Tummler School - our School for Changemakers
Tummler School is our ‘school’ for for changemakers. It includes a masterclass with our favourite Tummlers in the world of enterprise, education, environmental action, housing and the charity sector
‘Tummler’ is a Yiddish word for someone who gets a party started.
We have all been to parties where the music is playing but the dancefloor is empty. We think Tummlers and parties are the perfect metaphor for changemakers in communities:
You can see the need for change, but how do you grow your community of fellow Tummlers to help achieve that change
Tummler School can be delivered in a number of sessions, as a full day workshop, or two day course; online or in-person.
Clients of Tummler School include:
- Dŵr Cymru | Welsh Water
- Monmouthshire County Council
- Torfaen Voluntary Action
- Radio Aber
Tummler School brings a refreshing and creative angle to community development methodology. I particularly enjoyed the section on instigating social movements and action, inspiring people to take the lead in making waves” – Fred, Monmouthshire County Council
Walkspiration
“If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet”
Walkspiration is our pioneering methodology for helping you see through the eyes of others and build social capital…all by walking.
Inspired by Paulo Freire and Hippocrates, Walkspiration inspires:
- a deeper understanding of your communities
- grassroots collaborations
Research, Evaluation and Insight
We provide a quality research and evaluation service that uses a social capital approach to reveal valuable insights into the issues with which you and your communities are concerned.
Examples of our research work include:
- Evaluation partner on the £1 million Creu Cyffro project in Merthyr Tydfil, funded by the Community Renewal Fund
- Research into the south Wales TV and film sector and workforce engagement for RCT Communities For Work Plus. The research informed the Change Your Focus campaign. Report available here.
- On behalf of Wales Council for Voluntary Action we undertook research and sector engagement with the voluntary sector in Wales to reveal new perspectives and insights into the concept of resilience.
Community Media Production and Developemnt
With our partners Decentered Media, we help you design and produce inspiring and engaging community media.
The Community-Focused Media Model is underpinned by an ethos of maximising social gain. It promotes locally-produced news and media. It concerns itself with what matters to communities, and not what is syndicated for remote, centralised agencies.
Community media is trusted and might be the missing ingredient in your efforts to build trusting communities.
