Civil society, like the society it serves, is ever changing. If we are to harness the transformative energy of young people and communities, structures and funding will need to change to keep pace. People are eager to work together for the common good, we just need the government and funders to loosen the chains and let it happen.Featuring:Maurice Mcleod - Maurice is a director of Media Diversified, Vice Chair of Race on the Agenda and is a social commentator writing regularly for the Guardian and other titles.Ayeisha Thomas-Smith and Kennedy Walker - Kennedy and Ayeisha are experienced young activists and co-founders of the Kin Network, a new initiative aiming to bring black activists and organisers together from across the UK to collaborate, strategise and support each other.Read more at https://civilsocietyfutures.org/building-community-activism/Civil Society Futures in collaboration with Media DiversifiedImage: CH-23. Flickr/Wasi Daniju. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0