In the “Meet our Starters” series we invite people who start new ideas in their communities to share their stories with the ChangeX community: What gets them excited about an Read more
Are you inspired by grassroots movements driving social change? Would you like to work with an organisation that empowers communities to cultivate a culture of equality, inclusiveness and sustainability? Have you Read more
Have you ever thought about your community project as a health programme? For some projects the health benefits are easily seen; such as Siel Bleu, a community-run programme providing exercise classes Read more
Stand out by using great photography This is one of those stories that has inspired big and small companies and organisations alike. In case you haven’t come across AirBnb: It’s an online Read more
The Irish Men’s Shed is a well-known idea around Ireland. After witnessing the success of the concept in Australia, John Evoy set up the Irish Men’s Sheds Association in 2011. Read more
With bullying on the increase, and the number of suicides on the increase in recent years, the need for another approach to bullying is becoming more apparent. Using Play to Read more
Instead of defining what public relations is, I’ll start by telling you what it isn’t: 1. It’s not an advertisement 2. It’s not writing a story for a reporter or Read more
Any community project, however big or small, is about bringing people together. So everyone involved in community work will have come across this one question: Where do we meet? Where Read more
A few months ago, I read an article in The Irish Times entitled “Secrets of a grassrootsy start-up“. It described a new organisation in Ireland called ChangeX who wanted to Read more
For Jay, from the alternative community hub Commonground Bray, community engagement is at the heart of everything he does. It just comes naturally. Of course he’s working with a group Read more
