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Who is furthest from being In a Good Place?

27 May 2026

The Good Place Index suggests 15.6 million people in England and 860,000 people in Wales are not in a good place.

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How will we know more people are In a Good Place?

27 May 2026

We are committed to openly sharing our impact and our learnings throughout our strategy. Our first year 'Learning OKRs' are available.

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What do you need to be in a good place?

27 May 2026

The evidence we've drawn on to understand where our strategy should focus - on personal resilience, housing and community belonging

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£2.6 million in grants awarded to local organisations dedicated to strengthening financial resilience

09 December 2025

£2.6 million in grants awarded to local organisations dedicated to strengthening financial resilience

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Man listening to woman both sitting at a table at a Six Places People and Communities event

New Pilot Partnership to Strengthen Charities Across England

09 December 2025

New Pilot Partnership to Strengthen Charities Across England

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Read our Chief Executive, Matt Hyde's Fortyfied conference speech in full

14 November 2025

Read our Chief Executive, Matt Hyde's Fortyfied conference speech in full

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Where compassion meets results: charities get top marks from their clients

24 July 2025

Here, Nicole Sykes shares how small charities are making a big difference, and what Lloyds Banking Group’s latest research tells us.

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Our Chief Executive, Matt Hyde delivers welcoming speech at the Civil Society Covenant

18 July 2025

We sponsored the Civil Society Covenant at the Science Museum, to explore how Government, civil society and the impact economy can achieve more in partnership. Read Matt's opening speech in full. 

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Finding the Good: How commissioning in Wales can work better for everyone

11 July 2025

Our Finding the Good project sparked important cross-sector conversations about how to improve commissioning in Wales so that everyone can get the support that they need, when they need it.

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The strengths, challenges and intersectionality of by and for organisations

10 June 2025

Key findings from our research into by and for organisations, including their strengths, the barriers and challenges they face in regards to funding, and intersectional power imbalances. 

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