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Catalyst Profile: The Wharton Trust, Hartlepool

Published: 2021

# Preview | Download ptc_area_profile_hartlepool_v3.pdf715kB Author(s) Lily O’Flynn Naomi Jones Waseem Meghjee Citation O’Flynn, L., Jones, N. and Meghjee, W. (2021) Catalyst Profile: The Wharton Trust, Hartlepool. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to

Case Study: Star and Shadow Cinema

Published: 2021

Star and Shadow Cinema is a community hub in Newcastle upon Tyne set up in 2006. It has multiple facilities including a cinema, music venue, café, bar, meeting rooms, dark room and a community garden. It offers a unique space for grassroots community organisations, independent artists and members of the public to promote cultural ideas through…

Community Businesses in the North of England 2020: New comparative analysis from the Third Sector Trends study

Published: 2020

This report compares the activities of local community businesses with those of other types of third sector organisation (TSOs) in the North of England. The report draws upon findings from the longitudinal Third Sector Trends study, which was most recently run again in 2019. Within the report, 2019 findings about community businesses are compar…

The community asset transfer of libraries: Considerations in community managed libraries taking a lease.

Published: 2020

Since April 2011, at least 576 libraries have been transferred to being run entirely by volunteers for some of the time. This report by Sheffield University Management School and Newcastle Business School examines the community asset transfer process whereby library services are taken into community ownership and the impact on libraries’ long…

Striking a balance: A study of how community businesses in Bradford, Hartlepool and Middlesborough build working relationships with the public, private and third sector

Published: 2019

# Preview | Download ORC-2019-09-Striking a balance.pdf1MB Author(s) Tony Chapman Tanya Gray Citation Chapman, T. and Gray, T. (2019) Striking a balance: A study of how community businesses in Bradford, Hartlepool and Middlesborough build working relationships with the public, private

How do community businesses differ from other voluntary and community organisations in the North of England?

Published: 2018

This report compares the activities of local community businesses with those of other types of third sector organisation (TSOs) in the North of England. To do so, it draws upon findings from the Third Sector Trends study which was undertaken in 2016. A total of 3,594 responses were gained from the survey which represents a response rate of 12.7…

Origin Sports

Published: 2018

# Preview | Download RI-13-CS-Origin Sports.pdf373kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2018) Origin Sports. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North East

The Social Process of Supporting Small Charities: An Evaluation of the Lloyds Bank Foundation Grow Pilot Programme

Published: 2018

This independent evaluation examines the support delivered by Lloyds Bank Foundation to ten small charities with a turnover of less than £75,000 across areas of high deprivation in Redcar ad Cleveland and Neath Port Talbot. This support aimed to help build capacity through business planning, marketing, fundraising, service evaluation and volun…

South Tynedale Railway

Published: 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

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