Stories - Place Matters

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Why did we create Place Matters?

In 2020 Place Matters commissioned a piece of research into the practice of making changes happen in places.

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Beyond collaboration in place-based leadership

These are reflections following a webinar that Place Matters held on July 13 2022.

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The conditions for place-based success : Lessons learnt from a lifetime of community centred change

Place Matters Co-Director, Emily Sun, hosted Dame Julia and David Sanderson on 19th June 2024. This is a summary of the key topics and themes discussed.

Illustration of Bronfenner's ecological systems model, a circular diagram of systems starting with the child.

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Scaling Deep for Wider Impact : Reach Foundation and Minderoo Foundation

Reflections on a study visit with Reach Foundation and Minderoo Foundation

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Building the Infrastructure for Community-Led Change: Why we need know-how, now

This blog was co-written by Emily Sun, Jo Blundell, and Steff O'Keeffe

Collective Impact for Stanford Social Innovation Review

Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations.

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More Than Infrastructure by Place Matters

Read the Place Matters 2021 report on how to enable place based working. This report was written collaboratively by John Hitchin, Emily Sun, Jo Blundell and Jennifer McConnel.

Framework : Theory of Place and Systems Change

Our Theory of Place is a developing framework that explores the complexity, nuances and stages of place-based work.

The 5 Steps of Deep Collaboration

Deep Collaboration, part of Platform C, offers resources and programs that individuals and collaborations can draw on to create shared leadership.

Framework : Practices, Conditions & Mindsets for Place-based Change

Our Place-Based Change Visual is a developing framework that explores the necessary conditions and practices for effective place-based change, and the skills and mindset that Place Matters holds in our work.