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Good Evidence: A guide to help community organisations produce research that gets taken seriously

Published: 2022

This guide is for community organisations undertaking their own research or doing research in partnership with other institutions. It has been informed by consultation with members of the Greater Manchester Third Sector Research Network.

Part I comprises three short sections on Trustworthiness, followed by Ethics and Bias, which are c…

Catalyst Profile: Abram Ward Community Cooperative, Wigan

Published: 2021

# Preview | Download ptc_area_profile_wigan_v3.pdf457kB Author(s) Lily O’Flynn Naomi Jones Waseem Meghjee Citation O’Flynn, L., Jones, N. and Meghjee, W. (2021) Catalyst Profile: Abram Ward Community Cooperative, Wigan. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power

Case Study: Target Football

Published: 2021

Target Football is based in Toxteth, Liverpool, and runs sporting programmes and grassroots football across the city. It was set up in 2010 and currently has seven employed staff and about 15 volunteers. Volunteers are integral to Target Football’s continued success, ensuring football coaching and matches take place and pitches and grounds ar…

Financial analysis of the Liverpool City Region community business market

Published: 2021

This study follows on from research conducted on community businesses in the Liverpool City Region in March 2019. The original work aimed to build a detailed evidence base to demonstrate the size and scope of the community business market in the region, and to provide insight into how growth and financial sustainability can be achieved.

T…

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…

Next Generation case study: Chester Community Energy – FCA authorisation

Published: 2020

# Preview | Download NextGen-CS-Chester Community Energy.pdf586kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2020) Next Generation case study: Chester Community Energy – FCA authorisation. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North West

Community hubs: Ten strategies for sustainability – Learning from the experience of Safe Regeneration – A community hub in the Liverpool city region

Published: 2020

# Preview | Download ORC-2020-02-Community hubs-ten strategies for sustainability.pdf2MB Author(s) Kerry Traynor Glenn Simpson Citation Traynor, K. and Simpson, G. (2020) Community hubs: Ten strategies for sustainability – Learning from the experience of Safe Regeneration – A community hub in

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…

Squash, Liverpool

Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21-CS-Squash Liverpool.pdf533kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) Squash, Liverpool. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North West

Growth, sustainability and purpose in the community business market in the Liverpool City Region

Published: 2019

# Preview | Download ORC-2019-03-Growth sustainability and purpose in the community business market in Liverpool City Region.pdf3MB Author(s) Helen Heap Vicky Nowak Ellen Schwaller Alan Southern Matt Thompson Citation Heap, H., Nowak, V., Schwaller, E., Southern, A. and Thompson, M.

The Eldonian Village, Liverpool

Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21-CS-The Eldonian Village Liverpool.pdf157kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) The Eldonian Village, Liverpool. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North West

Rotunda, Liverpool

Published: 2019

# Preview | Download RI-21-CS-Rotunda Liverpool.pdf662kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2019) Rotunda, Liverpool. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North West

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