Churches and Social Prescribing
From a report by Theos
Along with others, faith groups not only contribute significantly to local social prescribing, but with their focus on community, relationship and holistic wellbeing, they can play a big role in preventative healthcare.
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My Brother's Keeper
From an initiative by The Obama Foundation
Initiative that has built an alliance of community networks across USA to realise improved life outcomes for boys and young men of colour. Graduations up, unemployment reduced, gun violence reduced and crime solved rates increased..
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Hatchathons
Geoff Knott
Are you nursing an entrepreneurial idea for social impact, but don’t know how to get started, much less fund it? Could use the wisdom of others to test-drive ideas for missional entrepreneurship? 'Hatchathons' are 2.5 day intense sessions..
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Inspiring residents to become leaders
From an article by Local Trust
Everyone now works together for the benefit of the town. We’ve moved from having arguments about who should do what, groups doing things on their own, to developing skills of local people from across our community.
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Bringing back the power of community
From a blog at the British Medical Journal and oth
William Beveridge, whose 1942 report led to the welfare state, recognised he'd made a mistake in omitting a greater role for families, communities, volunteers, civil society. “It did frankly send a chill to my heart.”
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Asset Based Community Development for Churches - 1
From a webinar by Church Urban Fund
Sometimes answers lie within our community, within our shared experiences. Listening to one another, acknowledging our collective knowledge can guide us. But do our current responses exacerbate issues?
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Estates Evangelism
From the Church of England
More than bread, more than words. We must not be content to see those living on estates as anything less than family who deserve the dignity of food and the astounding truth of the gospel.
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The Biblical basis for entrepreneurship
From a talk by Matthew Rohrs, CEO, Sinapis
If we only focus on certain aspects of God's story, it has very significant impact on how we understand the role of business and what the Kingdom of God is about.
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Harnessing AI for social impact
From an article by Impact Entrepreneur
The intersection of AI and social impact presents extraordinary opportunities for positive change. Improving efficiency, optimizing resource allocation, developing innovative products, and helping better decision-making.
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