2020
We’re proud that TSIP has recently been certified as a B Corporation - a quality mark for businesses that can prove they meet high social and environmental standards.
Community research is an urgent necessity in the COVID era, but how can we move from exploitative extraction of local knowledge to genuinely collaborative research?
A remarkable body of research over the last decade has confirmed the importance and benefits of diversity and inclusion, and the need for social mobility more broadly. And yet, millions of people are still being left behind in the United Kingdom (UK). If the academic and policy literature isn’t enough to convince you or isn’t keepin’ it real – pick up, read and digest Darren McGarvey’s, Poverty Safari or Afua Hirsh’s Brit(ish).
We sat down with Paul and Daniel to hear their thoughts on community research methods, why research that’s led by the community is vital and how they envision this kind of research model growing over time.
We are delighted to announce that Genevieve Laurier, current TSIP Director of Delivery and Impact, has been appointed as Managing Director
The problem is not that young people don’t have what the creative and digital sectors need, the problem is that the sectors aren’t seeing what is there.
2019
In this short series of blogs we briefly introduce three of our biggest loves and three of our biggest worries, alternating between them. We’re reflecting critically on ourselves and our own work as much as anybody else’s: the worries we present are things that have concerned us about our own projects, as much as other organisations’.
We sat down with one of our surveyors (soon to become a trained Community Researcher), Marcus Tayebwa, to hear a little bit about his experience working on the project, why he thinks it’s important for community members to be involved in local interventions from design to implementation, and how he thinks institutions can avoid falling into the ‘saviour dynamic’ with the people they support.
TSIP are delighted to be working with the environmental charity Hubbub as part of their #CupCupandAway re-use trial being run with Starbucks and Gatwick Airport
Executive Chair Stephen Bediako discusses the increasing need for true deliberative, participatory processes in democracy that value the power of inclusion and diversity - and encourages us to step up to make our voices heard.
The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP) and Shoreditch Trust are looking for a local Hackney resident to help conduct some community engagement work as part of an effort to build a Civic Innovation Hub in Hackney. This would be a part-time role, serving as an external consultant to help with delivery from February to early July 2019 with a budget of up to £5,500.
2018
‘Putting the pieces together: A practical guide to matched crowdfunding’ is aimed at funders that are interested in funding projects with the ‘crowd’ by awarding grants to projects that are crowdfunding. The report offers an overview of what matched crowdfunding is, who’s involved and different approaches along with insights and advice from experienced match funders, grantees and crowdfunding platforms. Click here to open the report.
In the second of our series of citizen-led design workshops in Hackney, in early June young people, supported by innovators, local leaders and funders, set about designing, refining and prototyping applied solutions to issues they had identified in the local area.
TSIP are delighted that their founder, Stephen Bediako, will be one of four judges on the judging panel at this year’s Guildhall Creative Entrepreneurs awards ceremony.
Last week TSIP hosted a workshop in collaboration with Hackney Quest, HCVS, Shoreditch Trust and Young Hackney. The event, which was sponsored by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, is the first of a series of events which TSIP is planning in Hackney over the next few months in order to build a community of local people who want to work with us to set up London's first ever Civic Innovation Hub.
The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP) and UnLtd- the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs are looking to engage commissioners and social purpose organisations in Birmingham and Bristol in a Big Lottery funded project promoting lived experience in social sector leadership.
A new leadership initiative in the UK is underway after receiving a grant from Big Lottery Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.
2017
Green Revolutions, a social enterprise working for the benefit of its local community, aims to make clean, green driving accessible and affordable for all.
Yes Futures is a multi-award winning education charity, working towards a future where all young people lead fulfilling lives. Created by Sarah Wallbank, a former teacher who is passionate about the importance of soft skills in making a difference in people’s lives, Yes Futures specialises in extra-curricular personal development programmes, improving young people's confidence, resilience and access to successful futures.
Creative Optimistic Visions (COV) is an award-winning Protective Behaviours Process practice that aims to positively influence the life choices of young people who are at risk of victimisation and abuse, and support the professionals, schools and organisations that work with them.
School Space is a social enterprise that helps schools to generate extra funds by hiring out their facilities to the local community. School Space takes the hassle out of lettings for schools, providing income and freeing up resources for education, and helps to offer spaces with ethical impact to the community.
The Lammy Review, chaired by David Lammy MP, was commissioned to review the treatment of, and outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals in the criminal justice system (CJS). The final report was published on 8 September 2017.
Last week, the independent evaluation of Moving on Up – a two-year programme to increase the employment rates of young black men in London – was released. Conducted by The Social Innovation Partnership, the analysis identified both the initiative’s impact so far, and recommendations for the future.
The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP), in collaboration with the International Centre for Social Franchising (ICSF) and Numbers for Good, has published a report assessing the potential of franchises to provide quality employment for low income groups in London.
The Social Innovation Partnership is looking for experts and partners in the homelessness sector, and those with lived experience of homelessness to work with us on developing the Helping Heart project.
The votes are in. The nation shocked, and everyone is frantically checking their social media feeds to try to understand what happens now.
Sandra Vacciana from Partnership for Young London writes about the findings of 25%, a joint youth consultation initiative created to gather the voices, experiences and input of young people in London to drive the development of youth policy.
Sometimes it seems that whenever there’s an issue for young people, there is a call for a change to the national curriculum. Just recently, studies found that young people were the fastest growing group falling victim to financial scams. On the radio that morning, what was the call? Put it on the curriculum!
Samantha Godden, Manager of Community and Outreach - Financial Capability at The London Institute of Banking & Finance, shares how their work to evaluate the Lessons in Financial Education Programme is supporting their commitment to improve the improve the impact of financial capability programmes across the sector.
DebtAware is the name for the financial education work of national debt charity Debt Advice Foundation. The premise of the programme is that many people find themselves in serious debt because of a lack of financial capability, therefore, young people should be given the chance to learn such skills at the earliest opportunity.
Marianna Lemus, Research and Evaluation Manager at Young Enterprise, explains how they're taking a flexible, but common approach to evaluating their Centres of Excellence using the MAS Financial Capability Evaluation Toolkit.
Tower Hamlets Business Education Partnership joined the Money Advice Service (MAS) CYP financial capability evaluation cohort, after presenting Abacus, our pilot family financial literacy project, at the Financial Education Forum.
Young Women's Trust supports and represents women aged 16-30 struggling to live on low or no pay in England and Wales and who are at risk of being trapped in poverty.
In this blog, Emma McKay – a Senior Policy Officer at the charity (@EmsMckay), writes about their latest research and its value to policy makers.
Evaluating the impact of your public sector work is vital: it can help you to prove its value, attract extra investment and gain insights into how to improve as you scale up. In an interview, with Nesta for the Design for Europe project, Elliot Trevithick, TSIP consultant gives his top tips and advice on how to do it.
Read and watch more about our journey over the last few months, in partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, in community research, where we are gathering insight on how residents in Lambeth and Southwark are adapting and coping during the Covid-19 pandemic.