Our members reflect a wide range of local government officers and people working in public sector agencies to create stronger, more resilient communities, deliver neighbourhood improvement and regeneration, support local economic development, and improve health and wellbeing outcomes.
We also welcome associate memberships from people and organisations with an interest in the neighbourhood improvement.
Our advisory group is made up of local and combined authority senior and Chief Executives who are leading innovative approaches to neighbourhood improvement in their respective areas.
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• We support a growing network of committed public sector professionals keen to collaborate and learn from one another.
• We host events, study trips and activities designed to share and shape better and next practice.
• We provide access to the latest evidence and data on what works for community-led change through our research and policy.
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• We support local authorities and public sector partners to put communities and neighbourhoods at the heart of their thinking.
• We are experts in developing place-based strategies that strengthen local social infrastructure and support rebuilding levels of social capital from the bottom-up.
• We can help provide tailored guidance on building community capacity and applying successful regeneration models to local contexts, with benefits for residents and local economies.
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• We enable hyper-local assessments of civic assets and community engagement using our Discovery tool, developed with Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI).
• We provide analysis with socio-economic metrics to target investment in neighbourhoods with the highest community need.
• We offer analysis to guide tailored, asset-based community development and capacity building.
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• We bridge policy and practice to shape the national conversation and improve outcomes for communities lacking social infrastructure and opportunities.
• We provide strategic evidence on the role of social capital in driving economic growth and improving outcomes for children and young people.
• We highlight how social capital boosts local health, wellbeing, and reduces crime and anti-social behaviour.