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Community business and collaboration – Ten case studies

Repository entry 1 November 2018

# Preview | Download WP-2018-11-CS-Community business and collaboration.pdf1MB Author(s) Steve Wyler Citation Wyler, S. (2018) Community business and collaboration – Ten case studies. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: International

Community Business in 2030

Repository entry 1 November 2018

Drawing on the views and experiences of more than 40 community businesses and 20 experts, Community Business in 2030 illustrates the transformative effect the sector could have on both local people’s lives and society as a whole. To turn the vision into a reality, however, the researchers, Forum for the Future, say eight big shifts are needed…

Community Business in 2030: Literature Review

Repository entry 1 November 2018

Over a number of months in 2018, Forum for the Future convened an inquiry into the future of community business, working with Goldsmith’s University, Steve Wyler, Cooperatives UK, Locality, the Plunkett Foundation and Social Enterprise UK. The report of the inquiry can be accessed on the Power to Change website. As part of the work of the inq…

The Social Process of Supporting Small Charities: An Evaluation of the Lloyds Bank Foundation Grow Pilot Programme

Repository entry 1 November 2018

This independent evaluation examines the support delivered by Lloyds Bank Foundation to ten small charities with a turnover of less than £75,000 across areas of high deprivation in Redcar ad Cleveland and Neath Port Talbot. This support aimed to help build capacity through business planning, marketing, fundraising, service evaluation and volun…

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)…