Reports and publications
Shaping the future: community research with Basingstoke residents
5 July 2024 | Authors:
Community research and local consultation in Buckskin and South Ham, identifying residents’ priorities for change in the neighbourhood.
Seeing the wood for the trees – The evolving landscape for neighbourhood arrangements
18 November 2005 | Authors:
The ideas presented in this discussion paper are in the form of an indicative draft. It was intended to inform the development of a menu of options which can be pursued within existing frameworks, and to establish what needs to
Scottish Expert Advisory Panel on the Collaborative Economy Report
29 January 2018 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
Our CEO, Helen Goulden, chaired an expert advisory panel into the Collaborative Economy for the Scottish Government which, on 29/01/2018, launched its findings and recommendations in a report on how Scotland can best benefit from the collaborative economy. The panel was established
Scoping a Quality Framework for Youth Social Action
27 June 2013 | Authors:
Young people who take part in social action, or practical action in the service of others, deserve to have the knowledge, skills and experience they develop recognised and valued. As such, in the summer of 2012 the Prime Minister announced
Scaling New Heights
1 July 2010 | Authors: Geoff Mulgan, Jitinder Kohli,
President Clinton once said, “nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The challenge of the 21st century is to find out what works and scale it up.” The question of scaling is a great issue for any progressive
Safety in numbers?
30 June 2020 | Authors: Emily Morrison, Franca Roeschert, Jana Tauschinski,
Safety in numbers? sets out the questions that matter to communities, as told to us and prioritised by more than 3,000 people across the UK. This agenda is the result of a nationally representative process of research and co-creation.
Rowing against the tide: Making the case for community resilience
1 December 2012 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Nina Mguni,
Community resilience is a term that is increasingly used in the policy sphere and yet there is a lack of understanding about what it really means in practice. With the long shadow of the recession still over us, and with
Rough Nights: The Growing Dangers of Working at Night
1 March 2011 | Authors: Will Norman,
This report explores the lives of those people who work at night: the men and women who keep our hospitals open, clean our offices, allow us to cancel lost credit cards, serve us drinks in a club or drive us
Rights and risks: Migrant labour exploitation in London
6 June 2023 | Authors: Amelia Clayton,
Commissioned by the Mayor of London and supported by FLEX, this report hears from London’s migrant workers, gaining a deeper understanding of their working conditions and the struggles they face through peer-led research.
Rewriting the rulebook
9 July 2024 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE, Jessica Moore, Jacob Coburn,
This policy brief outlines The Young Foundation’s vision for enhancing social participation in mission-based government.
Review of Innovation in the NHS
1 December 2011 | Authors: Peter Gerry, Sylvia Wyatt,
NHS Chief Executive’s Review of Innovation in the NHS Summary of the responses to the Call for Evidence and Ideas. In June 2011, the Department of Health issued a Call for Evidence and Ideas about how the adoption and diffusion
Response to the Levelling Up White Paper
14 February 2022 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
Our report addresses the ‘missions’ of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper and proposes action to work ‘radically differently’ by involving local people and communities to drive meaningful change.