YPIP is a regional partnership working on new and better ways of sharing knowledge and making decisions to improve local lives and places in Yorkshire.

Business support can promote good work – a workshop with Wakefield Council
06 May 2026 by Lauren

Business support can promote good work – a workshop with Wakefield Council

A workshop on ‘Leveraging business support to promote good work and inclusive growth’ took place on 24 March 2026, bringing together the YPIP team ...

Championing Creative Futures: Insights from Presenting at Creative PEC Symposium
04 May 2026 by Lauren

Championing Creative Futures: Insights from Presenting at Creative PEC Symposium

In April co-investigators from the creative skills and careers work package presented their research at the Creative Industries Policy Evidence Cen...

Creative Solo Entrepreneurs and Freelancers Enterprise Development Programme
01 May 2026 by Lauren

Creative Solo Entrepreneurs and Freelancers Enterprise Development Programme

The Creative Solo Entrepreneurs and Freelancers Enterprise Development Programme is designed to support cultural and creative freelancers in develo...

Reflections from Conversations with Community Panel Members
23 Apr 2026 by Lauren

Reflections from Conversations with Community Panel Members

This report forms part of YPIP’s attempts to embed equity and award communities a meaningful voice. It draws on interviews undertaken during the la...

The People Powering the Project: YPIP Core Team Introductions
13 Apr 2026 by Lauren

The People Powering the Project: YPIP Core Team Introductions

We have often been referred to as the 'backbone' or the 'beating heart at the centre of YPIP', so we thought we'd take this opportunity to tell our...

Foundations for Impact: Beginning Our Evaluation With Collaboration and Clarity
01 Apr 2026 by Lauren

Foundations for Impact: Beginning Our Evaluation With Collaboration and Clarity

On Monday 23 March, we kicked off the evaluation process with an initial immersive workshop which centred around connecting, sharing and learning, ...

‘Keep hope alive’: The Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership, past and present
01 Apr 2026 by Lauren

‘Keep hope alive’: The Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership, past and present

This blog entry provides an overview of YPIP’s past and present - what brought YPIP into being, and what YPIP has been able to do.

“Gerrin on wi’ it” podcast series – episode 6
10 Mar 2026 by Lauren

“Gerrin on wi’ it” podcast series – episode 6

Paul Hayes speaks with Kersten England CBE about how collaboration drives meaningful change across Yorkshire and the Humber.

“Gerrin’ on wi’ it” podcast series – episode 5
03 Mar 2026 by Lauren

“Gerrin’ on wi’ it” podcast series – episode 5

Paul Hayes sits down with community leader Kate Macdonald to explore what genuine cross‑sector collaboration really looks like in Yorkshire and the...

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