Search Results

Working with your MP

Repository entry 1 November 2020

Across the country, Big Local partnerships offer insight into how communities can engage with their MPs.We know many have a good relationship with their local MP, but nearly half haven’t engaged with theirs at all.

This toolkit gives an overview of some of the ways that you can engage with your local MP and provides real life examples of how…

Covid-19 and community life: the people’s strategy

Publication 29 October 2020

As new restrictions are implemented across the UK, over two-thirds of participants reported feeling as though the government have been handling the coronavirus pandemic badly. But what would they do differently? We asked 125 people across the country to imagine

Peer research in the UK

Publication 23 October 2020

This report provides a comprehensive introduction to peer research methodology and advocates for its value as a legitimate and insightful approach.

Covid-19 and community life: why are cases rising?

Publication 8 October 2020

As part of our Covid-19 Community Life study, generously supported by a Wellcome Trust Public Engagement grant, this report is the second snapshot of insights. With Covid-19 cases rising, and restrictions tightening again, this snapshot responds to a turning point

Imagining a better future

News 2 October 2020

The Young Foundation has received £50,000 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to work with Knowsley Council and the people of Knowsley to share different experiences of Covid-19, tell their stories, and imagine, together, what is possible in the future.

Community Pubs: A better form of business – 2020

Repository entry 1 October 2020

This state of the sector report from the Plunkett Foundation, funded by Power to Change, shows community pubs thriving and making a significant contribution to community development. In 2019: The community pub sector grew by 19% with 19 new pubs opening during the year 119 known community pubs in total were trading across the UK at the end of 2…

Community Shops: A better form of business – 2020

Repository entry 1 October 2020

This state of the sector report from the Plunkett Foundation, funded by Power to Change, shows community shops thriving and making a significant contribution to community development. In 2019: 12 new shops opened 372 community shops were trading in the UK by the end of the year The total share capital raised from their communities by newly open…

Community-managed libraries as community hubs

Repository entry 1 October 2020

The Community Managed Libraries National Peer Network conducted a small study into community managed libraries (CMLs) as community hubs. This report considers the wide range of services and activities currently offered by CMLs and looks at how well positioned CMLs are to turn themselves into community hubs. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and res…

Growing Community Businesses – An interim evaluation of Bright Ideas, the Community Business Fund and Trade Up

Repository entry 1 October 2020

Power to Change commissioned Renaisi in April 2019 to evaluate three programmes: Bright Ideas, Trade Up and the Community Business Fund. The overall aim of the evaluation is to help Power to Change draw lessons about the impact of the funding, and to measure whether the three funds have met their aims to: (i) understand the impact of Power to C…

Measuring the impact of community businesses at neighbourhood level

Repository entry 1 October 2020

Power to Change commissioned Kantar in 2019 to conduct a ‘hyperlocal’ version of the national Community Life Survey (CLS) in six operational areas centred around community businesses supported by Power to Change. Each area has a mean average population 1,500 people. The ‘hyperlocal’ design builds on studies conducted in 2017 and 2018 wh…

National CLT Network – State of the Sector 2020

Repository entry 1 October 2020

A summary of current state of the community land trust sector in England and Wales. The data used to compile this report is taken from the Community Led Homes database, the most comprehensive dataset on the sector, and is sourced from community-led housing groups, enabler hubs and funders.

Peer Research in the UK

Repository entry 1 October 2020

This report takes an in-depth look at the use of peer research in the UK today, providing a comprehensive introduction to the methodology and advocating for its value as a legitimate and insightful research approach. The report covers:

The definition of peer research as a methodology and a discussion of its many advantages.
A…