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A curated and searchable collection of community-related research reports, case studies and publications
State of rural community business: A snapshot view in June 2020
Published: 2020
The Coronavirus crisis affected lives in all corners of the world, almost no community has gone unchanged in some way since global awareness of the outbreak began in the Spring of 2020. For community-owned and run businesses across the UK, Covid-19 presented both daunting challenges and unexpected opportunities.
This report loo…
The English Village and Community Hall Survey 2020
Published: 2020
The English Village and Community Hall Survey 2020, written on behalf of Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), is a detailed look at village halls across England. The ten-year survey provides a snapshot of the state of England’s varied and essential village and community halls, their funding, use and changes over time. With over 2,…
Assessing the value of volunteers in community businesses
Published: 2020
This report reviews the existing evidence on the importance of volunteering to community businesses and derives estimates of the overall economic value of volunteering to community businesses. It estimates the number of hours worked by volunteers within community businesses, the value (£) of this time across the community business sector and b…
Community business in England: Learning from the Power to Change Research Institute 2015-19
Published: 2020
Community business in England: Learning from the Power to Change Research Institute 2015–19 This ‘compendium’ report summary brings together the key findings relating to community business from 70 research reports, evaluation reports and working papers produced from 2015 to the end of 2019 by the Power to Change Research Institute. These …
CORE case study: Wight Community Energy – the impact of Community Benefit Fund grants
Published: 2020
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CORE case study: Yealm Community Energy – monitoring the impact of Community Benefit Fund grants
Published: 2020
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Next Generation case study: Bath and West Community Energy – Flex Community
Published: 2020
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Next Generation case study: Brighton Energy Coop – Finding good locations for Electric Vehicle chargepoints
Published: 2020
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Next Generation case study: Carbon Co-op – Energy Data Co-operative
Published: 2020
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Next Generation case study: Chester Community Energy – FCA authorisation
Published: 2020
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Next Generation case study: Crew Energy – enabling heat pump installations in London
Published: 2020
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Next Generation case study: Green Fox – Zero Carbon Schools
Published: 2020
# Preview | Download NextGen-CS-Green Fox.pdf1MB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2020) Next Generation case study: Green Fox – Zero Carbon Schools. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: East Midlands