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2013 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum Razia Shariff, Head of KET

Third Sector Research Centre

Outline

TSRC

Knowledge Exchange

Futures Dialogues

K* and KEIM

Outputs

Reflections

Third Sector Research Centre

To have an impact in policy, practice & academia

Academic Knowledge developed

Practitioner community able to access & use research knowledge to enhance their work

Economic and social impact of sector evidenced and strengthened

Policy, funding and decision making informed through an accessible evidence base

Knowledge Exchange Model To bridge gaps and build understanding between research,

decision making, policy making and practice

To ensure that the experience and knowledge of policy and decision makers, practitioners and funders informs our research

To make knowledge available in meaningful and accessible ways

so that it can be used by policy and decision makers, practitioners and funders

To ensure we reach those isolated from existing research knowledge flows

1. Review of Literature

2. Identify Research Streams

3. Establish

engagement mechanisms

4. Ensure ongoing

participation

5. Knowledge exchange &

feedback

6. Promote and

publicise

7. Identify new areas of

research

Third Sector Stakeholders

Decision makers and policy implementers

Funders & Commissioners

Non academic

researchers

Academic Researchers

Practitioners

Media and

Publicists

Local and national policy makers

Advisory Board

TSRC

Reference Groups

Tools, Method and Skills

Producing accessible published research

Building contacts and expanding reach

Managing a website and developing links

Designing publicity materials and marketing

Media relations and press work

Events management and workshop facilitation

Monitoring, evaluation and refine approach to ensure cover the

diversity and depth of the sector

Developing strong, trusting and long term relationships

Third Sector Futures Dialogues

• Launch Big Picture Report

• Press release and media coverage

• Hold Guardian Q & A with Panel

• Hold London Seminar with researchers

• Collate online comments

• Sounding Board meeting and outcomes posted online for feedback

Dialogue one: The worst of times?24 September – 9 October 2012This discussion puts the ‘great unsettlement’ into context. How serious are the economic and political changes that the sector is currently experiencing? Is this a significant turning point for the sector?

Third Sector Futures Dialogues

Dialogue three: Is the third sector so special? What is it worth?12 – 24 November 2012Does the sector have special or distinctive characteristics? How can we value this? Is the sector’s ‘uniqueness’ being threatened by trends like professionalisation, contracting or marketisation?

Dialogue four: Is the third sector being overwhelmed by the state and the market?13 – 26 January 2013How is the sector being shaped by its changing relationships with the state and the market, including an increase in contracting? What do new models of funding mean for the sector’s future?

Dialogue five: A strategic lead for the third sector? 10 – 23 February 2013Finally, we take a serious look at possible futures for the third sector. Should the sector speak with a strategic or coherent voice in order to negotiate its future? Who can or should speak for the sector?

Dialogue two: No longer a voluntary sector?22 October – 5 November 2012 Here we focus on the people involved in the third sector, as volunteers, activists, trustees, frontline staff and managers. Is there a tension between paid and unpaid roles?

K* Spectrum

(Shaxson and Bielak et al, 2012)

Big Picture Paper Webinars and Seminars Sounding Board

Knowledge Exchange Impact Matrix

Fewer Stakeholders More Stakeholders

Meaningful Knowledge Exchange

Dissemination of Research Knowledge

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Website

Sounding Board

Press release

London Seminars

Guardian Webinars

Tweets and Blogs

Media coverage

APPG host Report Launch

Outputs5,000 views by over 2,500 additional people viewed the website http://thirdsectorfutures.org.uk

100 people attended the five London Seminars, 15 members of the sounding board met four times

600 comments were made by 80 people during the five Guardian Q & A’s, which were tweeted 500 times #3sfutures

22 new channels promoted the dialogues, mainly regional VCS, as a result our monthly twitter followers, e-newsletter sign ups and media coverage doubled

Launch of report in House of Commons in June hosted by APPG

Reflections

Big picture papers used TSRC research to answer a topical dilemma raising questions for comment

Wide profiling and coverage as asking people to engage in the dialogues online

Deep and meaningful dialogues held, although research was miss tweeted by a Minister !

Outcome wasn’t really an answer but highlighted the ‘spectrum of possibilities’ current unsettlement is generating in sector

Contact

Razia Shariff Knowledge Exchange Team

THIRD SECTOR RESEARCH CENTREknowledge@tsrc.ac.uk

www.tsrc.ac.uk