Delighted to lose out
We were recently shortlisted for the Social Enterprise of the Year award by Social Enterprise UK and when the winner was announced at the ceremony on 28th November, we were more than happy to lose [...]
Social enterprises need to rethink metrics if they are going to be useful to any of us
How can we ensure that impact measurement is a useful tool in managing an organisation to maximise impact? Warren Rogers, Director of Connection Crew was invited to join the panel interrogating that question at today’s [...]
Everyone Vs Housing
An article in response to Edwin Heathcote’s Architects vs Housing. A failed relationship. There is a lot more to do with breaking the cycle of homelessness than housing – but it’s a good start. It [...]
Personal strengths + Strong connections
As an organisation that creates jobs for people who've been homeless in the past, it probably doesn't come as a big surprise that we are values focused. What might be surprising though is that our values drive [...]
Team talk: the best way into the business
We asked Cormac Collins, Head of Crew, why he got into event crewing and where it's taking him: Cormac Collins did a music technology degree in Cork, his hometown. “During the summers I would do sound [...]
Team talk: Mentoring isn’t just good for mentees
Jake Cave-Lynch is Crew Chief at Connection Crew and was a mentor during the pilot of our Connection Crew Academy - a 10-week training programme dedicated to those who have been homeless. He discusses the impact that the mentors' role [...]