Take Note champions the power of collaboration.

We forge and facilitate innovative and diverse partnerships across the social change sector. Through these, Take Note has pioneered a new approach to collaboration that effectively supports and maximises the impact of ambitious ideas for collective social change.

Why we exist

In these times of uncertainty, disconnection and financial instability, the social change sector needs to find ways to be more strategically connected and sustainable. There is an urgent need to approach the shared challenges we all face with an abundant, collective mindset and carve out collaborative solutions that deliver long-term change.

What we do

Take Note is a sector-support initiative that advocates for collaborative best practice. We empower the social change sector to deliver joined-up, long-lasting impact. And we connect community innovators and initiatives through sharing tools, ideas and learning.

Our Story

We conducted a three-year on-the-ground research study through our two action research programmes - ‘Connect’ and ‘Partner-Up’. Working together with over 30 community partners as part of our Collective Impact Lab, these research programmes were funded by Footwork Trust and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. The research and findings from our work with the Collective Impact Lab lives on through the pioneering range of tools and resources we have created for partnership working. These are available open access, for anyone in the social-change and grant-making sectors to use. Through a series of light-touch and more in-depth partnerships, we continue to deliver bespoke support to organisations looking to embed best collaborative practice and evolve the ways in which they connect and partner with others.