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Read recent blogs written by members of our team about all community development topics and WSA Community projects! 

 


Community Insights

One of the privileges of working with community groups and organisations is that we get the opportunity to visit different parts of the country and learn about the amazing projects that residents, local communities and organisations have been involved in.


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How to be an effective community facilitator

Community facilitators support community members working towards specific goals by setting up engaging activities and enabling inclusive discussions. For instance, recently our team facilitated: A wide group of residents and partners from Hateley Cross Big Local as they reviewed what


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Building engagement using postcards

If you’ve ever been on a WSA Community course, you’ll no doubt have been asked to choose a postcard from WSA’s extensive collection as part of an information sharing or cohesion building exercise. We asked WSA’s Company Director, Wendy Sugarman,


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Multi-coloured post-its placed randomly on a white board under question: What did you get out of today?


The Importance of Evaluation

What is evaluation? As a community development organisation that values inclusivity, respect, and accessibility, we at WSA understand the importance of evaluation in our work. Evaluation is the systematic process of collecting, analysing, and using information to determine the effectiveness


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Exclusion -Digital Inclusion in libraries word cloud - most prominent words: People, Help, Access, Support, Online Inclusion and support


Libraries Connected – Tackling Digital Exclusion

The need for Digital Inclusion As the world become increasingly digital, with many services, advisory and support groups moving online, the problem of inaccessibility and digital exclusion increases, particularly for people and communities who need these very services and support


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ChatGPT, AI and Community Work

I recently saw a TikTok of a software developer saying they’d be out of a job in 6 months because of AI such as ChatGPT, a new natural language processing tool driven by AI (artificial intelligence) technology with dazzling capabilities.


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Peer to Parent support – Parents 1st

Peer to Parent We are delighted to be the learning partners for the pilot of ‘Peer to Parent’ which is a peer support collaborative in Essex supporting parents and families during the perinatal period. Peer to Parent brings together a


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Community Insights

One of the privileges of working with community groups and organisations is that we get the opportunity to visit different parts of the country and learn about the amazing projects that residents, local communities and organisations have been involved in.


Read More »


How to be an effective community facilitator

Community facilitators support community members working towards specific goals by setting up engaging activities and enabling inclusive discussions. For instance, recently our team facilitated: A wide group of residents and partners from Hateley Cross Big Local as they reviewed what


Read More »

Postcards example


Building engagement using postcards

If you’ve ever been on a WSA Community course, you’ll no doubt have been asked to choose a postcard from WSA’s extensive collection as part of an information sharing or cohesion building exercise. We asked WSA’s Company Director, Wendy Sugarman,


Read More »

Multi-coloured post-its placed randomly on a white board under question: What did you get out of today?


The Importance of Evaluation

What is evaluation? As a community development organisation that values inclusivity, respect, and accessibility, we at WSA understand the importance of evaluation in our work. Evaluation is the systematic process of collecting, analysing, and using information to determine the effectiveness


Read More »

Exclusion -Digital Inclusion in libraries word cloud - most prominent words: People, Help, Access, Support, Online Inclusion and support


Libraries Connected – Tackling Digital Exclusion

The need for Digital Inclusion As the world become increasingly digital, with many services, advisory and support groups moving online, the problem of inaccessibility and digital exclusion increases, particularly for people and communities who need these very services and support


Read More »