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Here are some of my published articles, podcasts and interviews on leadership, organising, digital communications, loneliness, community…

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People, Place, Proactivity: Why I Love The Cares Family

Recently, a friend asked me, “What does The Cares Family mean to you, really?” It was a thoughtful question, and there are many answers. I…

Apr 17, 2023

People, Place, Proactivity: Why I Love The Cares Family

Apr 17, 2023

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Moving on — but staying part of the family always

After 11 years as Founder and CEO of The Cares Family, I am starting to think about succession and plan to stand down at the end of April…

Nov 28, 2022

Moving on — but staying part of the family always

Nov 28, 2022

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Beyond the ‘culture wars’

My observations about the power of people coming together started early: I grew up in diverse, fast-paced, internationalist and deeply…

Jun 25, 2022

Beyond the ‘culture wars’

Jun 25, 2022

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Levers for levelling up: Relationships

This morning I spoke at the Bright Blue online event, After the White Paper: Levers for Levelling Up, alongside Robert Jenrick, Damian…

Jun 8, 2022

Levers for levelling up: Relationships

Jun 8, 2022

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A decade on: Fred, the riots and seeking a more connected age

Chances are, if you’ve had any involvement with The Cares Family over the past decade, you know our origin story. On election day, in May…

Aug 2, 2021

A decade on: Fred, the riots and seeking a more connected age

Aug 2, 2021

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So what did I learn in the end?

Two years ago I wrote a blog about what I learned as I became one of 20 inaugural Obama Fellows. The blog focused on the slowness and…

Jun 29, 2020

So what did I learn in the end?

Jun 29, 2020

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Love thy neighbour: how do we ensure the bonds of community built up through the crisis persist…

My friend Lil is 87. Dyed-in-the-wool working class, she was born and raised in London’s Cally Road district — the sort of rag and bone…

May 6, 2020

Love thy neighbour: how do we ensure the bonds of community built up through the crisis persist…

May 6, 2020

Alex Smith

Beware burn-in — and think about the long haul

The path through the Covid-19 crisis is long and hard. Organisations making a huge difference now, and leaning into the challenge in…

Apr 9, 2020

Beware burn-in — and think about the long haul

Apr 9, 2020

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Longevity is a privilege of the wealthy. In the debate on ageing, it’s time to talk about class

In a leafy, affluent corner of Hampstead, tucked away in high-up north London, I meet Eliza, aged 88. A retired journalist who also worked…

Mar 12, 2020

Longevity is a privilege of the wealthy. In the debate on ageing, it’s time to talk about class

Mar 12, 2020

Alex Smith

Alex Smith

Founder/CEO of @TheCaresFamily . @ObamaFoundation Fellow. Previously @Ed_Miliband aide and @LabourList editor. Camden head, MUFC heart.

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