Our work
Projects and programmes
National Civic Impact Accelerator
A collaborative and ambitious initiative to build intelligence and support universities to deliver meaningful, measurable civic strategies and activities.
£10m project will build stronger UK communities
New £10m C4 Centre, led by Sheffield Hallam University, will strengthen community leadership and build connections.
Archive
New project will ‘support people of all faiths and circumstances’
Project to develop a Group Theory of Change supports CUF’s broader ambition to understand ‘what works’ for hyperlocal faith-based social action.
New research programme explores role of ‘social infrastructure’
A collaborative project, funded by the British Academy and Power to Change, and led by the Institute for Community Studies and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy.
Navigating the ‘postcode lottery’ of volunteering opportunities
Lack of opportunity, patchy citizenship education, and an outdated view of why young people engage hinder volunteering, finds a new report.
Building resilient communities and tackling geographic inequalities
Collaborative research on the role and importance of ‘social infrastructure’.
Dashboards
Community Business Sector Dashboard
With information about more than 830 community businesses throughout England over a five-year period, this dashboard gives rich data about local areas.
London Civic Strength Index
Co-designed and co-created with Londoners, this Index helps boroughs and organisations across the capital consider the strengths of their communities and how build on them.