Stories

Welcome to our stories page - here you’ll find a collection of insights and learnings from place-based work, alongside our team and partners’ thoughts and reflections.
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Why did we create Place Matters?
In 2020 Place Matters commissioned a piece of research into the practice of making changes happen in places.
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The conditions for place-based success : Lessons learnt from a lifetime of community centred change
Place Matters Co-Director, Emily Sun, hosted Dame Julia and David Sanderson on 19th June 2024. This is a summary of the key topics and themes discussed.
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More Than Infrastructure by Place Matters
Read the Place Matters 2021 report on how to enable place based working. This report was written collaboratively by John Hitchin, Emily Sun, Jo Blundell and Jennifer McConnel.
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Framework : Funder Role Continuum
Our Funder Role Continuum is a developing framework that encourages funders to consider what they want the role and influence of their funding to be.
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Historical Review of Place-based Change by Lankelly Chase
This report presents the findings from an historical review of place based approaches to change. Written by Habiba Nabatu for Lankelly Chase Foundation.
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Collective Impact Toolkit by Tamarack Institute
The Collective Impact Toolkit was edited by Liz Weaver for the Tamarack Institute. The Toolkit aims to equip other change-makers and organisations to navigate the various conditions and phases of long-term impact efforts.
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Framework : Programmatic vs Place-Based Approach
Our Programmatic vs Place-Based Diagram is a developing framework that explains the differences between funding a program and more broadly supporting communities with a place-based approach.
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Framework : Practices, Conditions & Mindsets for Place-based Change
Our Place-Based Change Visual is a developing framework that explores the necessary conditions and practices for effective place-based change, and the skills and mindset that Place Matters holds in our work.
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LCR Cradle to Career Learning Event Summaries
Place Matters is the Learning Partner to the Liverpool City Region Cradle to Career programme. These learning summaries support the work of this fantastic initiative, which is bringing real change to the region.
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