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On Monday, we hosted our Building Profitable Relationships Masterclass, run by renowned international speaker and founder of Relationology, Matt Bird! The masterclass focused on the importance of relationships in business, alongside practical advice on how to tackle often challenging and daunting networking situations. It is safe to say that the day was a great success, with fantastic feedback across the board.

Today is International Social Prescribing Day and FaithAction is proud to launch Extending Our Reach in Tackling Loneliness: How social prescribing can achieve its aim by involving faith-based provision. The report is a follow-on from our 2019 report, Right Up Your Street, which highlighted the […]

We are seeing increasing evidence of the impact of climate change. Like many organisations, the NHS has identified the need for action now. All NHS staff are being encouraged to step-up activity to tackle this challenge as part of the For a Greener NHS campaign. […]

Cinnamon Network and the Church of England are working together to help build the capacity of churches to support local people with housing needs and build community. This year they are looking to develop a broad range of initiatives that address the UK’s housing crisis […]

The Inter Faith Network for the UK is launching its very first Photography Competition! Have you managed to capture the spirit of inter faith interaction in your area? They are inviting you to take part. The categories are: Local inter faith social action (entry via […]

A new loneliness and social isolation strategy, ‘Connected Communities: A strategy for tackling loneliness and social isolation and building stronger social connections’, has been launched by the Welsh Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan. This strategy will be backed by a £1.4m […]

At FaithAction we care about refugees, and we want to share with you a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to some of the world’s most vulnerable refugees through Community Sponsorship. The Community Sponsorship programme is a way for you, our members, to directly increase […]

In January, we welcomed a new member to the FaithAction team! Jenny is a 22-year-old recent English graduate with a passion for writing and communications. She is now our Membership Services Administrator and will be in touch with you, our members, in due course! She […]

The Muslim Council of Britain has been running a National Listening Exercise regarding counter-terrorism throughout 2018-19 to find out the views of Muslim communities across the UK, in order to inform their policy and ideas on this issue. The aims of the National Listening Exercise […]

Today is Young Carers Awareness Day, an annual event led by Carers Trust, to raise awareness of the challenges faced by young carers and campaigns for greater support for them. Recent research shows that as many as 1 in 5 secondary school children may be […]