Prevention in action. Invest early in housing advice according to our latest SROI on Legal Aid. Clare Hammond looks at the latest findings. Prevention is heralded as the long-term solution for tackling poverty and disadvantage. Since featuring as one of the four pillars of public sector reform set out by the Christie Commission in 2011, prevention has […]
The changing face of health and social care services
Health and social care services are changing, and so is the help we provide our clients. Clare explores some of the changing nature of what clients want. Across the UK health and social care staff are exploring how to work in a more integrated way for the benefit of their clients and patients – who […]
It is still all about People, Poverty and Places
Things change but nothing really changes. Caroline Masundire reflects on ten years at Rocket Science and the uncertain future for people, poverty and places. I celebrate ten years at Rocket Science next month and never has a decade gone so quickly or been as eventful. One of my interviews took place in Birmingham, during the […]
Social Inclusion through sport
Is social inclusion through sport realistic? Helen Fagan reflects on our experience of managing funding into sports activities and her own passion for six sports. London 2017 kicked off with the World Para Athletics Championships on July 14th, once again bringing some of the world’s most inspiring athletes to one of London’s most iconic venues for […]
What makes a charity strong? (Hint: it’s not the computers…)
Rocket Science has helped many charities understand their strengths and weaknesses through our Organisational Strengths Review service. James Turner highlights what we have learned about their needs. What makes a charity strong? Is it the people? The ethos? The work that they do? Just possibly the resources that they have? Over the past two years, we […]
Using Cost Benefit Analysis to justify investing in prevention
Clare Hammond and Clara Mascaro on using Cost Benefit Analysis to justify investing in prevention. The saying goes: “It’s better to build a fence at the top of a cliff than to park an ambulance at the bottom.” And this common-sense notion that it is better to prevent than to cure has in the last decade also […]
Why employment initiatives need focus on poverty reduction
Does public investment into employment and skills programmes create and worsen in-work poverty? Caroline Masundire reflects on the challenge in London and why we need to focus on poverty reduction rather than just any old job. The challenge facing people who are unemployed or stuck in low paid employment in London is unprecedented. Whilst we […]
A broken fingernail and the #forgottenmany in Richmond
Why we need to rethink how we fund need and look beyond the Indices of Multiple Deprivation. A few months ago, I was chatting to a group of my peers at a networking event about all things London. It was going well until a wave of incredulity swept over me followed by a collective rolling of eyes, […]
2017 Rich List . Challenges and opportunities for London
John Griffiths reflects on the opportunities for London by rethinking philanthropy in the capital. The Sunday Times’ publication of the Rich List 2017 shows that the rich are getting richer. The wealthiest 1000 individuals, who enjoy a combined total wealth of £685 billion, saw this increase by 14%, or £82.5 billion, in the last year.[1] […]
Inclusive impact at The Yard – capturing ALL voices
How can you involve vulnerable young people and their families in measuring social impact? Clare Hammond talks about our work for The Yard in Scotland, developing their first Social Return on Investment report. We have been working with The Yard Scotland and their community since June 2016. The Yard provides safe play spaces and respite […]
