'Foundations for Impact: Beginning Our Evaluation With Collaboration and Clarity ' On Monday 23rd March we kicked off our evaluation journey with Magpie with an initial immersive workshop with activities centred around collaboration and emphasised the diverse expertise across YPIP➡️ buff.ly/aZ6Y1Af

‘Keep hope alive’: The Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership, past and present Gary, YPIP Co-Director, shares an overview of what brought YPIP into being, and what YPIP has been able to do, reflecting on learning and achievements so far despite working in challenging contexts buff.ly/50Iyg1y

📣 NEWSLETTER DROP ⬇️ Spring has *almost* sprung and we have lots to share: YPIP 2025 highlights, case studies of inclusive recruitment, more "Gerrin' on wi' it" podcast series episodes, the team getting out and about... and much more! Check out the newsletter here - buff.ly/QI3XAKn

A snapshot of the key activities, events, and initiatives completed during our first operational year in 2025 📸 Take a look through our YPIP 2025 Highlights and don't miss the embedded links lnkd.in/efeNQSCk Get in touch if you want to know more - [email protected] 📨

Have you listened yet? 🎧 'Gerrin' on wi' it' is the new podcast from @y-pern.bsky.social @ypip.bsky.social and @universityofleeds.bsky.social business school, exploring how collaborative partnerships are driving change across Yorkshire & the Humber. Listen here: ypip.org.uk/gerrin-on-wi...

“Gerrin’ on wi’ it” is a podcast series about showcasing collaborative change across the Yorkshire region. Episodes 1 and 2 are now available on: Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/5paFRRt... Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/.../research... Soundcloud - lnkd.in/eXkS-rT8

📢 New funding call from Population Research UK! Over £900K available to establish a policy exchange connecting policymakers & LPS researchers. Join our webinar on 28 January to learn more about the scope, expected deliverables and how to apply. Register: shorturl.at/Bf07f

NEW BLOG POST 📣 Working together for fairer employment - creating space for employers and multicultural communities to better understand each other. Find out more about this collaborative series of workshops which explored how to make recruitment processes more inclusive. - buff.ly/UQShE50

HELLO 2026! 🤩 Have you seen our latest newsletter? Here's the link in case you missed it: buff.ly/H1eRLOF Sign up for our mailing list to not miss our project news - buff.ly/Zd8QBlr We've archived our previous newsletters on our website - buff.ly/63lXSJK

A delay in our usual programming due to staff sickness 🤒 but check out our final newsletter of the year as we say goodbye to 2025! Workshops, report launches, blogs and more! 🤩 buff.ly/xDh5bsQ

NEW BLOG POST 📣 Ciaran Cummins from Involve reflects on the discussions coming through our 'Not another toolkit' work and what it highlights about the importance of creating conditions that allow collaboration across stakeholder groups to last buff.ly/RhePzlk

“What is Good Work?”, “Why is Good Work important?” and “How Good is Work in Yorkshire & The Humber?” Rich Crisp and Belen Martinez from Sheffield Hallam University and Alex Nunn (University of Manchester) have produced "Good Work: Evidence & Policy Review" -

NEW BLOG POST 💡 YPIP is a new way of working for colleagues across the project. This project presents both opportunities and challenges, and this blog shares reflections on delivering our ‘Good Work and Better Business’ work package so far: Read the blog in full here ➡️

'To change the world, we need to make sure that power is distributed rather than centralised.' Looking for a lunchtime read? Our fearless reader, Naomi, has written for @thetcpa.bsky.social on Why Every Community Matters - check it out today www.rightscommunityaction.co.uk/blog/why-eve...

Kicking off Day One!📣 @rileyresearch.bsky.social welcomes everyone to the second LPIP Conference!

We can't believe it's November and there's only two months left of 2025?! 🤯 Another busy month has gone by across the YPIP project, and across academia, policy and communities Blogs, updates, events, resources AND MORE! 😍 buff.ly/HKjQanH

NEW BLOG POST 💡 “Not Another Toolkit” Policy Session: Reflections on Policy, Power, and Participation 🗯️ This is the first blog in a series sharing the thinking behind the session, give an overview of the day, and share the outcomes and next steps.

Did you catch our newsletter last week? We shared our project latest updates including our new website and activities covering policy and decision-making, data and land use. And much more! Have a read here 🤓 buff.ly/esSvgGE Don't forget to sign up to our mailing list buff.ly/MFBlWHO

🌍 Empowering place-based innovation across the UK! The Community Innovation Practitioner Awards are scaling up for 2025–26 with nearly £500k in new funding from UKRI AHRC, led by Northumbria University. Learn more 👉 creativecommunities.uk

📣 Our new YPIP website is now live ypip.org.uk 🤩 This will be the home of our project information and updates, and sharing related case studies, reports and networks. Check out our September newsletter for further project updates, reports and upcoming events - buff.ly/xeHfShO

HIGHLIGHT: The 22 projects funded through our Communities Innovating Yorkshire (CIY) Fund have been announced 📣 💰 Check out our project is progress, upcoming regional events, and policy updates relating to our YPIP themes - buff.ly/WhwHHfj Sign up to our newsletter mailing list - buff.ly/IZZtzcY

We’re looking for up to 10 local people to help tell the story of Manor Castle Ward and imagine what it could become. Apply online here: bit.ly/4fc8q2k or head to www.greenestate.org.uk/communities/our-shared-story for more information 🙂 @ypip.bsky.social

It's been one month since the soft launch of the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP) buff.ly/ek14WZQ The team are continuing to work with the stakeholders across the region to explore the possibilities of YEP🤩 Check out our blog on YEP and the launch event - buff.ly/RFD1ZGj

🎉 Our Y-PERN Impact Report is now live! 🎉 After 3 years of bridging academia and policy across #YorkshireAndHumber, we're proud to share our Impact Report: lnkd.in/ee5Rq-S5 Special thanks to all our university and policy partners who made this possible! 🤝 #YorkshireResearch #PolicyImpact

Our July newsletter has dropped! 📣 buff.ly/M8I9o53 📝 Catch-up with our latest project updates 🔎 Spotlight articles on existing and emerging work in the region 🗓️ Find out about upcoming events ⚖️ Updates on the latest policy papers and reports Sign up to our mailing list - buff.ly/FiLKNeu

Not long to go until our Y-PERN 2025 conference It will bring together examples of success and impact achieved through academic and policymaker #collaborations across the #YorkshireandHumber region. To find out more and get your #conference tickets visit: lnkd.in/ea6mQKkC

At Y-PERN we embrace a 'network of networks' approach to enhance #academicpolicyengagement In our latest long-read blog, Academic Lead John Hudson reflects on Y-PERN's model, exploring key questions about flexibility, collaboration, and resource allocation. Read the blog here – lnkd.in/eXTYQKbP

🗨️ How are local people shaping decisions in Yorkshire & Humber? In our latest blog, the Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership's Lauren Cox shares how local voices are driving solutions through place-based collaboration.👇 medium.com/policy-leeds... #Collaboration #Communities #KnowledgeExchange

YPIP newsletter now available! 📨 mailchi.mp/dd15dcf.../u... ➡️ Project updates and activity 💡 Innovative work happening elsewhere in the region ⚙️ Policy updates 🗓️ Upcoming events! Sign up here to the mailing list to receive future updates eepurl.com/i8yNngr

📨 A few days later than normal but here is our latest YPIP monthly newsletter shorturl.at/dtWds Want to feature your work in a future newsletter? Get in touch with Lauren on [email protected] or complete the submission form - lnkd.in/esjwPVYx 📋 Sign up to our mailing list - shorturl.at/xmFL1

🚄 We've been out and about recently, seeing the region in the glorious sunshine 🌞 🌳 Last week we attended the Wild York Launch event hosted by St Nicks wildyork.uk 🛠️ 💼 Yesterday we attend the launch of the Mid Yorkshire Chamber Kirklees and Calderdale Business Festival #MYBizFest

The Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund is now closed and we will not accept any further applications through our webpage - buff.ly/NGXXkin The review process has now begun & outcomes will be shared in late May 2025. Watch this space for updates on CIY Fund projects as things progress!

APPLICATION DEADLINE INCOMING - Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund! ⌛ Our team have shared some information ahead of the fund deadline at 23:59 on Sunday 23 March 🗓️ Please follow this link to our LinkedIn page for all the details and please share with potential applicants - shorturl.at/z6Hfi

Did you get a chance to attend our Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund webinars? No? 😔 Don't panic! We now have links available to download all the recordings - contact [email protected] ⏰ Deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 23 March 💻 All details on the webpage buff.ly/6fiBrGw

TWO WEEKS until deadline for the Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund‼️ 1 webinar left on Wednesday 12 March - Theme 1 Collecting and Utilising Community Data💻 Contact [email protected] to attend, or to receive previous webinar recordings📹 🎙️ Info & supporting resources - buff.ly/jxngSRk

Our March newsletter landed this week 💻 - buff.ly/51FYEnS Follow this link if you'd like to share a case study of innovative ways of working along our YPIP themes in future newsletters 📝 - buff.ly/1A3F074 Not yet signed up to our mailing list? Opt-in to receive our updates buff.ly/zycSYnK

The Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund closes on Sunday 23 March. We've hosted webinars to give advice and guidance, and recordings of completed webinars can be requested through the team - [email protected] Check out the webpage for remaining webinars coming up - buff.ly/jxngSRk

3 WEEKS UNTIL APPLICATIONS CLOSE! The Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund launched on Monday 3 February and is open for applications until 23:59 on Sunday 23 March. There are information sessions coming up which can be found on our webpage - buff.ly/4hV5szG Email [email protected] to sign up!

We're going to be in York this Friday! We've partnered with another of our project demonstrators St. Nick's to host this session for people to get to know our project, and find out more about the Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund! No registration needed - we look forward to seeing you there!

Last week we attended great events: Wednesday - The 1st monthly VCSE networking event in Rotherham hosted by The Charity Hub Yorkshire. Thursday - Regional academic policy engagement networks came together in Doncaster for the start of ongoing work on how to strengthen & add value to one another

Did you catch our first newsletter this month? Here it is if you missed it shorturl.at/bY7gj 📨 We want to spotlight best practice and case studies within the region across our 5 overarching themes in each month in our newsletter Get in touch with Lauren on [email protected] for more info 🤩

Updates to our CIY Fund webpage: Updated FAQs document - https://buff.ly/4b14pMn Theme specific webinars - https://buff.ly/4hV5szG - Theme 5 'Communities in Their Places - 27/02/2025 - Theme 1 'Collecting and Utilising Community Data' - 12/03/2025 Contact [email protected] to sign up!

The Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund launched just over a week ago and we've been spreading the word and engaging with over 80 people wanting to know more about the fund. Future sessions and all the information can be found on our webpage - https://buff.ly/4hV5szG

The new £800k Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund from Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership (YPIP) @ypip.bsky.social is live! Applicants across Yorkshire and the Humber will need to address one of the 5 YPIP project themes Find out more and apply here: y-pern.org.uk/ciy-fund/

@ypip.bsky.social have opened their 'Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund (CIYF)' to projects, studies, activities & collaborations that advance their work to empower low income, isolated communities. 👉 To find out more about this opportunity, visit their website: y-pern.org.uk/ciy-fund/

We're partnering with @thegreenestate.bsky.social to host a coffee morning for stakeholders in South Yorkshire to find out more about YPIP, and our upcoming Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund! VCSE sector, businesses, local and combined authority officers & academic partners welcome 😀