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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.
The Value of Small in a Big Crisis
Published: 2021
Three years on from the publication of the landmark independent ‘The Value of Small’ study, researchers from Sheffield Hallam, the Open University, IVAR and the University of Wolverhampton revisited the four case study areas during the COVID 19 pandemic.
The 2018 study found that small and medium-sized charities – those with an annual in…
Rebalancing the Relationship
Published: 2021
In 2018, NCVO, ACEVO and Lloyds Bank Foundation launched a project to address competition and collaboration, particularly between organisations of different sizes delivering public service. The findings from this project and considerations for practice are laid out within this report and are based on significant engagement with organisations ac…
Rapid research COVID-19 Briefing #9: Community responses to COVID-19 – Communities and local authorities
Published: 2021
The varied ways in which local authorities have worked with communities in response to COVID-19 is of great interest for policymakers, researchers and practitioners at the local level. Earlier research on this topic can provide helpful frameworks and insights to inform current debates. This briefing looks at literature on the relationships betw…
Community Power: The Evidence
Published: 2021
The term community power captures a wide range of different practices, approaches and initiatives. Common to all of these is the principle that communities have knowledge, skills and assets which mean they themselves are well placed to identify and respond to any challenges that they face, and to thrive.
This report sets out the wealth of comm…
A Review of Evaluation Evidence on the Community Business Hypotheses
Published: 2021
The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research reviewed evaluation evidence from Power to Change’s programmes as related to the community business hypotheses. This is a summary report highlighting key insights from their findings. The review found very little evidence relating to the hypotheses. Specifically the variables associated wit…
Shifting the balance: Local adaptation, innovation and collaboration during the pandemic and beyond
Published: 2021
2020 was the year when community power proved possible. The most successful responses to the Covid-19 pandemic were local, with councils, civil society, community groups and businesses took up new cooperative approaches at high speed. Shifting the Balance, written by New Local’s Simon Kaye and Charlotte Morgan, explores this new community-pow…
Charities Responding to COVID
Published: 2020
This report brings together original research from Lloyds Bank Foundation’s monitoring reports detailing the impact of COVID-19 on their grantees and applicants through regular contact with their Regional Managers.
These findings are based on conversations with over 300 charities and analysis of those responses to identify themes and trends as…
Charities Responding to COVID: Winter 2020 Update
Published: 2020
This report captures the views and experiences of 180 small, local and specialist charities working in communities across England and Wales on the frontline of supporting people through COVID-19, lockdown and beyond. This is drawn from annual monitoring reports from the Lloyd Bank Foundation’s grant holders that were received between May and …
The social implications of Covid-19 on Communities
Published: 2020
For over 20 years scholars and, more recently, policymakers have proposed that a ‘turn’ to community will occur in times of uncertainty and globalised crisis. The global outbreak of Covid-19 has presented an unprecedented test for this hypothesis in the UK context. Individual and family- focused organising surged and continues to happe…
The good councillor’s guide to community business
Published: 2020
# Preview | Download G-2020-12-The good councillors guide to community business.pdf979kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2020) The good councillor’s guide to community business. Practice Guide. National Association of Local Councils. Details Report type: Practice Guide Publisher: National Association of Local
The digital toolkit for communities
Published: 2020
Working and collaborating remotely using digital tools is becoming much more commonplace. For many, this means developing new skills. However, working online doesn’t need to be difficult, and is a great way to bring people together when you can’t meet in person. In fact, it can make things easier and remove barriers to participation.
This …
The ‘Locally Rooted’ Community Business: Meanings, practices, challenges and the role of community assets
Published: 2020
# Preview | Download ORC-2020-12-The ‘Locally Rooted’ Community Business.pdf4MB Author(s) Bethany Rex Katrina Foxton Citation Rex, B. and Foxton, K. (2020) The ‘Locally Rooted’ Community Business: Meanings, practices, challenges and the role of community assets. Research Report. UAL Social Design