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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
