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Co-production, co-design and co-creation

3 Jul 2024
By 
Jessica Rose

It's Co-production Week, which gives me a chance to talk about our approach to co-creation here at Co-relate and share some great examples that we've come across through our work.

So first, what is co-production? The Social Care Institute For Excellence (SCIE) share the following definition: "A relationship where professionals and citizens share power to plan and deliver support together, recognising that both have vital contributions to make in order to improve quality of life for people and communities."

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The Margate Cup launches on Friday

11 Jun 2024
By 
Content Editor

Plastic Free Thanet, Rise Up Clean Up and Oast in Margate are launching The Margate Cup on Friday 14 June.

Lightweight and made of fully recycled and recyclable plastic, The Margate Cup and our #ChooseToReuse discount scheme are part of our campaign to reduce the amount of single-use plastic on our streets and beaches. 

In the UK, 2.5 billion single-use coffee cups are thrown away each year and most of them contain plastic. Many of these end up in our gutters, waterways, on our beaches and in the sea.

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Communicating your social impact

3 Jun 2024
By 
Kat Lewis

Here at Co-relate, as a team we’re always looking to upskill and expand our practice so we can deliver more for clients. I recently attended the Measuring Social Impact course at the School for Social Entrepreneurs. 

The course is designed to teach how and why to measure social impact. At Co-relate we regularly produce impact reports with the data already gathered for us and this course allows us to step up that work in order to also offer consultation on how organisations might collect better insights.

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"I've learnt so much working here"

24 May 2024
By 
Ellie Belleni

Co-relate intern Ellie Belleni reflects on her month working with us at Marine Studios, Margate.

My time at Co-relate has been amazing and it has been a pleasure working for Jess and everyone else that I have met on the way. I've learnt so much working here, not only improving my graphic design skills, but also lots of necessary life skills that will help me in the future with my career. These include proof reading, note taking, attending meetings, and working for clients.

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Ellie Belleni

Supported internships change lives - see our case studies

25 Mar 2024
By 
Jessica Rose

Sometimes you connect with a client that's so aligned with your interests and values it almost doesn't feel like work at all. That was the case with Youth Futures Foundation, who asked us to join them to interview young people taking part in supported internships and the organisations working with them.

A supported internship is a way for young people to try out working for an organisation, often in a few different roles, with help every step of the way. It takes the pressure off both the young person and the organisation providing the opportunity to have a third party - such as DFN Project Search - supporting them in the role.

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