Wednesday 21 October, 08:00am - 09:30am BST

About this event

Challenges in building long-term trust and demonstrating value in the midst of a pandemic:

The ‘How’ Matters — There is a growing feeling amongst both donors and civil society organisations that the way we measure impact is only seeing “part of the moon”. There are often many diffuse, emergent and deeply networked activities happening on the ground that show strong, positive signs of change. Moreover, with the rise of social movements and informal, local action based groups tipping into critical mass, there is growing recognition for a long-term relationship and trust-building. But this is not without its challenges: trust is significantly harder to maintain and foster online, than through in-person programmes; reaching individuals and groups in new and unknown places feels urgent and important (especially in contexts of declining trust), but relationships take time to build; and despite a general agreement that networks and invisible infrastructure is important and vital to social innovation, the ‘how’ is harder to explain than the what and the way (and perhaps as a consequence), as one dine-around participant noted, “nobody wants to fund it”.

If you are interested in being a part of this conversation, please send some information about your work and interest in the session to josiane@socialinnovationexchange.org.