admin
Aug 23, 20211 min read
Levelling Up Funding for Wales - sign up for our webinar
We are co-hosting a webinar on Wednesday 22nd September on the Levelling Up Fund for Welsh local authorities, in partnership with the...
Andrew Laird
Jul 29, 20211 min read
Get ready for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund!
With the first round of bidding for the Levelling Up Fund now closed, now is the time to start planning for Round Two and beyond. Details...
Mark Bandalli
Jul 29, 20211 min read
A call to action for Welsh Councils – Round Two of the Levelling Up Fund
Mutual Ventures is delighted to be working with the Welsh Cooperative Centre to offer support to Welsh Councils bidding for funding to...
admin
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Case study: West Lindsey District Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 1 bid application
Client: West Lindsey District Council Date: April – June 2021 Challenges faced by the client: West Lindsey District Council (WLDC) has...
admin
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Case Study: Ealing Borough Council Levelling Up Fund
Client: Ealing Borough Council Date: June 2021 Challenges faced by the client: Ealing Borough Council (the Council) saw the Levelling Up...
Andrew Laird
May 25, 20212 min read
Looking forward to future rounds of the Levelling Up Fund
Andrew Laird invites local authorities to get in touch to discuss future bids to the Levelling Up Fund. The time has passed for starting...
admin
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Levelling Up Fund – How to boost your chances of success
With the full application details of the Government £4.8bn fund now public, it’s time to start working on your bid. Our webinar is...
Andrew Laird
Mar 11, 20214 min read
Levelling Up through Community Ownership
Andrew Laird welcomes the announcement of the government’s new Community Ownership Fund and its potential to be a catalyst for change in...
John Copps
Mar 9, 20212 min read
Briefing on the Government’s £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund
Following the last week’s budget, the government has published details of its highly anticipated £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund. The Fund will...
admin
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Tutorial with practical tips on writing compelling business cases
View our tutorial on the key principles and practical tips on writing business cases. Download our guide to writing business cases using...
admin
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Our guide to writing business cases
A key challenge for leaders and decision-makers in public services is how best to use the limited resources available to meet the needs...
Andrew Laird
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Catch up on our webinar – Levelling Up Fund: getting a headstart
With applications to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund due to begin early this year, local leaders will want to start preparing so they...
admin
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Levelling Up Delivery Partnership
Mutual Ventures, Cadence Innova and Project Centre have formed a Delivery Partnership to support local authorities and other public...
Eliza Hardwich
Jan 28, 20213 min read
‘Levelling Up’ must mean children are not left behind by COVID-19
Eliza Hardwick argues that without a coherent strategy to ‘level up’ for the most disadvantaged children, repeated COVID-19 school...
admin
Jan 21, 20211 min read
MV publishes guide to the updated HM Treasury Green Book
To support this aims of Levelling Up, HM Treasury has published a refreshed Green Book, providing guidance on how to assess new public...
Andrew Laird
Dec 18, 20201 min read
Levelling Up – get in touch with us for an early conversation
The chancellor’s new £4bn Levelling Up fund provides reason for public service leaders to think long term. If the COVID-19 pandemic has...
John Copps
Dec 17, 20204 min read
Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021
After a year of unprecedented challenges, Mutual Ventures’ Agata Miśkowiec and John Copps look at what’s in store for public services in...
Emmet Regan
Dec 16, 20203 min read
Can the Levelling Up Fund help reset councils’ relationship with Whitehall?
With relations between central and local government fraught, Emmet Regan asks whether the Levelling Up Fund provides an opportunity to...
John Copps
Sep 26, 20203 min read
The Kruger report on Levelling Up: a step towards consensus between government and civil society
Danny Kruger’s report – Levelling Up our Communities – proposes a re-emphasis on communities in the recovery from COVID-19. John Copps...
Andrew Laird
Sep 25, 20203 min read
A welcome kick start for the “levelling up” agenda
MV’s Andrew Laird says that a new report by Danny Kruger MP provides a welcome kick start for the government’s levelling-up agenda and is...