One of the 3 strategic goals of Better Connect is to Inspire Change. This involves promoting social inclusion as an essential part of creating vibrant, productive and prosperous communities.
We aim to inspire change in 3 ways:
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We are excited to announce that Emma is our new Business Development Manager at Better Connect! She will be working closely with the senior leadership team to find new funding and partnership programme opportunities that support organisations and people to thrive in their life and work. She will be working closely with existing and potential
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We are excited to announce that we have a new Impact Team at Better Connect! Hannah and Laura will be responsible for understanding, demonstrating and showcasing the impact that Better Connect is having across its business, programmes and partnerships. Working closely with colleagues, partners, participants and stakeholders, they will be gathering information in a
Action Towards Inclusion
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Wednesday 8th March is International Women’s Day, today we hear Sybille’s story about moving from the NHS to finding at home at Better Connect. Syb is one of the most caring people and a key member within the team and it is a honour to share her story today.. From being
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Wednesday the 8th March is International Women’s Day! This year we will be sharing some stories from our staff team and across our projects of inspirational women. Today, we hear from Hannah who has shared an extract from a book that inspires her daily. American author Glennon Doyle has written many books about her
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As part of Multiply, our team will be sharing some top tips around finance, household bills, budgeting and numeracy.. first up is Julie our Finance Director! Budgets are not just for business! When I talk to business owners one thing we cover is breakeven points. This is the amount of money they absolutely have to
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Multiply is the government’s new £560 million programme to help transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of adults across the UK and will be delivered through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The funding is distributed across local councils and then allocated to providers to deliver various different activities to support individuals with their
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We were lucky enough to experience a day of training around ‘Honest Conversations’ from the amazing Joanne from Pro-Development Ltd an organisation dedicated to bringing out the best in you, your staff and your business. The day started with pastries, coffee and tables full of goodies such as sweets, highlighters and workbooks with inspiring quotes,
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For the longest of time (2008 to be precise!) Better Connect have managed ESF Community Grants across North Yorkshire. Community Grants enabled partners to access up to £20,000 grants to deliver a wide range of different provision to unemployed or economically inactive individuals with the aim to move them closer to the labour
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Today we say goodbye to two of our longest serving board members Leon Fijalkowski and Liz Burdett. Thank you for all the support you have given us over the many years, we are incredibly grateful to you for your guidance and expertise and you will be missed by the whole team! Thank you for
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We are in the process of creating a partnership bid for Multiply funding in York and North Yorkshire. We believe that projects have a greater impact and greater reach when delivered by strong partnerships. There are a lot of opportunities within Multiply that we may be able to contribute to as a partnership. There
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180 people from across the Yorkshire region gathered at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, on October 11th, to celebrate the significant impact the Action Towards Inclusion Programme has made over the past six years. “A Life Changing Legacy” celebrated and honoured the incredible work of ATI delivery partners and keyworkers, who were essential in the
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A Huge Thank You! On Friday 21st September, Team Better Connect took to the streets of Leeds to complete the 10K Shine Night Walk for Cancer Research. Armed with glow sticks, rain jackets and hats we walked the course in just over 2 hours having lots of fun along the way! We were struck