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Better places through community business: A framework for impact evaluation

Repository entry 1 October 2018

This is the first of three planned impact reports. It draws together existing and new evidence to provide a baseline 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 stakeholders and anyone else who i…

Community business in place

Repository entry 1 October 2018

This working paper was produced as part of an evaluation and learning review of Power to Change’s Community Business Fund, led by Renaisi. The Community Business Fund is aimed at community businesses who need funding for a business development project that will make them more sustainable, making grant awards of between £50,000 and £300,000….

How do community businesses differ from other voluntary and community organisations in the North of England?

Repository entry 1 October 2018

This report compares the activities of local community businesses with those of other types of third sector organisation (TSOs) in the North of England. To do so, it draws upon findings from the Third Sector Trends study which was undertaken in 2016. A total of 3,594 responses were gained from the survey which represents a response rate of 12.7…

Putting Health into Place

Publication 28 September 2018

This booklet introduces the forthcoming Putting Health into Place Publication which The Young Foundation is producing in partnership with NHS England and others. Inside we outline 10 key principles for creating healthy new places, by strengthening and empowering communities, and

Re-thinking the English indices of multiple deprivation: A review and exploration of alternative and complementary area-based indicator systems

Repository entry 1 September 2018

Power to Change commissioned the Bristol Centre for Economics and Finance (BCEF) of the University of the West of England (UWE) to review what insights on disadvantage the current English IMD offers, how these insights fit with the Power to Change mission, and ‘good practice’ in filling the gaps between the insights of the existing IMD and …

We want to change and they have the power: Findings of Bristol BAME sector review

Repository entry 1 September 2018

The legacy of austerity and enduring underinvestment – which stems form lack of equity in funding and procurement – have left Bristol’s BAME-led sector wounded. Survival has become the key measure of success, and most organisations rely on tight budgets and depend on voluntary work in order to survive. This report presents findings o…

Sustainable social care: What role for community business?

Repository entry 1 August 2018

# Preview | Download ORC-2018-08-Sustainable social care.pdf2MB Author(s) Sarah Bedford Aidan Harper Citation Bedford, S. and Harper, A. (2018) Sustainable social care: What role for community business? Research Report. New Economics Foundation. Details Report type: Research Report Publisher: New Economics

Targeting funding to support community-led housing

Repository entry 1 August 2018

This working paper looks at the objectives of Power to Change’s community-led housing (CLH) funding programme and brings together evidence which will help target Power to Change’s interventions. Looking first at the Development stages of CLH groups, and their funding and support needs the report then maps the current landscape (and gaps in)…

The Urban CLT Project Evaluation

Repository entry 1 August 2018

In 2014, the National Community Land Trust Network launched the Urban Community Land Trusts (CLT) Project, aimed at supporting the expansion of CLTs in urban areas. The project provided 19 participating CLTs with grants of £10,000, giving them the flexibility to determine how best to spend it in accordance with local priorities. The proje…

Village halls, rural community hubs and buildings: The size, scale, scope and potential of these community business

Repository entry 1 August 2018

# Preview | Download ORC-2018-08-Village halls rural community hubs and buildings.pdf1MB Author(s) Nick Scott Yvonne Probert Citation Scott, N. and Probert, Y. (2018) Village halls, rural community hubs and buildings: The size, scale, scope and potential of these community business.

Patchwork Philanthropy

Publication 20 July 2018

Our new report maps patterns of philanthropic and charitable spending across England against deprivation, public spending and the EU Referendum result. The results show the key areas where there are high levels of need, and low levels of philanthropic funding.

The role of community businesses in providing health and wellbeing services: Challenges, opportunities and support needs

Repository entry 1 July 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 …