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
Working in partnership with communities
Sharing power with communities can be difficult due to relationship management and conflict. In this article we share some examples of where nurturing partnerships has been done successfully.
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News
Announcement: Place Matters Commissioned for Esmée Fairbairn Place-Led Research Project
We’re excited to announce that Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has commissioned Place Matters to research the impact of three key projects supported through its place-led funding, which began in 2016.
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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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Framework : Types of Place-Based Work
Our Types of Place-Based Work Diagram is a developing framework that encourages collaborations to consider how they want to engage with place-based working.
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