Recent Blog Posts

BULLS***T BINGO. An important announcement from the Association of Charitable Charities for Good Causes

Power and Prosperity in Place

A diverse group of people take part in a Peoples Economy workshop

Collective Care As The Path And The Goal

Two women in a room doing a mirroring exercise, both with their arms above their heads

Strong Movements Start With Community

An illustration of a nest, filled with diverse characters that represent the SCN community

Other Articles

The Social Change Nest Timeline

How The Social Change Nest came to be - Our origin story.

Risky Business at Marmalade

On Wednesay 2nd of April 2025 we ran our event “Risky Business?: An event for funders to explore risk in funding” at Marmalade, the fringe festival happening in Oxford every year during Skoll World Forum.

BRINGING THE SYSTEM – The role of fiscal hosting in place work

People shouldn't have to come to where the system lives, we should bring the system to them

The 3 Biggest Myths About Funding Grassroots Movements (And Why They’re Wrong)

Many funders want to support grassroots movements, lived experience leaders, and community-led initiatives, but long-standing myths often hold them back.

Wandering the Eerie Path to Incorporation: A Halloween Guide for Grassroots Movements and Community Groups

The idea of incorporating can feel a bit... scary.

Flying the Nest: How Faith and VAWG Became A Legally-Registered Charity

A conversation with Huda Jawad from the Faith and VAWG Coalition.