Shift

⚡️People-led social change. ⚡
We help people turn bold ideas into sustainable realities.
@BfB_Labs @Rships_Project
#design #research #strategy #innovation

[Shift @shift_org]

While this is sad news, we’re hopeful for what lies ahead for our team, our ongoing work (including @Rships_Project & more) and that led by others. But mostly, we want to say a big thank you to everyone who has made the last 20 years possible.

[Shift @shift_org]

After more than 20 years of change-making, today, we’re sharing the news that Shift will be closing. A short thread →
https://t.co/hYtNQAVj8Q

[Shift @shift_org]

We made this decision some months ago, have carefully been ending our final projects since, and will be wrapping up as a team across April and May.

[Shift @shift_org]

🛠 Last Friday was #GreatMentalHealthDay, so we're sharing our toolkit on how to design a youth-led mental health prevention programme 🛠

Find out more in this blog by @OliWhittington https://t.co/ERUxjCzKEl

[The Relationships Project @Rships_Project]

Mostly on our blog we talk about the value of putting relationships first. The Post Office Horizon scandal has made us think about the grim consequences of doing the opposite – putting relationships last. @Davrob5 shares his thoughts 👉https://t.co/zJ2RG6B9dD

[Trust for London @trustforlondon]

"We want to support organisations with a wide range of missions who want to employ more young people"

Applications to Vested, a new social investment programme co-produced with young Londoners, are open until 30 Jan

Find out more: https://t.co/uzsBqLB48Y @shift_org @connectfund

[Shift @shift_org]

Happy holidays from Shift! 🎄✨ Here’s to 2023 🫡 Get in touch with your projects and priorities for 2024 and let’s make some real change, together.

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This year, we've brought together a group of young Londoners with experience of unemployment to make investment decisions. We're looking forwards to seeing how the Vested Panel decide to invest up to £300,000 in 2024 @connectfund @trustforlondon

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This year, we've worked with @YWTrust, two incredible co-designers, and 50 young women to prototype a peer network to support young women to make the change they want in their work situations ⚡⚡⚡ We're excited see what's next in 2024, based on the successes of "Power Hours".

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This year for the first time we worked with the brilliant lived-experience storyteller Aaron @brokensleep to bring our research and co-design to life in our work with the Stroke Association @TheStrokeAssoc and Mind Cymru @MindCymru

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You can find out more about the work on these slides from the Connects conference, and we'll be sharing more in the new year https://t.co/hTCVtT9p2C

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We’ve been partnering with @LocalTrust to dive into the little-explored topic of how we end resident and volunteer-led programmes well. In partnership with #BigLocal volunteers, we built on @stewardingloss 's great work to set out the three possible endings we face...

[Trust for London @trustforlondon]

*Social investment opportunity*

Applications are open for a new £300,000 participatory social investment programme shaped by young Londoners with experience of unemployment.

Find out more: https://t.co/JmCetzfLxO @shift_org @connectfund

[Shift @shift_org]

Making collective funding decisions fun, one workshop game at a time🎲
Shift were in Paris last week, helping unlock funding for youth initiatives. Hosting a co-design session with the Unlock the Future coalition @OurFutureAgenda @unfoundation

[The Relationships Project @Rships_Project]

🥳Today's the day!🥳

We're looking forward to exploring #AWorldofGoodRelationships @LSEMarshall this evening, in conversation with @Davrob5 @kirstyjmcneill @GemmaMortensen. We'll be kicking off at 6.30pm. We'd love you to join us online or in person https://t.co/kpNsRQDpGK

[Shift @shift_org]

Are you a small social start-up or freelancer looking for a new home? We’ve got space to share at our lovely office in Farringdon.

🪴A permanent desk sitting alongside our team
✨The place to yourself Mon and/or Fri
👫Use of our meeting room

Interested? [email protected]

[George Fielding BEM @GeorgeFielding1]

Worth consideration and contemplation from everybody.
Thank you @shift_org @Medium

[Mind Cymru @MindCymru]

Os ydych chi neu rywun rydych chi'n ei adnabod wedi profi strôc, neu os ydych chi'n gweithio gyda chleifion strôc, hoffen ni glywed gennych chi.
Rydyn ni'n gweithio gyda @StrokeWales @shift_org i wella iechyd meddwl ar gyfer goroeswyr strôc yng Nghymru.
Cwblhewch ein harolwg👇