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A curated and searchable collection of community-related research reports, case studies and publications
The Community Business Market in 2020
Published: 2021
This is the sixth in a series of annual reports published by the Power to Change Research Institute on the state of the community business market. This iteration is the fourth researched and written by CFE Research and utilises the same robust methodological approach as 2019, enabling continued confidence in the findings.
The research makes us…
The Community Business Market in 2020 – Research Summary
Published: 2021
This report summarises the sixth Power to Change annual report into the structure, size, shape and outlook for the community business market in England. The 2020 iteration benefits from the same robust methodological approach as 2019, enabling continued confidence in the findings. The market size estimates are based on pre-Covid-19 data but the…
Together We Plan!
Published: 2021
This handbook offers useful approaches to support Big Local partnerships develop and plan their work during the COVID-19 crisis and future uncertainty.
You can find more reports written or commissioned by Local Trust here.
A Review of Evaluation Evidence on the Community Business Hypotheses
Published: 2021
The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research reviewed evaluation evidence from Power to Change’s programmes as related to the community business hypotheses. This is a summary report highlighting key insights from their findings. The review found very little evidence relating to the hypotheses. Specifically the variables associated wit…
Community Power: The Evidence
Published: 2021
The term community power captures a wide range of different practices, approaches and initiatives. Common to all of these is the principle that communities have knowledge, skills and assets which mean they themselves are well placed to identify and respond to any challenges that they face, and to thrive.
This report sets out the wealth of comm…
Rapid research COVID-19 Briefing #9: Community responses to COVID-19 – Communities and local authorities
Published: 2021
The varied ways in which local authorities have worked with communities in response to COVID-19 is of great interest for policymakers, researchers and practitioners at the local level. Earlier research on this topic can provide helpful frameworks and insights to inform current debates. This briefing looks at literature on the relationships betw…
Shifting the balance: Local adaptation, innovation and collaboration during the pandemic and beyond
Published: 2021
2020 was the year when community power proved possible. The most successful responses to the Covid-19 pandemic were local, with councils, civil society, community groups and businesses took up new cooperative approaches at high speed. Shifting the Balance, written by New Local’s Simon Kaye and Charlotte Morgan, explores this new community-pow…
Health on the high street
Published: 2020
Health and wealth have long gone hand in hand. A healthy community is one that is more productive, and a community with more wealth is healthier and enjoys more years of healthy life. Rather than further decimating our high streets as we emerge from COVID-19, we believe creating multi-functional, ‘destination’ high streets and town centres …
Navigating uncertainty and remaining resilient – The experience of community businesses during Covid-19
Published: 2020
This report, written by The Young Foundation, explores the impacts of Covid-19 on community businesses in England and the ways they adapted in response. The fieldwork took place online over a 12-week period from June to August 2020. Across this period, up to 27 representatives from community businesses answered themed questions, entered weekly …
Navigating uncertainty and remaining resilient – The experience of community businesses during Covid-19 – Research Summary
Published: 2020
# Preview | Download RI-28S-Navigating uncertainty and remaining resilient.pdf126kB Author(s) Eve Avdoulos Zoë Wilkins Victoria Boelman Citation Avdoulos, E., Wilkins, Z. and Boelman, V. (2020) Navigating uncertainty and remaining resilient – The experience of community businesses during Covid-19 – Research
Rapid research COVID-19 Briefing #8: Community responses to COVID-19 – The role and contribution of community-led infrastructure
Published: 2020
Briefing 7 identified community-led infrastructure (CLI) as an additional dimension of the structures and systems that support civic life, alongside social and voluntary sector infrastructure. This paper takes this a step further by exploring what CLI looks like on the ground, how it is supported and its role in responding to crises, such as th…
Relationship Makers Impact Review: Supporting a cohort of Community Businesses
Published: 2020
In 2020, members of our Empowering Places programme joined The Relationships Project for their first Relationship Makers training programme. Over 8 weeks, participants mapped their relationships, diagnosing areas to prioritise and developed action plans to take forward. This report captures the programme and process of the training programme.