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Last updated: 17 June 2009
The Innovation Exchange project was set up by the Office of the Third Sector in 2007 and provides third sector innovators with access to the people and potential capital they need to become more involved in public services.
The Exchange offers innovators online resources including information, contact with other innovators and contact with appropriate sources of investment.
Chaired by Baroness Thornton, the Innovation Exchange’s initial priority areas are:
You can find out more by visiting the Innovation Exchange website.
Speaking Up supports disabled people across the UK to have a voice and take control over their lives.
Their Life:Unlimited project aims to enable disabled people to have a voice, more choice and control, by delivering advocacy and information in relation to personal budgets, using a range of successful peer support and empowerment models. They are having a positive impact on the people involved:
“I feel much more confident since being on the courses. I now have much more confidence to talk to people than I did before. I think my new confidence will help me a lot more in the future.”
Speaking Up will work to develop and evaluate this project in partnership with commissioners in the public sector with a view to scaling it up across their service hubs.