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Social Impact Leaders reconnect
Social Impact Leaders from across York reconnected last Friday as Social Vision hosted their first Connects event since the pandemic. 25 people from diverse sectors joined the Social Vision team for a coffee at the
UKRAINE – what can we do to help?
By the time our newsletter goes out on 9th March 2022 most of the collections for people in Ukraine in York will have already been sorted and heading in vans over to the continent. A
Dance transforming the lives of those living with dementia
Elaine the Director of Moving Minds, a dance project for people affected by dementia run by York St John University, shared this guest blog with Social Vision. Holding brightly coloured scarves that trace and extend
Hiscox’s world-renowned art collection opens for two days only with proceeds going to local domestic abuse charity IDAS
On Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March, the York based insurer Hiscox is opening the doors of its iconic building on Peasholme Green to the public to showcase its world-renowned art collection, with proceeds from
Older Citizens Advice York awarded volunteering quality mark
Older Citizens Advocacy York (OCAY) has been named an Investing in Volunteers (IiV) achiever for the 2nd time. The quality award shows that they value their volunteers and demonstrates a commitment to volunteering within the
EVENT: Social Vision Connects, Friday 4th March, 9am – Malmaison
A fortnight ago we asked if you’d be up for re-connecting with the sector at one of our Social Vision Connects events. With everybody emerging from their pandemic-induced hibernation, we wanted to gauge appetite before
Would research have an impact on your organisation?
So, I’m going to ‘fess up – research terrifies me. I’ve got so much respect for academics – indeed the whole world relies on research – but it’s just so complex and specialised. But if
It’s all happening at York International Women’s Week
Between the 5th -13th March, York’s International Women’s Week has a huge programme of over 30 events celebrating International Women’s Day on the 8th March. We are delighted to have such an exciting and wide-ranging
Get a fully funded researcher in your organisation
Social Vision is continuing its relationship with York St John University’s Institute for Social Justice by supporting them over the next nine months to embed academic researchers into local social impact organisations. The project will
Ending the stigma that Travellers experience
I was lucky to be invited to be invited to the premier of ‘Human – The Voice of Young Travellers’ a short film by York Travellers Trust, Inspired Youth and FutureHY at the Everyman cinema
Anybody up for an actual real-life, in-person, face to face meet up?
If you’re anything like me, you’ll be getting tired of the tedious screen freezes, “you’re on mute”, and awkward small talk whilst you wait for everyone to join a Teams or Zoom meeting. As we
Huge parenting network supports Social Vision
York’s biggest and best parenting network, York Mumbler, has this week signed up to support our free fortnightly newsletter, Social Vision News. Founder Emily Pickard said: I’ve been subscribed to the Social Vision Newsletter since
