New impact evaluation now available!

Reflection, learning and generous leadership are at the heart of the ComSavs/CLASS approach. We find our way by feeling the stones and we can only do that by pausing regularly to take stock and think about what we are achieving, how, why, what needs to change, and what new directions and opportunities should we be exploring?

For the last two years we have been supported in this deeper work by the brilliant Nifty Sustainability CIC whose latest independent annual impact evaluation report is now available!

READ AN EVALUATION OF OUR WORK IN 2025 HERE

Key highlights include:

• Achieving an increase in Manchester’s social rent housing targets from less than 5% to 21% social rent in all new developments of ten homes or above through Social Homes for Manchester including “What is the City but the People?“community reporter documentary and film screenings.
• Supporting community-led dialogues and evidence development for joint submissions from local area teams to the Manchester Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation including achieving the rezoning of the Aquarius estate in Hulme out of the city centre.
• Supporting the formation and development of Arbourthorne Community Network in Sheffield and Wythenshawe Central Network in Manchester with ACN now organising around Housing in the footsteps of SH4M and WCN now with 22 organisations and over 130 local residents in membership and organising collectively for a stronger voice for women and families in new local regeneration programmes.
• £27,731 of new deposits across the network, a STAR award for Brinnington Savers, and a new savings group launched in Middlesbrough!
• Network wide action to save and create new community assets including launch of Mums Mart’s new community space in Benchill (free to use for local groups for ten years); St Cuthberts Communities Together’s redevelopment for a worship space and community hub; and Aquarius Community Savers joinining Friends of Aquarius to save the Aquarius Community Centre for community benefit.
• Expanding the leadership (to 54) and Leadership Team (to 8) and deepening our work on diverse and inclusive leadership and organising.
• One of our leaders was so excited about progress she made her own reel!

Happy reading!