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Empowered Communities in the 2020s: Feedback on the first 50 responses to the opening survey

Repository entry 1 April 2017

As part of the scoping stage for the ‘Empowered Communities in the 2020s’ project, we invited people interested in contributing to the research to complete a short survey asking how they would like to be involved; what they felt was most important to help communities become more empowered and vibrant; and for examples of where we might look for…

Alt Valley Community Trust

Repository entry 1 November 2016

# Preview | Download RI-03-CS-Alt Valley Community Trust.pdf78kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2016) Alt Valley Community Trust. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North West

Bristol Community Land Trust

Repository entry 1 November 2016

# Preview | Download RI-03-CS-Bristol Community Land Trust.pdf78kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2016) Bristol Community Land Trust. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: South West

Brighton Open Market

Repository entry 1 October 2016

# Preview | Download RI-03-CS-Brighton Open Market.pdf75kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2016) Brighton Open Market. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: South East

Croydon Saffron Central

Repository entry 1 October 2016

# Preview | Download RI-03-Croydon Saffron Central.pdf75kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2016) Croydon Saffron Central. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: London

Power to Change Annual Grantee Survey 2016

Repository entry 1 October 2016

This is the first in a regular series of annual reports on the experiences of Power to Change grantees. It is based on a survey of all 54 organisations that received grant offers between January 2015 and May 2016. Overall, the survey concludes a strong and positive impact on the profile of grantees as a result of their association with Power to…

South Tynedale Railway

Repository entry 1 October 2016

# Preview | Download RI-03-CS-South Tynedale Railway.pdf77kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2016) South Tynedale Railway. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North East

Commissioning in Crisis

Repository entry 1 September 2016

Commissioning in Crisis was conducted by the Foundation in a bid to better understand the processes behind the commissioning of public services from the perspective of small and medium-sized charities. Small charities are affected by a push towards large-scale contracts and a decline in grants.

This research highlights how the current commiss…

Research into the impact of Big Local: Impacts found

Repository entry 1 May 2016

Resources for Change was commissioned to undertake research “To capture the impact, achievements and learning of some of the earliest plans to be endorsed to demonstrate what the Big Local model has been able to achieve and draw out learning for other Big Local areas moving into delivery”. Additionally, the researchers investigated how area…

Small and Medium Sized Charities after the Crash

Repository entry 1 February 2016

This briefing compiles evidence from two other independent reports: Navigating Change by NCVO and Too Small To Fail by IPPR North. These reports reveal that small and medium-sized charities have been hardest hit by cuts to public funding since 2008 compared to the rest of the voluntary sector. It also made clear that the damage will be most fel…

Social Network Analysis: ‘How to guide’

Repository entry 1 January 2016

The aim of social network analysis is to understand a community by mapping the relationships that connect them as a network, and then trying to draw out key individuals, groups within the network (‘components’), and/or associations between the individuals.

This guide is intended to help local areas and police forces use intelligence d…

Expert yet undervalued and on the frontline

Repository entry 1 July 2015

This report identifies the biggest challenges identified by 800 of our partner charities and what would help to overcome them.

Findings include:

For 81% of charities, obtaining funding was the biggest challenge they faced despite proactive and innovative efforts to secure their future.
Charities are working hard to raise money from other sour…

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