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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.
An assessment of community-based social enterprises in three European countries
Published: 2018
Power to Change commissioned a team from the University of Westminster, Delft University of Technology and Stockholm University to carry out a comparative study of community-based social enterprise (CBSE) in England, the Netherlands and Sweden. National policy was reviewed and three case studies were selected from each country, in order to prov…
An assessment of community-based social enterprises in three European countries
Published: 2018
# Preview | Download RI-12-CS-An assessment of community-based social enterprises in three European countries.pdf2MB Author(s) Nick Bailey Reinout Kleinhans Jessica Lindbergh Citation Bailey, N., Kleinhans, R. and Lindbergh, J. (2018) An assessment of community-based social enterprises in three European countries.
The Legacy of Big Local
Published: 2018
The purpose of the research was to explore what the five Big Local areas close to spending their £1 million were thinking and doing about the legacy of Big Local. By legacy we mean “What remains when the Big Local £1 million is spent”. By understanding what these areas were doing, Local Trust would then be able to think about the support,…
More than Grants
Published: 2017
This series of publications examine how grant-makers can use their influence as funders to strengthen the charity sector. These evaluations include Why Grant Makers Must Learn New Tricks, How Funders Can Support Grantee Effectiveness and How Funders Can Use Their Influence For Good.
Trusts and Foundations have long played a key role alongside …
The Economics of Community Asset Transfers: An Economic Framework to define and measure Social Value in Community Asset Transfers
Published: 2017
A common feature across community businesses in different sectors is for their business model to be heavily reliant on and/or driven by Community Asset Transfers (CATs). A CAT is the transfer of the ownership and/or management of an asset from its public-sector owner (usually a local authority) to a community organisation for less than market v…
The community business market in 2017 – Research Summary
Published: 2017
# Preview | Download RI-11S-The Community Business Market in 2017.pdf237kB Author(s) Abigail Diamond Tim Vorley Oliver Mallett John Higton Sophie Spong Andrew Corley Irshad Mulla Citation Diamond, A., Vorley, T., Mallett, O., Higton, J., Spong, S., Corley, A. and Mulla,
The community business market in 2017
Published: 2017
Each year, the Power to Change Research Institute commissions research to estimate the size and shape of the community business sector in England.
This year’s report considers the structure, size and shape of the community business market in England in 2017 and considers the outlook for the year ahead. The report follows on from those of 201…
Supporting analysis of the community business market in 2017
Published: 2017
This technical appendix supports Power to Change’s 2017 report on the community business market. It provides more detail 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 on the…
Power to Change Annual Grantee Survey 2017
Published: 2017
This is the second in a regular series of annual reports on the experiences of Power to Change grantees. It is based on a survey of all 331 organisations that received grant offers between January 2015 and August 2017. The survey was carried out between 21st September and 31st October 2017. The response rate was 33%. Overall, the survey conclud…
Identifying Community Businesses in National Datasets
Published: 2017
Community businesses are small businesses, although they have many distinctive features that differentiate them from small private businesses. A core research question for Power to Change is around the definition and understanding of community business – how big is the community business market in England, how does it break down across indust…
The Bristol Cable
Published: 2017
# Preview | Download RI-10-CS-The Bristol Cable.pdf316kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2017) The Bristol Cable. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: South West
Sutton Community Farm
Published: 2017
# Preview | Download RI-10-CS-Sutton Community Farm.pdf948kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2017) Sutton Community Farm. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: London