Resource library

In 2022, 10 Connection Coalition members received grants totalling £10k to test ways of building connections. After 4 months of workshops, Talking Taboos helped compile their learnings in this report.

In this webinar, speakers from The Local Trust, The Southbank Centre and The Torbay Community Development Trust met with members to discuss how we can make connections in our communities through creativity.

Hosted in partnership with Mind and the Mental Health Collective, this webinar helps you learn about common mental health problems and how you can deal with them in your work, as well as the impact of Covid-19 on mental health.

Produced from a survey of Connection Coalition members in Sept-Oct 2022, this report gives us a snapshot of the experiences and concerns of small charities.

Share Somewhere is an online platform with the mission of connecting community groups to accessible and affordable spaces.

The Cares Family helps people find connection and community in a disconnected age.

The report called for national leadership, a national indicator, innovation fund and clear areas of responsibility for local government, businesses, communities and individuals.

We shared the latest research and heard from various local projects, to help us understand the issue of tackling youth loneliness. Speakers included representatives from The Co-op Foundation, the Jo Cox Foundation, Advancement of Community Empowerment CIC, Project Hope, Volunteer Glasgow, Youth Focus North East and DCMS.

This webinar explored how we can make loneliness everyone’s business; put prevention at the heart of the agenda; and leverage community assets and technology.

A brief guide to loneliness and tips on connecting, co-produced by Marmalade Trust and The Great Get Together

Our Shared Belonging was a peer-led project exploring ideas about home and belonging, attended by 2 members of the More in Common network, and this website provides a summary of their learning and a great list of books, videos, and podcasts on the subject.

A talk about fighting loneliness and unwantedness by equipping communities with the opportunities, motives and skills to more naturally adventurous conversations.

On Monday 17 April 2023, as part of our Common Room series of workshops, we explored women’s leadership in communities and heard from More in Common Halton, Elect Her, and the White Ribbon campaign.

On Thursday 25 May 2023, as part of our Common Room series of workshops, we explored how physical activity and sports can connect people in communities to reduce division and build trust.

On Tuesday 25 July, we held a workshop in our Common Room series, which explored how community music-making and singing can help bond communities and tackle hate and isolation.

The Bridge Builders’ Handbook is a guide to help people build bridges between communities and overcome divides.

A collection of wisdom and best practices for bridging political, racial, religious, or other divides. Though rooted in their work in the US, the skills and strategies are also applicable to the UK to support positive dialogue, relationships, and understanding between groups or individuals.

In 2022 we piloted a new project that placed local people at its heart and encouraged participants to explore what it means to belong. This report outlines what we learned.

This toolkit is designed to support those working with refugee, migrant and receiving communities in the Yorkshire and Humber region to build the foundations for meaningful social connections and promote social cohesion.

A simple introduction with easy-to-use tools and tips, specifically designed for the community groups and organisations in our network.

Complete this free and simple questionnaire to receive a tailored report on what information to collect, and how to go about it.