Now FULLY BOOKED – Communities Managing Change Event »

Now FULLY BOOKED – Communities Managing Change Event

PLEASE NOTE – This event is now FULLY BOOKED. We will aim to get resources and information online as soon as the event as possible.

May 8, 2012 | Posted in Events,Featured | Read More »

Kindle Centre South Wye »

Kindle Centre South Wye

Lara Latcham speaks about the history of the centre, and the work that they do. She explains the value they bring to the area as a community hub that connects people, and what makes being community led so different from local authority managed.

July 21, 2009 | Posted in Videos | Read More »

Asset Transfer in Wolverhampton »

Asset Transfer in Wolverhampton

Mike Swain talks about the need to balance a hard nosed business approach with community priorities, and his experience of developing community assets. ASAN ASAN is a community led regeneration partnership in All Saints, Wolverhampton.    It is managed by a resident board, that employ a number of people, including the Chief Executive, Mike Swain. ASAN [...]

July 21, 2009 | Posted in Videos | Read More »

What We Do

Chamberlain Forum helps civil society and local authorities to coproduce better places to live. We are non-profit, politically independent and proudly based in Birmingham.
We organise Chamberlain Lectures featuring speakers including Prime Minister David Cameron. We also organise Resident University - a peer and shared learning programme for people who live and work in neighbourhoods.
We promote and develop community networks as social capital builders, including by supporting Community Network 4 Birmingham
We support action to strengthen local civil society including through: community asset transfers; neighbourhood websites; mediation and facilitation; training and business planning.
We organise action research into aspects of coproduction and are delivering an 18 month programme, Communities Managing Change, funded by Barrow Cadbury Trust.
Chamberlain Forum Limited acts as a consultancy delivering a wide range of 'thinking and doing' services for clients including local authorities, housing associations, development trusts, health and social care bodies, local strategic partnerships and voluntary and community groups.

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