Social Impact & Social Value consultant. Evaluation, coaching, training. National Lead, Civil Society, Social Value UK. Views - mostly grumpy.
Cumbria
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I’ve been slowly retreating from Twitter for many reasons - some to do with its treatment of people, some linked to limiting my social media exposure. I do occasionally pop back on to engage with parts of my network but you can also find me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/nicola-lynch
I’ve had a brilliant few months with these excellent people! Closed out with a warm and productive in-person gathering today 😊 Great to be delivering on the Inspiring Impact legacy @socialvalueuk. Heading back up North now - may the train gods be ever in my favour… 😂🤞
Meanwhile our Civil Society Lead @LynchPinSupport has been in Manchester today to close out the final @GMSocialValue Inspiring Impact session.
A huge thank you to all those involved!
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We need to deal with struggling local economies and regional inequality by focusing on the main issues- investment and £ return patterns that place shareholder return above local multipliers. We create hope, opportunity and thriving places by focussing on economics not ASB.
We can’t regenerate town centres + grow local economies when antisocial behaviour goes unchecked.
We can’t give young people choices + chances when drug dealers trap them in county lines.
We can’t level up without tackling crime.
✍️ With @YvetteCooperMP inews.co.uk/opinion/enough-i…
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Good evaluation should be communicated well to others. 🗣️📰📸
This month, we will be sharing advice and examples of how to communicate your self-evaluation to staff, service-users, intermediaries, funders and policy makers.
This is all excellent…no.3 possibly my favourite…
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👇 the 8th principle of #socialvalue is ‘be responsive.’ Listening, digesting, analysing and communicating should all be followed by action…
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Thanks to @alexjamesfarrow for continuing to challenge the rhetoric we hear in some political spaces that is both damaging AND misleading. Charities must and will continue to advocate for some of the most actively silenced groups in society. Do not stop this work 💪
Another day, another round of 'charities are a problem.'
I'm not going to repeat the arguments - watch them below - but it was the usual set of sentiments.
My view in a short 🧵
parliamentlive.tv/event/inde…
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Our Civil Society Lead @LynchPinSupport is representing us today at the @HACThousing Social Value Conference!
Wonderful to be amongst so many others working to drive the social value movement 😀
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Just remember that like tax, rules are only for little people. theguardian.com/media/2023/f…
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Nothing about this, especially those involved, should give anyone confidence. There are clear ways to benefit from Brexit but they are in areas—public ownership, state aid, industrial strategy, planning, procurement—that are of no interest to these people. theguardian.com/politics/202…
For those of us interested in the world of wellbeing measurement ⚖️👇 Interesting to see “trust that government is capable and represents the people” in the top 20 themes most important to national wellbeing…consultations.ons.gov.uk/ext…
“Polycentricity: In complex social and environmental systems there are no one-size-fits-all solutions.
What is needed is a dynamic system that permits experimentation, and which can tolerate the existence of diverse and layered institutions of different kinds.” 👍
Every community is different.
When we recognise this, we can build systems that encourage autonomy and diversity – creating stronger communities.
Our work on applying the ideas of Elinor Ostrom today ⬇️⬇️⬇️ newlocal.org.uk/publications…
On a smaller scale this is the fight I have around many concepts & practices relating to #socialvalue. If it looks neat, fits in the cells of a spreadsheet and is described as ‘simple’ or ‘painless’ then it won’t be delivering on the actual *principles* of social value…
Well I’m somehow on a train. Neither cancelled nor delayed. Now the exciting roulette around whether my connection from Wigan to Liverpool also runs 🙄 If the gods smile I’m off to see the team @socialvalueuk 🤞😊
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We are the 6th largest economy, there is enough money to feed everyone
Resist normalising foodbanks at all costs - they do NOT need to be a permanent part of our social infrastructure
Dear @waitrose , please have a word with your in-house marketing team. Describing a product as “Perfect for the food bank” is at best tone deaf to the realities of people having to access food aid. Normalising this helps no one.
