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Join us for the launch of a new Demos report, Holy Alliances

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The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society are hosting

The launch of a new Demos report, ‘Holy Alliances’

Tuesday 3 September • Westminster
Refreshments provided

If you are interested in attending, please contact assistant@faithaction.net for more information.

In the decade following the 2008 financial crash, there has been a widely acknowledged growth in church social action, as well as a much less-acknowledged rise in partnership working, as churches increasingly link up with non-Christian organisations to meet social need.

Demos’ new report, ‘Holy Alliances’, is the first to comprehensively assess the benefits and challenges of this boom in partnership working. The report discusses the role partnerships play in unlocking resources, boosting impact and finding the right group, and how broker organisations can make a difference.

The event will be a panel discussion with Emma Revie, CEO of the Trussel Trust, among others, accompanied by a short drinks reception.

 

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