Creating ‘empowered communities’ is a problematic term – in the end, it should be about making communities more powerful,…
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blog Sep 2017
Organising and deciding
How residents are managing complexity
Learning from multimedia Big Local evaluation
blog Sep 2017
Community spirit
Talking versus doing: The big debate
Author David Boyle examines the powerful stories of residents involved in Big Local and challenges established ideas about what it takes to create local change
blog Aug 2017
Culture and creativity
Empowering communities through the arts
Can arts be used to empower communities? According to Katy Goldstraw, arts-based approaches are crucial for social cohesion and…
blog Aug 2017
Power and leadership
Community Foundations: the secret to empowered communities?
Fabian French highlights empowering ideas from Community Foundations across the country. By Fabian French, chief executive, UK Community Foundation and Empowered…
blog Aug 2017
Housing
There is a lack of democratic control over land and housing – but this can change
To empower communities, we must address the lack of democratic control over land and housing. But how? Alice Martin…
blog Aug 2017
Health and wellbeing
Creating space to talk
The future of resilient communities relies on speaking up about wellbeing