Reports and research

The Civic Journey: Summary of emerging findings

19 December 2022 | Authors: Samanthi Theminimulle, Emily Morrison, Tania Carregha, Chelsea McDonagh,

Emerging findings from our youth-led programme, inspiring engagement in social action, community activism and democratic participation across the UK.

The challenges of citizen engagement: Lessons from Transforming Neighbourhoods

18 July 2006 | Authors:

Powerpoint presentation detailing lessons of community and citizen engagement from the Transforming Neighbourhoods programme.

The Capital Ambition guide to behaviour change

1 May 2010 | Authors: Sophie Hostick-Boakye, Vicki Sellick,

Can public agencies succeed in changing individual behaviour to make society greener, healthier, more caring, less anti-social? Increasingly, local councils, health and other public bodies are trying to do this – because desirable social outcomes (or specific targets such as

The Best of New Britain: An UpRising survey on leadership in the UK

1 March 2012 | Authors: Alveena Malik, Lucy Inkster,

Getting the support and development of young leaders right is vital for the future health of civic life and public organisations. To this end, The Young Foundation programme UpRising has been exploring what young people think is ‘best’ for this

The Baby Boomer Generation and the Birth Cohort of 1945-1954 : a  European perspective

17 March 2006 | Authors:

Young Foundation Fellow Jim Ogg gave a working paper during the ESRC Social Science Week in March 2006 on the European Baby Boomer Generation: In a paper discussing the conceptual and methodological issues of studying baby boomers, the North American

TEPSIE Social Innovation Overview – parts I, II, III, IV and Bibliography

30 May 2012 | Authors: Anna Davies, Will Norman,

This project, exploring the Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Foundations for Social Innovation in Europe (TEPSIE) is being carried out by a consortium of six partners, including The Young Foundation. Together, this consortium has designed a research programme which aims to

Taking Tottenham Forward Community Summit

1 May 2012 | Authors: Catherine Russell, Tricia Hackett,

The Young Foundation was commissioned by the London Borough of Haringey to design and facilitate the Tottenham Community Summit. The aim of the Community Summit was to create the opportunity for local stakeholders to meet one another, learn about the

Taking the temperature of local communities: The Wellbeing and Resilience Measure (WARM)

1 November 2010 | Authors: Nicola Bacon, Nina Mguni,

As public resources shrink it is more important than ever that local areas have ways to think clearly about their priorities and needs. WARM is a new tool that has been developed to make the most of existing data about

Taking the lead: Youth leadership in theory and practice

1 October 2009 | Authors: Rushanara Ali, Sarah Hewes,

This report asks what is youth leadership? Why does it matter? And how can we support and nurture the development of our young leaders? Taking the lead critically investigates youth leadership, bringing together experts’ views and best practice from around

Taking the future into their own hands: Youth work and entrepreneurial learning.

2 July 2017 | Authors: Amanda Hill-Dixon, Karsten Frøhlich Hougaard, Sigrid Nindl, Tine Anderson,

In the challenging times that most EU Member States are experiencing in the aftermath of the financial crisis, young people are at particular risk of being left at the margins of society. In 2016, approximately 1 in 10 young people

Study on Social Innovation for the Bureau of European Policy Advisors

1 March 2011 | Authors: Geoff Mulgan, Louise Pulford,

“The financial and economic crisis makes creativity and innovation in general and social innovation in particular even more important to foster sustainable growth, secure jobs and boost competitiveness.” José Manuel Barroso, BEPA Workshop on ‘Europe and Social Innovation’ 20th January

Stuck on London’s hard shoulder: Social needs in a fast moving city

1 January 2010 | Authors: Rushanara Ali, Will Norman,

London is one of the wealthiest cities on the planet, but also suffers from serious levels of poverty and unemployment. London’s top 10% benefited greatly from the financial boom – but relatively little wealth trickled down and now the cost