Six Colombia Report_ScreenIn 2013, The Young Foundation and the Social Innovation Exchange (SIX) were commissioned by the national Colombian Centre for Social Innovation of ANSPE (National Agency to Overcome Extreme Poverty) to design and run a series of events on Social Innovation with a range of stakeholders.  This project was supported by Compartamos con Colombia and the... Find out more

This report is the second part of a study to understand the impact of the national and local changes to benefits and services on some of the most vulnerable residents in Camden. Read the first year’s report. In the first year in 2012, we found that although many of the cuts and changes were still... Find out more

The Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk is leading an ambitious programme of action which aims to change the landscape of youth transitions in West Norfolk. The council want to equip their young people to leave school with the skills to experience successful transitions to the next stage of their lives – be... Find out more

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 quality of life. On a broader level, we aimed to encourage greater use, consistency and development of... Find out more

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 about local issues.” For the past two years, as part of our Building Local Activism... Find out more

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 Lottery Fund (BIG), worked with six small organisations or individuals that wanted to use digital... Find out more

This podcast is a recording of the seminar “Rural Social Enterprise: How Housing Associations Can Help” at The Young Foundation on 11 April, 2013. In this seminar, Paul Smith, Head of Enterprise & Intelligence, and Charlotte Weedon, Social Enterprise Development Manager of Aster Group asked if housing associations are doing all they could to support rural social enterprise, and what... Find out more

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 and better ways of tackling social challenges. In this report we look at social innovation... Find out more

This podcast is a recording of the seminar “Can We Afford to Ignore Community Resilience?” at Allen & Overy London on 18 March, 2013. The event was chaired by Patrick Butler, Editor of Society, Health and Education Policy for The Guardian; and featured Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of the London Borough of Newham; Dal Babu,... Find out more