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A curated and searchable collection of community-related research reports, case studies and publications
The role of community businesses in providing health and wellbeing services: Challenges, opportunities and support needs
Published: 2018
A growing body of research shows how community businesses may be well-placed to address a wide range of health and wellbeing challenges. Recent survey evidence shows ‘improved health and wellbeing’ to be the most common primary aim for 25% of community businesses and a secondary aim for nearly 50%.
This research adopted a qualitative case …
The role of community businesses in providing health and wellbeing services: Challenges, opportunities and support needs – Five case studies
Published: 2018
# Preview | Download ORC-2018-07-CS-The role of community businesses in providing health and wellbeing services.pdf787kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2018) The role of community businesses in providing health and wellbeing services: Challenges, opportunities and support needs – Five case studies.
Understanding community asset transfer: A guide for community organisations
Published: 2018
# Preview | Download G-2018-07-Understanding community asset transfer – A guide for community organisations.pdf565kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2018) Understanding community asset transfer: A guide for community organisations. Practice Guide. Locality. Details Report type: Practice Guide Publisher: Locality Location: England
Community business in England: Learning from the Power to Change Research Institute 2016-17
Published: 2018
This report is a summary of the evidence generated in the first two years of the Research Institute, drawing together the findings of 23 publications in an accessible format.
Community business in England: Learning from the Power to Change Research Institute 2016-17 – Research Summary
Published: 2018
# Preview | Download RI-17S-Compendium-Community business in England-2016-17.pdf102kB Author(s) Ailbhe McNabola Suzanne Perry Richard Harries Citation McNabola, A., Perry, S. and Harries, R. (2018) Community business in England: Learning from the Power to Change Research Institute 2016-17 – Research Summary.
Cultivating diversity: A toolkit to establish BME-led community business
Published: 2018
# Preview | Download G-2018-07-Cultivating diversity.pdf1MB Author(s) Jeff Scales Citation Scales, J. (2018) Cultivating diversity: A toolkit to establish BME-led community business. Practice Guide. The Ubele Initiative. Details Report type: Practice Guide Publisher: The Ubele Initiative Location: England
Delivering a community-led housing enabling hub service: experience and lessons from existing practice
Published: 2018
Community-led housing (CLH) as a growing activity in England which is hindered by barriers such as access to support as well as access to affordable land, capital finance and retail mortgages. This working paper was written for Power to Change to understand what support already exists to assist CLH groups meet their local housing needs, and wha…
Investing in Localism: How Local Authorities Can Provide Good Finance For Community Business
Published: 2018
Last year, Power to Change published Uncharted Investment, a research working paper that explored the sources of finance for community business. That work pointed towards a number of unexpected or previously underestimated sources, including lease finance, crowdfunding, equity finance – even credit cards and bank account overdrafts featured a…
The community business success guide to cafés
Published: 2018
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The community business success guide to lettings
Published: 2018
# Preview | Download G-2018-06-The community business success guide to lettings.pdf643kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2018) The community business success guide to lettings. Practice Guide. Power to Change. Details Report type: Practice Guide Publisher: Power to Change Location: England
The Future of Community Business – A Draft Vision for 2030
Published: 2018
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A Grant Framework: For new build community-led housing projects
Published: 2018
Community-led housing is building momentum and is beginning to demonstrate its capacity to deliver affordable homes to people. Focusing on community land trusts, this report attempts to draw out some patterns around the cost of preparing and developing community-led housing schemes. These patterns were then developed into a grant framework.