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Power to Change commissioned Spark Insights and Locality to conduct research exploring the barriers faced by community businesses and organisations led by / supporting people experiencing marginalisation.
The research explored how marginalisation impacts community businesses on their journey, from seeking and receiving funding, to perceptions and experiences of funders and capacity building organisations, to recurring barriers and challenges. The research also explores the experiences of funding and capacity building organisations in supporting and responding to these experiences challenges
Join us as we share insights from community businesses, funders, capacity building organisations as well as recommendations and possible solutions.

Platform Places is a social enterprise unlocking town centre buildings for amazing ideas that help us live affordably, sustainably and together. We convene and support councils, communities and asset owners to bring buildings into long-term community use or ownership – using a tried and tested approach that we call a 'Local Property Partnership'. J?oin this participatory and practical workshop to learn how to start the journey towards a Local Property Partnership in your town centre and m?eet others looking to do the same where they are.

The church personas from the Evangelical Alliance offers insights into the attitudes and motivations of people within the UK church. Through the Being Human project, research was commissioned to better understand the various tribes found within UK churches. Following the research, six core personas were identified, each with distinct motivations and attitudes. Join Jo Frost, director of communications and engagement, for a 90 minute training session, exploring who these tribes are and how best to engage and disciple them in your context.

A day of considering issues around identity, mission and citizenship across generations of diaspora communities in the UK. Presentation of research will inform.

Drawing on the rich learning from Tearfund’s asset based community development, Simon Hawking and Andy Frost have developed the 5D Framework to help Christians explore how they play their part in meeting the needs of their local communities. The 5D Training Day is open to those who would like to lead and facilitate a group through the 5D Framework with their church or church unity group.  The day will include:

• insights into how to use the 5D Framework
• an opportunity to experience some of the practical activities
• first hand stories of how the 5D framework has been used
• best practice for delivery of material

Drawing on the rich learning from Tearfund’s asset based community development, Simon Hawking and Andy Frost have developed the 5D Framework to help Christians explore how they play their part in meeting the needs of their local communities. The 5D Training Day is open to those who would like to lead and facilitate a group through the 5D Framework with their church or church unity group.  The day will include:

• insights into how to use the 5D Framework
• an opportunity to experience some of the practical activities
• first hand stories of how the 5D framework has been used
• best practice for delivery of material

Drawing on the rich learning from Tearfund’s asset based community development, Simon Hawking and Andy Frost have developed the 5D Framework to help Christians explore how they play their part in meeting the needs of their local communities. The 5D Training Day is open to those who would like to lead and facilitate a group through the 5D Framework with their church or church unity group.  The day will include:

• insights into how to use the 5D Framework
• an opportunity to experience some of the practical activities
• first hand stories of how the 5D framework has been used
• best practice for delivery of material