This presentation was delivered at People Helping People - The future of public services - 3rd September 2014. For more information on the event visit http://www.nesta.org.uk/event/people-helping-people-future-public-services

1. People helping people: the impact of social action
Vicki Sellick
@vsellick #pplhelpingppl

2. What is social action?
FORMAL
INFORMAL

4. Social action not suitable everywhere
And its not a panacea

5. But there is huge potential

6. And demand

7. Kings Volunteers

8. 1500 King’s volunteers give more than 200,000 volunteering hours a year
Patient satisfaction with hospital environment

9. Diabetes UK

10. Peer support groups can lead to a 2-4 % reduction in deaths & a 4-6% reduction in incidence of strokes

11. The Access Project

12. 63% of The Access Project participants progress to selective universities
Access Project participants

14. 25 innovations
Mobilising 45,000 people to help 200,000 people
Access Project participants
Our portfolio

15. Access Project participants
Our portfolio
200+ innovations
Mobilising 250,000 people and supporters

16. Opening up public services
Social action as an organising principle across public services:
•Rewarding the contribution of
volunteers publicly
•Community asset mapping
•Mobilising citizens part of
public servants’ roles
•Creative opportunities for
citizens to help one another
•Improving evidence base

17. Generosity