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Case Study: Barnsley Council's Covid Bounce-Back Programme

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Apr 8, 2022
2 min

Case Study: Barnsley Council's Covid Bounce-Back Programme

Client: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Date: July 2021 – April 2022 Challenges faced by the client: The economy in Barnsley was...

Third sector in Barnsley bouncing back from Covid-19

John Copps

Mar 9, 2022
1 min

Third sector in Barnsley bouncing back from Covid-19

Mutual Ventures is delighted to have partnered with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC) since July 2021 to support local...

2022: Looking ahead with questions rather than predictions

Andrew Laird

Dec 9, 2021
4 min

2022: Looking ahead with questions rather than predictions

Andrew Laird reflects on the uncertainties facing public services and asks three key questions that will shape the year ahead. It’s...

Integrated care leaders must keep up the momentum

John Copps

Dec 1, 2021
2 min

Integrated care leaders must keep up the momentum

Despite news that the deadline for integrated care systems may slip, and the spectre of another Covid winter, health and social care...

Covid Bounce-Back Programme – Community and Voluntary Sector

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Aug 16, 2021
5 min

Covid Bounce-Back Programme – Community and Voluntary Sector

This is a call for applications to Barnsley Council’s Covid Bounce-Back Programme for the Community and Voluntary Sector. It is for...

Covid Bounce-Back Programme – Cultural, Creative and Visitor Sectors

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Aug 16, 2021
5 min

Covid Bounce-Back Programme – Cultural, Creative and Visitor Sectors

This is a call for applications to Barnsley Council’s Covid Bounce-Back Programme for the Cultural, Creative and Visitor Sectors. It is...

What public services can learn from other responses to the pandemic

Emmet Regan

Mar 16, 2021
3 min

What public services can learn from other responses to the pandemic

Emmet Regan argues that the experience of COVID-19 has demonstrated that and that public services have lots to learn from other sectors....

‘Levelling Up’ must mean children are not left behind by COVID-19

Eliza Hardwich

Jan 28, 2021
3 min

‘Levelling Up’ must mean children are not left behind by COVID-19

Eliza Hardwick argues that without a coherent strategy to ‘level up’ for the most disadvantaged children, repeated COVID-19 school...

Continuing to deliver Family Safeguarding in challenging times

Alissa Davies

Jan 6, 2021
3 min

Continuing to deliver Family Safeguarding in challenging times

Strengthening Families Programme Coach Alissa Davies shares insights gathered via an online survey of local authority teams who have...

COVID-19 highlights the importance of community ‘bridges’

Andrew Laird

Nov 25, 2020
4 min

COVID-19 highlights the importance of community ‘bridges’

MV’s Andrew’s Laird and Chris Wright, chief executive of Catch22, argues that community bridge organisations are a vital part of...

The rapid digitisation of public services in response to COVID-19 needs to be a priority

Jordan Binedell

Nov 13, 2020
2 min

The rapid digitisation of public services in response to COVID-19 needs to be a priority

Jordan Binedell welcomes the rapid adoption of technology in public services but argues that we need to give priority to ensuring those...

Front-line autonomy in public services is vital to keep pace with COVID-19

Michael Wyatt

Oct 22, 2020
3 min

Front-line autonomy in public services is vital to keep pace with COVID-19

Michael Wyatt argues that public sector leaders have a responsibility to empower front-line staff to make decisions to best cope with the...

To emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, we must take the time to understand how local authoriti

Alissa Davies

Oct 20, 2020
5 min

To emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, we must take the time to understand how local authoriti

Alissa Davies reflects on a decade working with local government, and why it is uniquely placed to lead us through the current and future...

Catch up on our webinar – Strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis: how to build back better

Andrew Laird

Oct 16, 2020
2 min

Catch up on our webinar – Strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis: how to build back better

Catch up on our webinar where we consider strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis with a focus on how to build back better. The...

Case study: Bury 2030 Strategy, Bury Council

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Oct 1, 2020
2 min

Case study: Bury 2030 Strategy, Bury Council

Client: Bury Council Date: March 2020 - September 2020 Support offered: We were originally commissioned pre-Covid-19 to support the...

The Kruger report on Levelling Up: a step towards consensus between government and civil society

John Copps

Sep 26, 2020
3 min

The Kruger report on Levelling Up: a step towards consensus between government and civil society

Danny Kruger’s report – Levelling Up our Communities – proposes a re-emphasis on communities in the recovery from COVID-19. John Copps...

Local authorities must work with communities to lead the COVID-19 recovery

John Copps

Jun 22, 2020
2 min

Local authorities must work with communities to lead the COVID-19 recovery

John Copps argues that the recovery from COVID-19 needs to be a joint endeavour with councils, communities and local businesses all...

Planning your COVID-19 recovery strategy

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Jun 5, 2020
1 min

Planning your COVID-19 recovery strategy

Our support offer to help local authorities to lead their local plan for recovery COVID-19 has shaken the UK’s citizens, communities and...

Recovering together with communities: ideas to help local authorities plan the COVID-19 recovery

John Copps

Jun 2, 2020
1 min

Recovering together with communities: ideas to help local authorities plan the COVID-19 recovery

COVID-19 will be a pivotal event for this generation. Public services have an opportunity to reshape themselves around people and...

Local authorities can make mutual aid a positive legacy of COVID-19

John Copps

May 12, 2020
1 min

Local authorities can make mutual aid a positive legacy of COVID-19

MV’s new report argues says that councils can encourage and promote the work of mutual aid groups to create more resilient neighbourhoods...

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