How do you solve a problem like everything?
Social change? Yes please! Kaneez Shaid and Will Higham are on a quest to find ideas and communities bringing real change.
The money trap
Kaneez and Will are joined by Baroness Jo Valentine for a masterclass on the links between business and community.
Lady Valentine is Director of Place at Business in the Community, seeking to improve economic and social outcomes for some of Britain's “forgotten” towns.
There is some fantastic insight here for anyone involved in community work (and, frankly, for everyone else too), not least into how money can get in the way of rebuilding communities – and why there is no point in trying to sort all the social ills in a city...
Coming up: Business, squalor and community transformation, with Baroness Jo Valentine
This weekend's episode features a masterclass from Baroness Jo Valentine on how to work with the business community to transform left behind areas.
Join Will and Kaneez on Saturday to find out how money can get in the way!
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Talking change with Sir Paul Collier
This week, Will and Kaneez's quest for better communities takes them to Sir Paul Collier, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, in Oxford University.
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Coming up soon – Sir Paul Collier!
Listen out for our next fantastic episode featuring Sir Paul Collier!
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Community: A quest begins
Welcome to our fantastic new podcast featuring two people on a quest to find the ideas and communities making a positive change to our world. If you're in local government or the Third Sector – or if you just give a damn about community – then this is a must-listen.
Dr Kaneez Shaid MBE – former Chair of Citizens UK – and her fellow traveller Will Higham, who has been a leader in some of Britain's biggest charities, know this world intimately.
Kaneez and Will are hunting for ways to make communities happier and less...
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Everything: Trailer
Coming soon, a fantastic new podcast featuring two people on a quest to find the ideas and communities making a positive change to our world. If you're in local government or the Third Sector – or if you just give a damn about community – then this is a must-listen.
Kaneez Shaid and Will Higham know this world intimately, having worked in it and campaigned for it for a quarter of a century. They are very different individuals but there is no disguising their shared passion for building a better world from the grass roots up. Enjo...
