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Experts by profession, or experts by experience?

Thousands of young people in Hampshire are forced to sleep rough or sofa surf. Supported accommodation or hostels, funded by the council and provided by voluntary sector organisations, have been cut to the bone. In…
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Free online resources for leadership development

Clore Social Leadership has launched the Backpack, a free online resource with the most impactful leadership tools they've gathered over the past 10 years of running leadership programmes. The resource contains a range of different…
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Living Wage Grantee Survey 2019

We support the Living Wage Friendly Funder scheme which aims to end low pay in the Voluntary and Community Sector. The real Living Wage rate of £9.00 per hour throughout the UK except London, where…
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The Listening Fund: do we hear that it is time for change?

Last week, the partners in The Listening Fund came together to try and answer one question: how we can better listen to young people so that they are empowered to improve the circumstances, organisations and…
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The Blagrave Trust 1981 – 2018

We were established in 1981 and over much of our history, we were a relatively conventional and unobtrusive regional grant maker. We operated along traditional lines with modest annual grants and the occasional larger grant.…
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