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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:
- Sharing participants stories – Through our projects, our partners have supported thousands of participants. We know that behind these big numbers, each person has their own individual story of how they have been supported to transform their lives. We are delighted that some of these people have chosen to share their stories with us. And now, we get to share those stories with you.
- Thinkpieces and blogs – Our staff and partners have a huge amount of knowledge on lots of issues regarding inclusion, diversity, wellbeing and employment. Some of this comes from their work and education and much of it comes from lived experience. We create and share blogs and thinkpieces written by our staff and partners to raise awareness and contribute positively to the conversation about these key issues.
- Representation – We are honoured to represent social inclusion issues and the voluntary and community sector in multiagency groups and policy formation. We do this by listening to our partners and participants and using our platforms to amplify their voices and perspectives. We connect policy makers with people on the ground to ensure that policies and funding have the greatest positive impact in communities.
What are Better Connects board looking for in a new CEO?
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Someone who really buys into Better Connects vision.. But is ready to take it to the next stage! Last week we launched the search for Better Connects new CEO to lead our organisation through the next stages of its development. This process will be lead by our fabulous Board of Directors so we wanted
“There was a palpable sense of novelty and excitement from the get-go” – Laura’s experience of working at Better Connect
Action Towards Inclusion
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What is it like to work at Better Connect? I was lucky enough to join Better Connect in April 2021, at an interesting time, as we transitioned from Your Consortium to Better Connect and underwent an organisational overhaul. Having joined straight out of university following a stint in retail, there was a palpable sense of
“We all want to see each other win” – Joe shares his experience of working at Better Connect
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Better Connect is a uniquely wonderful place to work. I joined the team in 2017, way back when we were still called Your Consortium. From day one, I could tell this was a very special and unique place to work. It proved to be a fantastically stark contrast with my former workplaces. Before I
From Seedling to Blossoming – Sams Story
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Tiny Seedling Better Connect was created in 2007 by a group of forward-thinking innovators from the voluntary and community sector. Its aim was to enable small voluntary sector organisations to work together to deliver large government-funded projects in the area of learning, skills, and employment. It was the first time that the sector had collaborated
Stephen and Mick
Action Towards Inclusion
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It was great to catch up with Stephen and Mick recently. Mick has been taking part in Action Towards Inclusion with support from Stephen – his York Learning keyworker. They’ve been on quite a learning journey, having to deal with the challenges and changes due to COVID and other hurdles along the way. For
Local Linking Events
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Thriving at Work
We are really pleased to announce a new round of Local Linking events across York, North Yorkshire and the East Riding as part of Action Towards Inclusion and Thriving at Work. These events are a great networking opportunity – allowing keyworkers, intervention partners, participants and others to get together and share expertise and experiences. For
Celebrating Kickstart
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We have been absolutely amazed to see how the Kickstart Programme has developed over the past year and feel very proud of what we have achieved as a collective through this programme. We launched Kickstart back in January with the goal to create a partnership of values-based organisations that are committed to creating meaningful
Celebrating Community Grants
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Did you know Community Grants has been managed by Better Connect in North Yorkshire since 2008?! We are now on ‘CG5’ which started in 2019 and will be finishing in 2022. Throughout this time, we have supported many organisations across the local area to secure funding for projects to help improve people’s lives,
Celebrating Thriving at Work
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Thriving at Work
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The dream………to create inclusive, accessible and healthy workplaces that increase productivity and create and environment where all employees can thrive. Thriving at Work supports individuals, and organisations to improve their workplace practices, learn how to better support colleagues that may be struggling and provide 121 holistic provision where employees who are neurodiverse, have a
Our Visit to Monday Makers at Rural Arts funded by ESF Community Grants
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“From the beginning of the course to the end we’ve seen some really lovely changes…” On a cold December day, Simon and Hannah visited Thirsk to meet with a fantastic organisation doing fantastic things!! Rural Arts is a charity that delivers inspiring and inclusive creative opportunities that enrich lives and connect communities. They lead a
Supporting Employees Mental Health
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Thriving at Work
A big thanks to Nick at York Mind for their recent webinar focusing on supporting people with their mental health. If you would like to see the slides from the session they can be downloaded by following the link below. We are planning new sessions as part of Thriving at Work in the New Year
Understanding Sensory Overload
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A big thanks to Autism Plus for their recent webinar focusing on sensory overload. If you would like to see the slides from the session they can be downloaded by following the link below. We are planning new sessions as part of Thriving at Work in the New Year so please check out the