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Radically redesigning social investment for underserved founders

The challenge Investment needs a radical redesign. New evidence is highlighting the barriers that underrepresented founders face. The Adebowale Commission …

Growth Impact Fund: Our approach to continuous learning

A deep dive into the continuous learning approach we helped develop for the Growth Impact Fund.

By Chloë | July 13, 2022

The case for change: why we need a fund dedicated to under-represented founders

Why the Growth Impact Fund was set up and its case for change in the social investment sector.

By Duncan F | June 22, 2022

A Shift reset: Our renewed focus for the future

Following on from our blog about becoming a self-organising, ‘leaderful’ team, here Louise and Rachel share a glimpse at Shift’s …

By Louise | March 3, 2022 Posted in Collective Impact, Design Thinking
Project

Making collective progress towards shared ambitions

The challenge There is strength in following the lead of the margins. Principles for Network Thinking and Action. Ogden, Curtis. …

Research

Making collective progress: Towards shared ambitions for social change

Looking to collaborate for social change? Here’s a review of existing approaches and principles to get you started.

By Nick | February 24, 2022
Research

A bigger role for young people in health & science research

Young authors explore how they can play a bigger role in health and science research. Supported by Wellcome and Beatfreeks.

By Sadhbh | January 26, 2022

Shift in practice: Our design principles for social change

Looking for some principles to practise when designing for social change? Here, Tori Flower shares some of the key principles …

By Tori | November 30, 2021 Posted in Collective Impact, Design Thinking

Our big SHIFT: becoming a flat, roles-based team

Over the past 18 months, we’ve been exploring and transitioning to a new, flatter way of operating. We’ve been experimenting …

By Louise | November 30, 2021 Posted in Collective Impact, Design Thinking
Project

Building eBay’s support for social entrepreneurs

The Challenge Shift have helped us from the inception of eBay for Change to ensure that we are building the …

Funders’ Collaborative Hub: the new role that is emerging

Nick Stanhope shares how the Funders’ Collaborative Hub’s role has evolved as it seeks to inspire and support greater interdependence, collaboration and collective action amongst UK grant funders.

By Nick | September 8, 2021

Young co-leads share insights from shaping a peer-led research project

What are the benefits of young people running a research project? What are the challenges of taking a participatory approach? …

By Tori | September 2, 2021 Posted in Collective Impact, Design Thinking, Mental Health, Sustainability
Research

Urban Food Futures: Changing the fate of our food environments

This foresight report, published by Impact on Urban Health and SOIF with support from Shift, explores key platforms for changing …

By Guest Writer | July 14, 2021

Putting communities at the heart of programme design

Duncan shares five key learnings from our work supporting the development of Impact on Urban Health’s Good Food Fund.

By Duncan B | April 28, 2021
Project

Behaviours to guide nonprofits in times of change

The challenge We needed to help charities take control of their development and understand their motivation for change. Harriet Stranks, …

Project

Young people shaping solutions to global challenges

There are around 1.5 billion young people in the world today. 40% of the population is under 24 years of age. …

Connected from the start: Collective support for parents in the pandemic

This year I had the privilege of collaborating with around 25 organisations on a project called Connected from the Start. …

By Guest Writer | December 7, 2020 Posted in Childhoods, Collective Impact, Design Thinking
Project

The impact of Covid-19 on financial vulnerability

The challenge Fair Finance is a social business that offers lending and advice services to people who struggle to access …

Project

A Design Lab for foundations and philanthropy

The opportunity Philanthropy and grantmaking is under increased scrutiny, at a time when the role of foundations and their resources …

#OpenOD research insights: part 1

The first insights from user research with UK nonprofits, as part of our project inspiring and supporting radically better organisational development.

By Guest Writer | November 2, 2020

Conditions for Collaboration — Part 2: the role of shared infrastructure

Intentions for collaboration are only as good as the shared infrastructure they need to thrive.

By Nick | October 6, 2020

Exploring radically better organisational development

Introducing a new project to inspire and support radically better organisational development in the UK nonprofit sector.

By Guest Writer | September 28, 2020

Housing associations: act now to build trust with your tenants before the longer-term impacts of Covid-19 take hold

This is the second blog in our mini-series that explores the role that trust and relationship-building across the entire tenant …

By Duncan F | September 22, 2020 Posted in Collective Impact, Design Thinking, Digital, Data and Tech, Financial Wellbeing

What if the way we think about fixing misinformation is wrong?

Imran Khan, Head of Public Engagement at Wellcome, asks how we should look at the conditions that create misinformation online.

By Guest Writer | August 14, 2020

Conditions for Collaboration — Part 1: When it’s really hard

Collaboration, even amongst well-intended organisations that share the same values and purpose, can feel way too hard.

By Nick | August 10, 2020

How can we make social media a healthier platform for health information?

Carla Ross, Research and Evidence Lead at our partner Wellcome, calls for the health and research sector to step up and play its role in creating a healthier internet.

By Guest Writer | July 29, 2020
Research

The Moment We Noticed: The Relationships Observatory & Learning from 100 Days of Lockdown

Bringing together learning from 50+ contributors after 100 days of lockdown, this report explores how we can build back better …

By David | July 7, 2020

Getting out of debt: Solving the equity equation for social innovation

Kicking off a series with Pioneers Post, Shift’s Commercial Director shares our own experience accessing social investment.

By Duncan B | July 1, 2020
Project

Using data and insights to improve early years services

The challenge West London Zone does important, impactful work improving the lives of children and young people in West London, …

Beyond Demand: the social sector’s real need for patient capital

We’re publishing brand new social investment research that reveals a significant funding gap in the social sector. Here, Commercial Lead …

By Duncan F | June 1, 2020 Posted in Collective Impact, Design Thinking, Funding and Investment
Research

Beyond Demand: the social sector’s need for patient, risk-bearing capital

Research conducted by Shift in partnership with CAF Venturesome, Unltd and principal funder Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.

By Duncan F | May 29, 2020
Project

Better support for parents, even during the pandemic

The opportunity For each week COVID-19 continues to disrupt, over 12,000 children will be born. Six months of social distancing …

Testing a Universal Credit survival pack for Housing Association tenants

The problem While Universal Credit claims in 2020 had already increased by 5% since the previous year before COVID-19, the …

By Louise | May 12, 2020 Posted in Collective Impact, Design Thinking, Financial Wellbeing

Redesigning Libraries, Archives and Museums Post-COVID-19

Shift’s US family offer five ways we can rebuild the cultural sector beyond COVID-19 in ways that better reflect the values of an equitable society.

By Jon | May 12, 2020

Final year design students set brief for brand strategy for our food venture

BA (Hons) Graphic Branding and Identity students at London College of Communications pitched ideas for our Better Everyday Takeaway venture.

By Guest Writer | May 6, 2020
Project

Specialist support for National Lottery Community Fund grantees

The Challenge When charities and social enterprises embark on major change and innovation, they’re faced with so many challenges and …

Catalyst COVID-19 strategy: building a scalable system for a sector-wide digital response

How, as part of Catalyst, we’re responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

By Nick | April 4, 2020

Introducing the Relationships Observatory

Inviting you to observe, capture and share amazing examples of responses to COVID-19 that have relationships at their heart – all to help us learn for the future.

By David | April 1, 2020
Project

Powering nonprofits to respond to the crisis

The challenge Many nonprofits spent the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic working hard under immense pressure to implement quick …

Catalyst Digital Teams available to help charities respond to COVID-19

Are you a network of charities in need of digital support? Catalyst Digital Teams offer expertise to help you respond and adapt.

By Nick | March 26, 2020
Research

Encouraging Affordable Borrowing

In this report, published with Fair Finance, we share our RCT findings on anchoring loan amounts.

By Immy | March 20, 2020

Coronavirus and social disruption

A view from the Relationships Project on how our lives and relationships are changing as a result of coronavirus.

By David | March 14, 2020
Research

The Relationship-Centred City: Building a better London by building better relationships

A report from the Relationships Project unearths learning for cities the world over.

By Sam | March 13, 2020
Research

Case studies: relationship-centred practice

A collection of inspiring examples of relationship-centred practice from across the UK.

By Immy | February 2, 2020

Introducing Catalyst Clusters and some big collective ambitions

The Catalyst is a big opportunity to build digital capabilities as networks, fields and ecosystems, not just as individual organisations. Blog by Shift’s CEO Nick Stanhope.

By Nick | January 10, 2020

The 12 joys of Shiftmas

As we reach the end of the year, what better time to look back, reflect, learn and celebrate? Here are …

By Rachel | December 17, 2019 Posted in Collective Impact, Design Thinking

Introducing the Digital Fund — and a different way of funding digital

By Guest Writer | December 13, 2019

Imagining a relationship-centred London

In brief In this blog, David shares his reflections on an thoughtful, energetic event in which 25 Londoners reimagined the …

By David | December 12, 2019 Posted in Collective Impact, Community, Design Thinking, Relationships

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