Sandwell Ripple

Tell Us the Difference You Make!

Sandwell Ripple is our campaign throughout 2026 to highlight the incredible impact of our sector’s work in Sandwell.
We think it’s about time the voluntary sector stops being the best kept secret in Sandwell and unites to showcase the true difference we make to local people’s lives.

For too long we’ve been seen as the icing on the cake, when in fact we’re often the flour and eggs holding it all together.

But we can’t do that alone, so we launched ‘The Ripple Effect – Voluntary Sector Impact in Sandwell’ and we need your help to recognise, celebrate and publicise the difference we all make, the ‘so what’ factor of every action delivered by individuals and organisations in our vast network of more than 1000 not-for-profits.

Look out every month for a different theme (see below) so you can share your stories. From partnership working to giving young people a lifeline; your amazing volunteer supporters to simply having fun – there will be something for you to share with us that highlights the difference you make.

Think of it this way – what would it be like if you weren’t there?

SCVO staff will contact some of you directly to respond to a specific theme, but please take the initiative to reach out anyway and tell us about your work. If you want to be part of #SandwellRipple let us know by emailing getinvolved@scvo.info.

#SandwellRipple

Include the hashtag #SandwellRipple in your own social media posts to be included and to have your organisations’ work highlighted by the campaign.

Monthly themes

Each month the Sandwell Ripple will highlight a different theme – a different area of work or activity – to showcase the amazing work that goes on across the voluntary sector in Sandwell.  These themes are:

Tell Us the Difference You Make! #SandwellRipple