Authors: Lee Dale, Community Development Coordinator, VOICES & Penny Vincent, All The Small Things CIC What is Volunteers week? As well as helping others, volunteering has been shown to improve…
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By Jo Cutts, Housing First Project Assistant, Expert Citizens CIC I started volunteering at Expert Citizens in the summer of 2014 , I had been in a women’s refuge for…
By Nicola Gratton, Lead for Civic Engagement and Evaluation, Staffordshire University From January until August this year Expert Citizens and Staffordshire University have worked in partnership on a project called…
By Phil Parkes, Volunteer Coordinator, Expert Citizens I thought it would be a good idea to write about my personal transition, not only from volunteer to staff member but…
By Rose Brookes, Expert Citizen Monday 23rd March We are in the process of being put on lock down. Most people are self-isolating off their owns backs, at least from…
By Phil Parkes, Expert Citizen Just a few things first, in order to fully understand my meaning behind all what I’m about to say it would be beneficial to have…
This year’s National INSIGHT Awards has now been and gone, but what a day it was! With representation from over 80 organisations from across the UK Expert Citizens CIC would like to thank everyone that attended and participated for helping make it the best one yet.
The work we did with local organisations and Expert Citizens resulted in some clear instructions: Stop using negative descriptors to describe the places you fund! Stop using jargon! Be careful...
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By Andy Meakin, VOICES Director This year’s national Insight Conference and Awards from Expert Citizens was spectacular. From the moment our friend Bishop Geoff Annas opened proceedings, the event delivered...
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By Lee Dale, Expert Citizen You would be forgiven for thinking that once you become homeless it is straight forward enough to bounce back. You should even be forgiven also…