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A curated and searchable collection of community-related research reports, case studies and publications from the Institute for Community Studies and other organisations.
Growth, sustainability and purpose in the community business market in the Liverpool City Region
Published: 2019
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Community Business Fund evaluation – Interim Report
Published: 2019
Power to Change commissioned Renaisi in October 2016 to evaluate the Community Business Fund. This is the first interim evaluation of the programme. The Community Business Fund is aimed at community businesses who need funding for a business development project that will make them more sustainable, making grant awards of between £50,000 and £…
Systematic review of community business related approaches to health and social care – Research Summary
Published: 2019
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Systematic review of community business related approaches to health and social care
Published: 2019
This systematic review looks to identify what evidence exists in relation to the impact of community business-related approaches to health and social care on its users. In particular, the report asks how effective community businesses are in delivering outcomes for their users.
Supporting analysis of the Community Business Market Report 2018
Published: 2019
This technical appendix supports Power to Change’s 2018 report on the community business market. It provides more information on the technical details of estimating market size for individual sub-sectors, and for the market overall. There are three appendices in this document. – Appendix A covers the survey and qualitative methods adopted i…
Community business and anchor institutions
Published: 2019
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Power to Change Annual Grantee Survey 2018
Published: 2019
This is the third in a regular series of annual reports on the experiences of Power to Change grantees. It is based on a survey of 450 organisations that received grant offers between January 2015 and May 2018. The survey was carried out in September 2018. The response rate was 33%, the same as in 2017. Overall, the survey concludes a strong an…
The Community Business Market in 2018 – Research Summary
Published: 2018
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The Community Business Market in 2018
Published: 2018
This is the fourth in Power to Change’s series of annual reports on the community business market. This year’s report reviews the structure, size and shape of the community business market in England in 2018 and considers the outlook for the year ahead.
Community Shops: A better form of business – 2018
Published: 2018
This publication, funded by the Power to Change Research Institute, provides quantitative and qualitative information about the size, characteristics and performance of the community shop sector in the UK. It is based on statutory data sourced from the Financial Conduct Authority, together with electronic questionnaires completed by 38 communit…
Community Pubs: A better form of business – 2018
Published: 2018
This publication, funded by the Power to Change Research Institute, provides quantitative and qualitative information about the size, characteristics and performance of the community pub sector in the UK. It is based on statutory data sourced from the Financial Conduct Authority, together with electronic questionnaires, follow up telephone surv…
The Social Process of Supporting Small Charities: An Evaluation of the Lloyds Bank Foundation Grow Pilot Programme
Published: 2018
This independent evaluation examines the support delivered by Lloyds Bank Foundation to ten small charities with a turnover of less than £75,000 across areas of high deprivation in Redcar ad Cleveland and Neath Port Talbot. This support aimed to help build capacity through business planning, marketing, fundraising, service evaluation and volun…