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Week 1 at HACT: Networks, innovation, evidence, blogs and twitter
by Jim Vine - on 24/05/2013HACT's new Director of Innovation and Business Development, Jim Vine, reflects on his first week at HACT, and how we as an organisation can cater to the challenges ahead for the housing sector.
Comments: 1Stating the obvious
by Tom Murtha - on 08/05/2013Why is this government so reluctant to recognise the economic and social benefits of investing in housing, asks Tom Murtha
Comments: 0Taking a whole community approach to community investment
by Andrew van Doorn - on 29/04/2013On the EU day of Solidarity between Generations, HACT launches its age2age (inter-generational project) evalutation report. Our Deputy Chief Executive Andrew van Doorn discusses how the ever-widening gap between the generations needs to be firstly understood and then challenged to build stronger, supportive communities.
Comments: 0The next generation
by Tom Murtha - on 17/04/2013HACT's Chair Tom Murtha comments that strong leaders understand when the best way to serve their organisation is to leave.
Comments: 0Rethinking housing and social value
by Matt Leach - on 03/04/2013HACT's Chief Executive Matt Leach demonstrates that social value will soon become a crucial part of the business and housing providers need to make sure they are ready for it.
Comments: 0Fighting interference
by Tom Murtha - on 27/03/2013Housing associations pioneered work against discrimination and must resist the latest cynical attempt to grab votes, says HACT's Chair Tom Murtha.
Comments: 1Trafford Housing Trust guest blog: Why HACT Should Appeal To Progressives
by Matt Leach - on 18/03/2013Our CEO, Matt Leach, is the first person to 'guest blog' on the blog page of Matthew Gardiner from Trafford Housing Trust (mirrored on our blog), talking about why the progressives within housing should be attracted to what HACT is currently doing.
Comments: 0Steps to success
by Tom Murtha - on 22/02/2013HACT's chair Tom Murtha says that good leadership can never just be about money management.
Comments: 0Population Insight: Making sense of the 2011 Census migration data
by John Perry - on 07/02/2013John Perry, who has worked with HACT to develop the Population Insight tool, discusses how the software programme releases the potential of migration information available to housing providers in the data released in the recently available 2011 Census.
Comments: 0New data tools allow housing staff to understand social trends
by Matt Leach - on 10/12/2012From mental health rates to employment, housing providers can map their properties and community work against local statistics.
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