Build capacity in the VCSE sector Read more 👇 newlocal.org.uk/publications/c…

A great opportunity to make a difference to people and communities in Warrington.

Coming back to work after the summer? Heard about #GloriouslyOrdinaryLanguage? gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord… Want to find out more? Come and join me and the fabulous tricianicoll on 10th Sept at 1pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloriously-o…

We gathered examples of innovative approaches to working with communities in the health & care system. And explored how practitioners can enrich their own work by embedding community power. newlocal.org.uk/publications/c… Our 🧵on the highlights 👇

Curious about making your language more human? Want some space to explore how, with some practical support? Find out more about our #GloriouslyOrdinaryLanguage programme with me & tricianicoll TODAY at 1pm. Book here ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloriously-o…

Read how community micro-enterprises are giving people more choice and control over the care and support they receive in Westmorland and Furness 👇

Dan Shurlock, #LocalAreaCoordination programme lead in Surrey, is presenting on building community capacity at The King's Fund conference this afternoon. Have a read of recent evaluations in Surrey (and elsewhere) at communitycatalysts.co.uk/lacnetwork/loc… #KFAnnual