Recent Blog Posts

Why Work With Values Aligned Partners?

SPEAK OUT! Don’t Be Silenced: A Message to Funders and Larger Institutions

In the room at the Speak Out event, a large projected screen is infront of a busy seated audience

Five Years Into Microgranting: The Importance of Funding Youth Climate Activism

How to Build a Social Innovation Framework: Lessons From Our Intern

A Social Innovation Framework is simply a step-by-step guide that gives you the questions you need to move a new idea forward, especially when you’re trying to address a social challenge.
The SCN team, stood in a park in London, all smiling after a team picnic

Other Articles

Ref/use Lab: Shifting the Dial on Waste and the Circular Economy

A conversation with Becky Whittle from Ref/use Lab.

Celebrating Goodbyes: How 3 Groups Flew the Nest

It’s unusual for businesses to celebrate when their clients leave. But we don’t see it as a bad thing. Here's why...

What do Grassroots Groups Need to Thrive?

How funders can protect the grassroots.

Risk and Power: Navigating Power Dynamics in Risk Management

How can we navigate power dynamics in risk management?

Telling Working Class Stories: A Q&A With The Working Class Collective

A conversation with Lisa McKenzie, founder of the Working Class Collective.

New Resources for Nature Groups from the People’s Plan for Nature

New resources to support community groups working on nature.