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Tapestry is a design led social innovation company
Challenge
Sustainable communities are made up of strong social fabric - woven together with both social cohesion & institutional cohesion as the golden thread.
Solution
People working in our public, private, and civil society sectors need help to collaborate and co-create that strong social fabric & places of wellbeing.
Execution
The Tapestry team are currently building the digital prototype of mapCanvas - a platform to help facilitate mass collaboration & collective impact in our neighbourhoods. 
Combining data science, social science and social entrepreneurship.

About

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Linda Damerell
Director Tapestry Innovation Ltd
  • Fellow School for Social Entrepreneurs

  • Gold standard social & community enterprise accredited business advisor (SFEDI)

  • Academy for Social Justice (Members Advisory Board)

Our Place! Champion in 2010
“The Our Place! approach means putting the community at the heart of decision making and bringing together the right people councillors, public servants, businesses, voluntary and community organisations, and the community themselves - to revolutionise the way a neighbourhood works”
— Department for Communities and Local Government

Photo credit Charles Armstrong

Linda (front row centre) being taught by Michael Young at the School for Social Entrepreneurs in 1999

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Testimonials

“Linda has impressed me throughout the Assessment with her in depth knowledge of how business works…well done Linda it has been a real pleasure working with you”
John W Grant, Director Quality Recognition
SFEDI Social Enterprise Business Assessor
“Linda has been an exemplary employee throughout her time at the DTA…and has built a loyal, efficient and effective team as London Regional Manager…she is both business like and entrepreneurial”
“Linda proved to be a superb communicator …her work has helped create a framework for the future to achieve the desired outcome of a successful and supported social economy”
“The expertise you have brought to the project from both a business and a social enterprise perspective has been one of the key reasons for the success of the mentoring programme and the final report into your findings”

Steve Clare Ass. Director DTA
(now called Locality the England wide
community enterprise membership charity)
Martin Gawarth
CEO Greater Nottingham Partnership
Rob Wadsworth Social Economy Team Leader, Nottingham City Council

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