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One of the things we're big on here at Co-relate is evaluating our impact. For us, this means understanding what we achieved, what we did well and what we could have done better. It means talking to the people involved in a project and learning lessons for next time.

The Margate Bookie Young Producers pilot project, in partnership with Margate Bookie and funded by Arts Council England, was Co-relate's first funded project since we became a social enteprise in June last year.

The premise was simple: Margate Bookie and Co-relate were looking for young people aged 18 to 30, from whatever background, with however much experience, to come on as ‘Young Producers’.

Goal: help curate an online event as part of a festival. Duration: 3 months. Most of us signed up without a second thought, seeing this as an opportunity to easily gain some hands-on experience with a well-known local charity. 

What we pitched for as a team, and received funding and support with, was a much bigger project and a challenge none of us suspected. One event became three, three months became a year.