Transcript Impacts and Social Action 13th June 2011 Daniel Lindsay Vision and Aims Shelter believes everyone should have a home.

Impacts and Social Action
13th June 2011
Daniel Lindsay
Vision and Aims
Shelter believes everyone should have a
home. We help people find and keep a home.
We campaign for decent housing for all.
 Make sure that people in housing need
can access and keep a home.
 Drive up the supply of affordable homes in
places where people can thrive
Shelter Services
 In 2010/11, 89,300 clients received advice and/or
support from Shelter’s services in England.
 A national network of over 40 advice and support
services
 Shelter's free housing advice helpline
 The CLG-funded National Homelessness Advice
Service
 Specialist services
 Shelter's website
Shelter Campaigns
Campaigns, Policy and Communications
Research
Policy
Public
Affairs
Campaigns
Media
Getting our case heard
 The importance of robust research
 Challenge Government decisions not
based on robust evidence
 Highlight the impact on households
 Provide a voice for those affected
Shelter Tactics:
Media coverage
Policy and
research reports
Parliamentary /
party
conference
events
Case studies
Client voice –
videos, events
Discussion
events
Consumer
insight work
Partnerships
Local
campaigning
Social media
Petitions
E-campaigning
Shelter and Academia
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Engaging with housing experts
Project Advisory Boards
Commissioned independent research
Academic papers and outputs
Shelter and Academia: Examples
 Impact of Housing
Benefits cuts
 An independent
assessment
 Significant press
coverage
 Timely research and
publication
Shelter and Academia: Taking Stock
 Longevity of research findings to inform future work
Challenges
 Academic awareness of the policy
environment
 Our awareness of research programmes
 Distilling research findings into clear
messages
 Clarity on (potential) broader implications
Opportunities
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Widening access to academic research
Think pieces to test ideas
Knowledge exchange
Clearer and more transparent
commissioning from Charities.
Everyone should have a home