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Power in Big Local partnerships

Repository entry 1 April 2021

This report is about the practice of decision making in a resident-led, place-based programme. It explores the operation of power within decision making, how decisions are made, by and with whom and in what contexts.

It considers how particular ideas gather appeal, how some voices are heard more than others, and how beliefs in ‘the right way…

Rapid research COVID-19 Briefing #11: Community responses to COVID 19 – Power and communities

Repository entry 1 April 2021

Community spirit has flourished and community power has been realised during the pandemic. But as thinking turns to recovery and ‘building back better’, it is timely to think critically about how power operates within and between communities, and to consider what this might mean for its potential for transformation. In this briefing we look…

Re-building trust for the COVID decade

Blog 26 March 2021

Public trust in national government has declined over the last year, amid a perceived mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic across the UK. Britons have instead looked to experts and local leaders for information and advice about the virus, with trust

The UpSwing: The Young Foundation in conversation with Robert D. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett

Blog 12 March 2021

You can now watch The Young Foundation and The Institute for Community Studies’s event with the ‘poet laureate of civil society’ Robert D. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett.

Understanding local patterns of volunteer activity during Covid-19

News 3 March 2021

Together with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), The Young Foundation is conducting new research to understand the various ways in which volunteers have been (and continue to be) active within local authority areas across England during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Understanding local patterns of volunteer activity during COVID-19: three ways to contribute your perspective

Blog 3 March 2021

Together with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), The Young Foundation and The Institute for Community Studies are conducting new research to understand the various ways in which volunteers have been (and continue to be) active within local authority

Community business: The power on your doorstep – Executive Summary – Power to Change 2020 Impact Report

Repository entry 1 March 2021

This is the executive summary of Power to Change’s second impact report.

Community business: The power on your doorstep – Power to Change 2020 Impact Report

Repository entry 1 March 2021

This is Power to Change’s second impact report. It draws together existing and new evidence from the Trust’s first six years to provide an updated picture of both Power to Change’s impact on its grantees and the wider marketplace, and the impact that grantees are having on people and places. It is intended for use by Power to Change, our …

Does State-Driven Social Economy Work? The Case of Community Business in South Korea

Repository entry 1 March 2021

What is the role of the government in enhancing social economy? South Korea has implemented projects and programs to enhance social economy. This paper discusses the positive role of government intervention by looking at the case of community business in South Korea. In addition, some limitations are discussed. Qualitative data based on in-dept…

Rapid research COVID-19 Briefing #10: Community responses to COVID-19 – Striking a balance between communities and local authorities

Repository entry 1 March 2021

This briefing draws on research with five local authorities in England to examine how relationships between communities and local government have played out during the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws attention to a complex and interlinked response to the crisis from communities and local councils, founded upon a consistent and collaborative approac…

Supporting analysis of the Community Business Market Report 2020

Repository entry 1 March 2021

This Supporting Analysis document supports Power to Change’s 2020 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 two appendices and a bibliography in this document. – Appendix A covers the survey and qu…

The Community Business Market in 2020

Repository entry 1 March 2021

This is the sixth in a series of annual reports published by the Power to Change Research Institute on the state of the community business market. This iteration is the fourth researched and written by CFE Research and utilises the same robust methodological approach as 2019, enabling continued confidence in the findings.

The research makes us…