IT IS ENCOURAGING TO KNOW THAT WHAT WE STARTED INTUITIVELY IS BECOMING RECOGNISED AS BEST PRACTICE. WE HOPE TO SEE GOOD HELP PRINCIPLES MAINSTREAMED. TO DO THIS, FUNDERS NEED TO JOIN THE DOTS AND INVEST IN THESE APPROACHES.
- Jeff MitchellManaging Director, Clean Slate
AT LAST THERE IS A NATIONAL PROJECT THAT IS DRIVEN BY AND DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE LIKE US. THE WAY WE WORK IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE WORK WE DO. FINALLY WE ARE BEING UNDERSTOOD AND RECOGNISED FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING.
WE REALLY NEEDED GOOD HELP TO COME ALONG. IT HAS HELPED US BETTER EXPLAIN WHY WE MATTER, AND GIVEN US EVEN MORE CONFIDENCE TO STAND UP FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING.
- Clare WightmanCEO, Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire
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