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Last week, we brought our #SPARK cohort back together for an in person learning day in Sheffield, hosted at the iconic Showroom Cinema. The day started with an inspirational keynote from our invited guest speaker, Matthew Gordon OBE, CEO of Spectra, who shared invaluable insights on mastering pain and utilising it for good. A reminder that the challenges we face can fuel us to create positive change, not just for ourselves but for our communities and the world at large. The afternoon followed with a workshop on Theory of Change, led by Ruth Ibegbuna, with participants beginning to write their own. The energy in the room was one of quiet focus as ideas and strategies flowed. We delved into problem statements, ways to tackle current inequalities, build sustainable, impactful solutions and move us closer to our vision for a better future. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that” - Martin Luther King Jr #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #youthleadership #changemakers #changemaking #NorthernSoul #self #soul #society #community #makeadifference

One last push 🚀 💪🏾 We're recruiting our 2025 cohort for the Black Design Guild—a fully funded programme for junior-to-mid-level researchers and designers in the UK. Deadline to Express Interest: 10 Mar 2025 Register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/ePPpwV6i If you're a Black researcher or designer based in the UK, please take a look. If this is someone you know, please share the link and encourage them to apply. 🙏🏾 We need more Black researchers and designers in civil society—helping to shape our products, services, and design solutions over the next 10 years and beyond. So we're excited about this small but powerful contribution to making that happen—and manifesting the world we want to see. 💜✨ ... To everyone who's already shared, posted, or reposted—we can't thank you enough. Here's our latest blog letting you know how the launch has been going so far: https://lnkd.in/eA7NjYYq ... #research #design #designforchange #leadership #engagement #diversityandinclusion #training #traininganddevelopment #abundance

💫Good news alert 💫 Today, the wonderful team at Rekindle Foundation and Rekindle Supplementary School launched Rekindle's Youth-Led Research projects. They need your voice, so check out their below post and get involved 💪 #RekindleResearch #EducationForAll #YouthLed #RekindleFoundation

We loved connecting with our SPARK cohort again last week for our in-person learning day in Sheffield

🌟 Exciting Career Opportunities in the Youth Sector! 🌟 Passionate about supporting young people and driving change? These fantastic roles and programmes could be for you! ⬇️ 🔹 Grants Officer (Challenge and Change) 📍 The Blagrave Trust 📅 Apply by 16 February: https://lnkd.in/efz2AXS3 Support incredible youth-led initiatives and help shift power and resources to young people. 🔹 Regional Programme Manager 📍 The Blagrave Trust 📅 Apply by 16 February: https://lnkd.in/efz2AXS3 Lead and build partnerships in Berkshire, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, Sussex and Wiltshire to drive youth-led change. 🔹 Impetus Leadership Academy 📍 Impetus - Backing the best 📅 Apply by 9 March: https://lnkd.in/dAms4ySW Free, 9-month programme designed to support talented professionals from minoritised backgrounds in the UK youth sector to step into senior leadership roles. Know someone perfect for these opportunities? Please share Illustration credit: Words of Affirmation by Nikita Abuya (Instagram: @kitxart). Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-SA): https://lnkd.in/edW_MK7

Especially in today’s pushback climate, it was good to see the Centre for Charity Effectiveness (CCE) doing what it does best - being the voice of responsible #leadership. Here we are at the Paul Streets "Perspectives in Leadership for an #Inclusive Sector" event. Paul was joined by Louise Harris, COO at Crisis, Kamran Mallick, CEO at Disability Rights UK and Ruth Ibegbuna, Founder and CEO at the Rekindle Supplementary School. Paul, Louise, Kamran and Ruth did a great job in navigating a topic facing new heights of #complexity. It was reassuring to hear that these conversations must not regress, but progress, now more than ever.   The principle “Nothing about us without us” became a key theme. Inclusion must ensure systems are there for everyone from the very start. If they are not then take stock and learn, and embrace some responsibility. I couldn't help but sense though both apprehension and hope in the room, with 80 charity leaders. Apprehension that the British civic sector might regress, and lose its credibility and independence. But hope too that the sector will retain its spirit and will instead embrace progress, and renew its journey of courage on behalf of the especially silenced communities it serves. This event has given me some #hope. For that I’m grateful to Alex Skailes and Paul and their stellar panelists - and all of our attendees - thank you for coming to Bayes Business School. For more upcoming events from our Centre please see: https://lnkd.in/e-ZbxBEh #charity #civicsector #futurefacing #inclusive #belongingness #learning

Last week, our founder, Ruth Ibegbuna, who also serves as the Founder & CEO of Rekindle Supplementary School and The Roots Programme, delivered an impactful keynote address: "In My Shoes" – Challenging Stigma & Reframing Narratives. Her presentation took place at the Breaking Cycles of Poverty Conference, hosted by Community Renewal Lifting Neighbourhoods Together (CR:LNT). During her keynote, Ruth spoke about the need to move away from deficit-based narratives when discussing young people living in poverty. She argued against framing working-class or 'left behind' communities solely through the lens of struggle alone. Ruth highlighted the significance of pride, potential, and hope, and the need to ensure that young people feel valued and empowered within their communities and the places they call home. Massive thanks to Community Renewal Trust.

Our wonderful Anne Marie Croal, had a great day at the SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) Gathering yesterday. Attending brilliant sessions led by YMCA Scotland and Social Enterprise Scotland. She was representing both us and our ace friends at Rekindle Supplementary School. Thanks so much to SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) for organising such a vital, engaging event, where there was lots of knowledge exchange, learning to be had and connections to be made. All the best for today. #SCVOGathering #SCVO #VoluntarySector #SocialEnterprises #PositiveSocialImpact #Scotland

Our founder Ruth Ibegbuna, is on a mission to build a more inclusive and connected society, which we're proud to be part of, alongside Rekindle Supplementary School & The Roots Programme. Check out her spotlight piece by Brabners to read how she is driving positive social change across the North and wider UK 👇 #SocialImpact #BrabnersTrueNorth #Connected #PositiveSocialChange