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Research seeks to support community businesses in the green economy
We’re working with Power to Change, a trust supporting community business and funding community climate action.
New fund supports knowledge creation ‘by everyone, for everyone’
Community Knowledge Fund will help groups and organisations find solutions to local and national challenges by uncovering knowledge and turning great ideas into action.
The ‘ripple effect’ of participatory research
New research from the Institute for Community Studies evaluates UKRI-funded research projects, seeking to better understand the value and scope of ‘citizen science’
Building ‘15-minute neighbourhoods’: what’s on your doorstep?
We’re working with communities and the Council in Waltham Forest to better understand local needs and shape neighbourhoods
The Young Foundation joins the Diversity Forum
Working to support greater diversity, equity, equality and inclusion in the social investment sector, we are proud to announce The Young Foundation has joined the Diversity Forum.
Report shares recommendations from our Kickstart experience
As our final cohort of young researchers finish their placement, we shares key learnings and reflections
New funding will help put communities ‘at the heart’ of research
Acting on new research findings, £4m in new funding is now available for Community Research Networks supporting local engagement in research.
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‘Communities can power a fair transition’
Helen Goulden and Tim Davies-Pugh, say a fairer, greener future is not only possible, but advantageous for UK plc.
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Peer-to-peer mental health support for those that need it most
How a chance meeting at a sport hall led to a mental health app, that’s been supported to grow by the BOOST programme, and is now a go-to support service for thousands of young people.
Bridging the digital divide
With support from The Young Foundation and BOOST, the environmental campaigning charity Hubbub’s smartphone donation scheme has cut both digital isolation and CO2 emissions.
‘No more dead ends’
With support from the BOOST scheme, Career Ear provides tools, skills and advice to help people find secure career paths that aren’t at risk of automation
Finding sustainability in an unfashionable market
Purple Shoots is supported by BOOST, a scheme helping organisations maximise their impact through partnerships with government, business and wider civil society.