Wider Impact is delighted to be commissioned to independently evaluate the Big Lottery funded Ynot Aspire Project (see https://ynotaspire.org.uk/). The charity’s vision is ‘To raise the aspirations of young people and inspire them to be all that they can be’. Pictured with Sharon Burch, Chief Officer (left) and Paula Swainston, Project Support Officer (centre), Wider Impact DirectorContinue Reading

During a period of austerity this is surely the last thing we want to read in the Guardian – see link   https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jun/28/trust-in-charities-at-record-low-after-scandals?CMP=ema-1695&CMP=  My experience is that whilst the vast majority of the charities I come into contact with are well meaning and deliver first class outcomes to the most vulnerable members of our local communities,Continue Reading

This link may be of interest to you if you are involved with restoring / regenerating a place of worship – see link https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/grants-places-worship-england As you will note the The Heritage Lottery Fund has grants of £10,000-£250,000 available for Grade I and Grade II listed places of worship in England to fund urgent structural repairs and helpContinue Reading

Wider Impact is delighted to report that we have delivered London and Essex based workshops and observational studies as part of our independent evaluation of the Lottery funded RAD Deaf Achieve 2 Project – see link http://www.widerimpact.com/november-2015-wider-impact-commissioned-royal-association-deaf-people-rad-carry-independent-project-evaluation. Wider Impact Director Edwin Lewis says, ‘This is clearly a worthwhile project, which is supported by highly trained andContinue Reading

I am extremely grateful to this amazing team of British Sign Language (BSL) qualified interpreters, Natalie MacGarvie, Tamsin Hewett and Samantha Dowsett, who assisted with London and Essex based workshops, delivered this week as part of our independent evaluation of the RAD Deaf Achieve 2 Project (see   http://www.widerimpact.com/november-2015-wider-impact-commissioned-royal-association-deaf-people-rad-carry-independent-project-evaluation ). They are so professional at whatContinue Reading