On the 19 November 2019, we held our third annual People’s Powerhouse Convention in Sunderland. It was a fantastic day filled with celebration, collaboration and learning.

Doing Social are a not-for-profit social enterprise based in Leeds and London and we are collaborating with Leeds Beckett University on a new undergraduate degree – BA Innovation and Skills for Social Change.

It takes collaboration and partnerships across communities to develop better skills for better and healthier lives. Towns and communities can be viewed like a giant jigsaw puzzle, with shops, businesses and different organisations neatly fixed together in an interesting supply chain. But what happens when one piece becomes dislodged?