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Unwrapping a winter at InCommon
Unwrapping a winter at InCommon

As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at some of our favourite workshops from the past few months.

Give your way this Giving Tuesday
Give your way this Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is just around the corner and this year’s theme is Give Your Way. We’ve collated some ideas of how you can get involved and support our work bringing generations together.

Connecting youth organisations through Intergenerational Social Action
Connecting youth organisations through Intergenerational Social Action

It was wonderful connecting with the youth organisations across the country involved in this year’s Intergenerational Social Action Programme, funded by Clarion Futures, Sovereign Network Group, Places for People and #iwill.  

A new year of intergenerational connections
A new year of intergenerational connections

The evenings might be longer, but for InCommon it’s one of our favourite times of the year as we begin a new term of intergenerational workshops.

Join our new intergenerational training course, ‘How To Make Change’
Join our new intergenerational training course, ‘How To Make Change’

We’re delighted to have teamed up with our friends at the Brixton-based Advocacy Academy to run a free ten session course on how to create change in the local community.

My internship at InCommon
My internship at InCommon

When I applied to the Civic Leadership Academy at King's, I had little knowledge of the charity sector and was simply seeking a new experience. After several interviews, I was thrilled to join InCommon.

Intergenerational Summer Parties
Intergenerational Summer Parties

With the school year coming to a close, older and younger people across London have celebrated a year of amazing intergenerational friendships with a summer party.

Age-Friendly Awards: An evening celebrating intergenerational projects
Age-Friendly Awards: An evening celebrating intergenerational projects

On Wednesday 19th June, we came together to celebrate groups and individuals that are part of innovative and inspiring age-friendly projects.

Could you be InCommon's next Chair?
Could you be InCommon's next Chair?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and committed person to lead InCommon through our next stage of development.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2024: Intergenerational yoga
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024: Intergenerational yoga

The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is movement. What better way to get the generations moving than with them some age- friendly yoga?

Our new Empower programme: Connecting generations across the UK
Our new Empower programme: Connecting generations across the UK

We’re delighted to introduce our new programme Empower, which supports communities across the UK in delivering safe, meaningful and impactful intergenerational activities.

Introducing InCommon's new CEO
Introducing InCommon's new CEO

We are thrilled to announce that Hannah Kayi Mason will be joining the team as InCommon’s new CEO.

What we've been up to
What we've been up to

With the winter months behind us, it’s the perfect opportunity to reflect on what we’ve been up to so far this year.

Welcoming new faces to InCommon
Welcoming new faces to InCommon

After a successful recruitment round, we are delighted to announce that we have three new trustees and an advisor joining our Board. 

Season’s Greetings from InCommon
Season’s Greetings from InCommon

What better way to mark the festive season than looking back on a fantastic few months?

Thank you for supporting our Big Give Christmas Challenge!
Thank you for supporting our Big Give Christmas Challenge!

Thanks to your generous support, we raised an incredible £9,551.76 (including Gift Aid) in just one week.

Hiring a new CEO
Hiring a new CEO

It’s been a big few months for us at InCommon - we’ve been growing the team, recruiting new trustees, and now we’re excited to announce that we’re hiring a new CEO.

Our latest Impact Report (2022/2023)
Our latest Impact Report (2022/2023)

We are delighted to launch our latest Impact Report. In 2022/23, we continued bringing older and younger people together, working across 10 London boroughs.

We're taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge
We're taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge

We're delighted to announce that we’re taking part in the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge. For one week only (from the 28th of November to the 5th December), any donation made to InCommon will be doubled!

International Day of Older Persons
International Day of Older Persons

With International Day of Older Persons taking place on Sunday, we want to celebrate the role intergenerational connection can play in older people’s lives.

What a year!
What a year!

With the summer break in full swing, we’re taking a look back on the academic year just gone.

Celebrating a year of intergenerational friendships
Celebrating a year of intergenerational friendships

It was party season at InCommon last month with children and older people across London getting together for one last celebration before the end of term.

Introducing 'The Intergenerational Press'
Introducing 'The Intergenerational Press'

This week we published The Intergenerational Press - our first magazine made by older and younger people.

New funding secured to support social action programme connecting generations
New funding secured to support social action programme connecting generations

InCommon is taking part in an exciting two-year social action programme aimed at connecting generations and embedding youth social action in communities nationwide.

InCommon secures further funding from UK Research and Innovation
InCommon secures further funding from UK Research and Innovation

We’re excited to announce that InCommon has secured another round of funding through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the Healthy Ageing Challenge.

Charity changes: how our governance is evolving
Charity changes: how our governance is evolving

Behind the scenes we’ve been making important and exciting changes to our governance, from recruiting new Trustees to setting up an Intergenerational Panel. In this blog we explain a bit about how we got here and what this means for the future.

Intergenerational social action in the face of a cost of living crisis
Intergenerational social action in the face of a cost of living crisis

Our intergenerational social action group has launched a campaign, #RaiseOurVoicesLowerPrices, to help tackle the cost of living crisis.

Season's Greetings from InCommon
Season's Greetings from InCommon

At InCommon we’re rounding the year off with a recap of our autumn term activities and a celebration of our festive intergenerational workshops. 

Inclusivity in Intergenerational Connections
Inclusivity in Intergenerational Connections

We’ve been reflecting on how to bring greater inclusivity to our intergenerational activities.

Launching our annual impact report 2021/2022
Launching our annual impact report 2021/2022

We’re launching our latest impact report capturing the work we’ve done over the last year.

 
 

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