by Iona Lawrence | 14 May 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this Joining the Dots blog, Iona Lawrence offers a personal reflection on what relationships mean to her. Iona Lawrence Iona was the founding Director of the Jo Cox Foundation. She has been with The Cares Family for the past...
by Sam Julius and Jessie Powell | 22 May 2020 | Communities & Volunteering, Covid and Relationships, Guest Blogs
In brief In this blog for The Relationships Observatory, Sam Julius and Jessie Powell from Local Trust explore the value of relationship building in communities and how we can look to sustain the recent surge in local connection after COVID-19. To find out...
by David Robinson | 29 Apr 2019 | Our thinking
In brief In this first post in the Joining the Dots series, Relationships Project founder David Robinson sets the scene for the series and outlines the plan going forward. The hook worm was paralysing entire towns in the rural south of the United States in the...
by David Robinson | 19 May 2020 | Covid and Relationships, Dreams and Vision, Our thinking
In brief In this short blog, David takes stock of what we’ve learnt from The Relationships Observatory and offers a positive reflection on what we take forward as we rebuild. This blog has also been published as part of Compass’s #BuildBackBetter...
by David Robinson | 13 Mar 2020 | Covid and Relationships, Our thinking
In brief As social behaviour is disrupted by the Coronavirus, David Robinson says that disruption is neither good nor bad. What matters is what we make of it. I spoke last night to a church minister who had already cancelled the Older Peoples Wednesday group and was...
by Immy Robinson | 26 Jul 2023 | Our work
In brief Back in July 2021, we shared our proposal to the National Lottery Community Fund’s Bringing People Together Fund. We were delighted to be awarded the funding and we now find ourselves one year into our two year plan towards a 20 year vision of a world built...
by Arvinda Gohil | 20 Sep 2019 | Communities & Volunteering, Guest Blogs
In brief In this contribution to Joining the Dots Arvinda Gohil discusses relationship building in local communities and the importance of organisations that “mirror” the communities they serve. Arvinda Gohil CEO at Central YMCA Arvinda Gohil has recently taken on the...
by Thomas Neumark | 5 Jun 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this Joining the Dots piece, Thomas Neumark shares his learning about relationships from a personal as well as a professional perspective. Thomas Neumark CEO at The Peel Thomas is CEO of The Peel, a community development charity working in...
by Immy Robinson | 11 Sep 2024 | Our work
In brief Back in July 2021, we shared our proposal to the National Lottery Community Fund’s Bringing People Together Fund. In July 2022, we shared what we got up to in the first of our two years of funding – from recruiting the Relationships Collective to...
by Immy Robinson | 23 Oct 2024 | Key Concepts, Our thinking, Our work, Top Picks
In brief Over the last few years, many of us have been talking more and more about the importance of putting relationships first in our organisations, systems and communities. In being party to some of these brilliant conversations, and developing our own thinking,...
