Friday Selection Box: 26th January 2024

Constraints and trade offs for the next government from the IFS

Everything is harder when the economy is growing slowly and the public finances are more constrained. All manner of policy problems will be more difficult to tackle, and all manner of trade-offs will be more acute.

Latest NCVO research on volunteering among the global majority

We know from our previous Time Well Spent research that satisfaction among volunteers has fallen in recent years. This new research finds volunteers from the global majority feel even less satisfied, more excluded and less likely to continue compared to volunteers overall.

(Mis)informed about what? What it means to be a science-literate citizen in a digital world

A long read, but an important topic.

More to do to tackle rape misconceptions and lack of understanding of consent, CPS survey finds

(Please note this deals with themes of rape and violence against women and girls)

This connects to the link above. Some of these misconceptions are shocking.

Gasworks programme 2024

Gasworks has just announced its 2024 programme, lots to explore throughout the year.

Februllage 2024 workshops, Fourth Wall Folkestone

Time for some creativity. Fourth Wall is running a brilliant set of workshops as part of Februllage 2024. Do join if you can. Otherwise you can follow @februllage on Instagram, the prompt list is ready and wating

This week’s ponderings…

How can we create space to think big when so many pressures, financial and otherwise, are driving us to focus on the now?

What tools could we use, easily and cheaply, to re-invent board reporting to increase engagement and improve effectiveness?

How do we celebrate and get the most from intergenerational working?