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Innovator Spotlight: Danie and Tom
Alongside the financial support our People & Place innovators receive, Footwork also draws on expertise and input from a pool of mentors...
Innovator Spotlight: Sophie and Marianna
Alongside the financial support our People & Place innovators receive, Footwork also draws on expertise and input from a pool of mentors...
Innovator Spotlight: Alice and Emily
Alongside the financial support our People & Place innovators receive, Footwork also draws on expertise and input from a pool of mentors...
Innovator Spotlight: Arthur, Lola and Marianna
Alongside the financial support our People & Place innovators receive, Footwork also draws on expertise and input from a pool of mentors...
Event Reflection: Spring into Action with Footwork
What would the world look like if local social innovators had all the resources they needed? This was the big question we explored at our...
Build your own life jacket
“You need a life jacket to stay afloat. Think of it as a life jacket with pockets, what do you need to pull out when you begin to feel...
What are the building blocks of empowerment?
“Social innovators are really passionate about their communities, but they’re also spinning a lot of plates - the risk of burnout is...
Launch of the 2023 Insights Group
Welcoming Footwork's 2023 Insights Group! “Having experienced what it’s like to live in the margins of society and seeing how the...
Pioneering 'inside out regeneration'
"Secured! 7000 sq ft of affordable creative workspace. This is an extraordinary moment and it’s important to stop and understand why. Not...
The Multi-Themed City
Over 200 people were involved in a series of events looking at future options for the way we plan, design and manage cities and towns to...
Footwork's Social Design Principles
In 2019, Ft'work's (now Footwork) London Plan response was distilled into six 'social design principles'. They include: preventing the...
The Collaboration Guidebook
Take Note’s Collaboration Guidebook was supported by Footwork Trust and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s Grants Plus programme. Why...
AJ Press: Community empowerment
The current issue of the Architects Journal takes activism as its thread and looks at innovative ways of practising. Footwork, being an...
AJ Press: Architect in the community
The current issue of the Architects Journal takes activism as its thread and looks at innovative ways of practising. Footwork, being an...
Network Coffee Break
“We are a community of founders, and it’s important that we have a safe space where we can have a whinge and a moan!” It was great to...
Amplifying Community Voices - Charity Chat Podcast
“…the purpose of design in its broadest sense is actually to work with people to understand what is needed, and communities hold all of...
Thank you 2022. Onwards and Upwards 🚀
As 2022 draws to a close we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the highlights of Footwork’s enterprising first year as a charity, the...
Meet our People and Place Cohort
It is with excitement and, frankly, awe that today we announce 10 recipients of funding and strategic support from Footwork’s People and...
Co-Designing the Future of Finsbury Park
After weeks of planning, the Pioneers hosted local decision-makers at an amazing event on Saturday, co-designing the future of Finsbury...
Event Reflection: What does it take to bring about change in a place?
This was the single question we asked ourselves and the exciting range of social innovators and Footwork friends that joined us for our...
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