The Carnegie UK Trust has published ‘Power: A Practical Guide for Facilitating Change’. The handbook has been developed from a piece of work that was undertaken by the Carnegie UK Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, exploring the link between … Continue reading
Research and Reports
Independence of the Voluntary Sector
The Baring Foundation’s Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector, set up last year, has published its first statement (or see press release). It lists a number of factors that are putting the sector’s independent status at risk. It … Continue reading
Lifetime Neighbourhoods
The English Department for Communities and Local Government commissioned the Centre for Housing Policy at York University to produce a research report on Lifetime Neighbourhoods. The report brings together existing writings and research and practice examples of Lifetime Neighbourhoods i.e. places designed … Continue reading
Local Housing Strategies Co-Production Pilots with Disabled People
The Scottish Government has published an evaluation (Summary) of two pilot projects using co-production as a method of working with disabled people to ensure their needs are addressed in local housing strategies.
2009-10 Citizenship Survey
Topic Reports from the English Citizenship Survey on Community Spirit and Community Action tell us that e.g. The majority of people believed that people in their neighbourhood pulled together to improve the area The vast majority of people agreed … Continue reading
Communities below the radar
Scotland Funders’ Forum has launched a new publication ‘Beneath the Radar investing in small local organisations’ which highlights growing concern over the uncertain future facing many small local community groups across the country. It features a collection of seven stories … Continue reading
