Making change happen..

Our Projects

We design and deliver projects that help improve the local world. We set our thinking around solving problems that impact our daily lives. How we can help communities to thrive, improve the local environment, create better health outcomes, wider participation in the civic space or greater economic resilience.

We’re particularly interested in projects that have the potential to be taken to scale. As we were able to do with Trees for Streets, which is currently active in 20 local authority areas across the UK.

London suburb of Chiswick in the autumn time, UK

Delivered! Trees for Streets

Six years in the making, we’re proud to finally step away from Trees for Streets – the National Street Tree Sponsorship Scheme. This initiative now supports residents and councils in towns and cities across the UK, planting thousands of new street trees.

But how do you turn a seed of an idea into reality?

Simmering

We have a number of projects that are sitting in our ‘simmering pot’ that we’re either working or waiting for the team to get some time to breathe life into them.

Current areas of interest include: the power of parks, the role of local media in a thriving community, place-based enterprise and sustainable schools.

Let’s talk

We’re always keen to hear from organisations – local/central government, charities/NGO and corporates – who want to make a positive social impact ‘starting’ at a local level.

If you want to maximise your local impact – we’d love to speak with you.

Our project process

Step 1

The first time we look at a problem, or indeed an idea, we would do some early brainstorming, early engagement, and some initial research to understand the space better.

Step 2

Once we’re comfortable an idea has potential, we’ll organise the necessary resource to support the initial development. We’ll then pull together a multi-disciplinary team to rapidly develop a workable solution.

Step 3

Once we have our plan of action, we’ll look to pilot the new service or product in one or more carefully selected locations. We then listen, learn and iterate until we have something workable.

Step 4

Local can change the world, so we would then go to scale by replicating in other communities nationwide.

Say hello…

Interested in speaking with us about a project you’d like us to get off the ground, or you’d just like a chat, then do drop get in contact at hello@startwithlocal.org.uk We’re a friendly bunch.