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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Blog
How do we build trust and belief in the effectiveness of place-based change?
Place Matters Co-Director Jo Blundell reflects on the questions raised during our recent stewardship group discussion on Evidence and Impact in place-based change work.
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Navigating System Change Evaluation by Social Finance
In this white paper, Social Finance offer insights and reflections on how to approach evaluating systems change.
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Evaluating YEF Place-Based Approaches: a review of methods used
The study was commissioned to synthesise learning about the design, implementation and effectiveness of place-based approaches.
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