Build stronger relationships with your community. Learn practical ways to engage people with your vision.
Join School for Social Entrepreneurs for a powerful and practical session led by Paulette Singer, co-founder and director of Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm – a thriving community business in North West London, built on listening, action, and deep-rooted local relationships.
In this session, Paulette will share her journey from concerned resident to community organiser, and how one conversation changed the course of her life. Drawing on her experience founding Clitterhouse Farm Project, she’ll take you behind the scenes of their community engagement story — from grassroots organising and active consultations (the real kind!) to raising £100k through crowdfunding, all while navigating one of Europe’s biggest regeneration schemes.
You’ll come away with:
- Insight into how to start (and sustain) meaningful community engagement
- Tools and methods rooted in Community Organising and Asset-Based Community Development
- Real-life examples of what works — and what to avoid — when trying to get your community to show up and stay involved
- Inspiration to see listening not just as a tactic, but as the heart of community building
Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your connections, this session will offer fresh ideas and grounded experience from someone who's done the work – and is still doing it.