Reports and publications
Beyond GDP: Measuring social progress at the local level
30 May 2013 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Nina Mguni,
The aim of the Beyond GDP project was to expand our understanding of how we measure societal progress at a local level – in other words, to going beyond monetary measurements to look at the many other aspects which affect
Growing Community Organising
16 May 2013 | Authors: Mandeep Hothi,
We define community organising as the process of supporting individuals to come together to improve their communities by putting pressure on institutions, businesses and governments to act. Community organisers work to identify local leaders, bring together local groups and develop campaigns and actions
Amplify: Local campaigning in a digital world
14 May 2013 | Authors: Sophie Hostick-Boakye,
This toolkit is designed to help community organisations use the free and low cost web tools already widely available. Between April 2011 and March 2013 The Young Foundation, as part of the Building Local Activism programme supported by the Big
Growing Social Innovation in Northern Ireland
12 April 2013 | Authors: Catherine Russell, Declan Mackin, Karen Clarke, Will Norman,
There is a growing recognition that new and innovative approaches are required to meet the social, economic and environmental difficulties we are facing. The field of social innovation is developing rapidly. Across the world, millions of people are creating new
The Whats, The Whys and The Hows
5 April 2013 | Authors: Gemma Rocyn Jones,
An introduction to social investment for youth sector organisations. This briefing was prepared as part of the Catalyst Investment Readiness Programme, offered by the Young Foundation. Catalyst was a consortium of four organisations working with the Department for Education as
From Growing Interest to Interest Grown: Is the youth sector ready for social investment?
31 March 2013 | Authors: Gemma Rocyn Jones,
Being a young person in the UK today is tough. Unemployment, failures in the education system and high levels of young people not in education, employment or training are being compounded by cuts to youth services and funding for voluntary youth sector
Let’s talk about Stop and Search
30 March 2013 | Authors: Sophie Hostick-Boakye,
Relationships between young people and the police can be tense and are often exacerbated by difficult stop and search encounters. Stop and search procedures are one of the key touch points between police and young people and most understand the
Eyes on the Horizon, Feet on the Ground: A Journey to find Humanitarian Education Outcomes
27 March 2013 | Authors: Gill Allbutt, Mhairi Aylott, Tessa Hibbert, Tim Sanders,
This cartoon was created as part of the Catalyst Consortium’s report “Noticing the Change.” This report contains an overview of the process and learning undertaken by three youth organisations which agreed to pilot an outcomes approach in their work with
Stimulating and supporting innovation within your organisation & system – Health at The Young Foundation
20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,
The bedrock of the NHS is currently shifting. The future stage has been set by huge structural changes, a need for massive savings, the necessity of working across partnerships and sectors, all combined with a renewed drive to truly put
The NHS and Civil Society – The Young Foundation and Health
20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,
We believe that the NHS needs to access the strengths of civil society to do its job in the 21st century. To cope with the changing disease burden and growing financial pressures, the NHS needs to take advantage of the
Data and the patient – The Young Foundation and Health
20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,
We believe the major issues facing the NHS cannot be solved without changing the way the NHS uses information. The NHS need to be more proactive, integrated, and patient centred, or it will crumble under the twin pressures of an
Noticing the Change – A Framework of Outcomes for young people in practice
19 March 2013 | Authors: Bethia McNeil, Mhairi Aylott, Tessa Hibbert,
In July 2012 the Catalyst consortium published “A Framework of Outcomes for Young People” which makes the case for why social and emotional capabilities matter, and why funders, commissioners and investors should have more confidence in their value. The team