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Discover the My Community Network
March 27, 2015
CDF’s Communications Manager, Charlotte Stuffins, shares what you can expect from the My Community Network which launches next Wednesday, 1 April here on Just Act. This blog was originally published on MyCommunity.org.uk – view the original post here. What is …
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Could crowdfunding be another tool in your fundraising toolbox?
November 19, 2014
Jamie Evans is on the Research Team at the Community Development Foundation. The Community First Crowdmatch Challenge was a partnership project between Nesta, Buzzbnk and CDF to assess the potential of crowdfunding for community groups that had taken part in …
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5 Things DCLG have learnt from Our Place Areas
November 14, 2014
Katie Lee works for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) as part of the Our Place Team. In this blog, she observes lessons for community projects from participants in the Our Place programme. I’ve been lucky enough to …
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Well haven’t we grown: A six-month look back at Just Act
November 12, 2014
Lizzy is Communications Assistant at the Community Development Foundation (CDF) and helps to run Just Act. For those who haven’t been following our progress from the beginning, we’re pleased to announce that Just Act is now six months old. In …
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5 reasons to connect online with other community groups
October 22, 2014
Freya Grummit is Community Manager at Project Dirt, a website that helps community groups connect with one another. I first came across community social network Project Dirt in a previous role and was attracted to its mission to connect communities …
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What are councillors’ favourite community projects?
July 16, 2014
The Just Act team visited the Local Government Association conference last week. Find out what Charlotte learned about councillors and their communities…
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Top Five Inspiring Community Projects for Older People
June 25, 2014
This week, we’re thinking about projects for older people. Read more to find out more about our Top 5 most inspiring.
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How did you find out what is happening in your community?
June 12, 2014
Yesterday saw our first Just Act live discussion on the topic “How did you find out what was happening in your area? We had several of our Community Champions sharing their experiences, who are people involved in community projects from across the country. Read on to see the discussion’s highlights.
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Top Five Social Enterprises
May 28, 2014
Social enterprises are businesses that re-invest their profits into doing something good for people or the planet. In this blog, we look at some of our favourites.
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How do you prevent volunteer burnout?
April 29, 2014
Have you ever felt that the commitments necessary to run your community project are a bit too much to sustain? Alice Wilcock discusses the issues on how to keep the volunteers in your project from taking on too much.
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