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A partnership of equals

In a fascinating blog 'Putting People with Lived Experience in the Lead', Darren Murinas, CEO of Expert Citizens sets out what he sees as the challenges and opportunities of participation by people with lived experience.…
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Key lessons learned: the Feedback Fund 2016

We launched the feedback fund in June 2016 to support the youth sector to build their capacity to listen and respond to young people. Each funded organisation wrote a short blog by way of reporting,…
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Listening for Change – Two Sides of the Same Coin?

The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Blagrave Trust commissioned an anonymous survey of social purpose organisations towards the end of 2016 to shed light on their experiences of working with Trusts and Foundations.    The report…
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How can we manage young people’s expectations without crushing their dreams?

This week I attended the youth sector’s annual conference Creative Collisions to hear from, and celebrate, the diversity of young people and the youth sector. Organised by a coalition of 9 leading youth sector organisations…
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New study reviews impact of peer mentoring

An interesting new literature review commissioned by the DfE has been published into the effectiveness of peer mentoring schemes to improve young people's mental health. The study focused mainly on school based schemes but included…
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