Collaboration That Creates Impact

Community Collectives bring together charities, volunteers, and local leaders to work on shared challenges. By pooling insight, resources, and expertise, we help organisations collaborate rather than compete,  creating stronger, more coordinated support for local people. Each Collective focuses on a specific theme or need, ensuring that the voluntary sector has a unified voice and a shared strategy for making change happen.

What We Do

  • Facilitate cross‑sector collaboration
  • Share data, insight, and best practice
  • Reduce duplication and strengthen service delivery
  • Support collective funding bids and joint projects
  • Build long‑term partnerships across the community

Why It Matters

When organisations work together, communities benefit from more effective, more sustainable support.

Point of Contact

Catherine BradshawCommunity Development Service Managercat.bradshaw@heysmilefoundation.org

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