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A curated and searchable collection of community-related research reports, case studies and publications
The ‘Locally Rooted’ Community Business: Meanings, practices, challenges and the role of community assets
Published: 2020
# Preview | Download ORC-2020-12-The ‘Locally Rooted’ Community Business.pdf4MB Author(s) Bethany Rex Katrina Foxton Citation Rex, B. and Foxton, K. (2020) The ‘Locally Rooted’ Community Business: Meanings, practices, challenges and the role of community assets. Research Report. UAL Social Design
The digital toolkit for communities
Published: 2020
Working and collaborating remotely using digital tools is becoming much more commonplace. For many, this means developing new skills. However, working online doesn’t need to be difficult, and is a great way to bring people together when you can’t meet in person. In fact, it can make things easier and remove barriers to participation.
This …
The good councillor’s guide to community business
Published: 2020
# Preview | Download G-2020-12-The good councillors guide to community business.pdf979kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2020) The good councillor’s guide to community business. Practice Guide. National Association of Local Councils. Details Report type: Practice Guide Publisher: National Association of Local
The social implications of Covid-19 on Communities
Published: 2020
For over 20 years scholars and, more recently, policymakers have proposed that a ‘turn’ to community will occur in times of uncertainty and globalised crisis. The global outbreak of Covid-19 has presented an unprecedented test for this hypothesis in the UK context. Individual and family- focused organising surged and continues to happe…
A short guide to community business: What they are and how they make places better
Published: 2020
# Preview | Download G-2020-11-A short guide to community business.pdf3MB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2020) A short guide to community business: What they are and how they make places better. Practice Guide. Power to Change. Details Report type: Practice Guide
Employment and skills: The role of community businesses
Published: 2020
This report explores how community businesses’ skills and employability development activities contribute to local economic development. SERIO, an applied research unit at the University of Plymouth, carried out case studies with twelve community businesses. SERIO engaged with community business leaders, staff, volunteers and beneficiaries of…
Employment and skills: The role of community businesses – Research Summary
Published: 2020
# Preview | Download RI-27S-Employment and skills.pdf132kB Author(s) Helen Barrett Amy Bosley Steven Brand Melanie Brooks Andrew Hunt Donna Vascott Citation Barrett, H., Bosley, A., Brand, S., Brooks, M., Hunt, A. and Vascott, D. (2020) Employment and skills: The role
Network Support: Community business peer networking before and during coronavirus
Published: 2020
Power to Change supports and promotes community businesses both through specific programmes and through wider field-shaping market development. This strand of work aims to build a supportive policy environment and infrastructure for community business to flourish. As part of an ongoing evaluation of the market development work, this paper exami…
Positioning Peer Research in a Policy Context
Published: 2020
With increasing interest towards evidence-based policy, comes a greater understanding of the value in using the experience and perspectives of people directly affected by social challenges. Local government and service providers are acknowledging the enhanced effectiveness of public policy when involving those with lived experience – or ‘expe…
Rapid research COVID-19 Briefing #7: Community responses to COVID-19 – Towards community-led infrastructure
Published: 2020
Research on the role of community action during COVID-19 to date has suggested that well-established ‘community-led infrastructure’ (CLI) – that is, networks of residents, community leadership, trust, relationships with agencies, and access to money – can make for an effective community response to COVID-19. This briefing situates CLI i…
Technical Appendix – Employment and skills: The role of community businesses
Published: 2020
This technical appendix supports Power to Change’s report on employment and skills development within community businesses. It provides more information on the technical details of the study including a literature review and methodology.
The Green Book: Annex A2 – Place Based Analysis
Published: 2020
The Green Book is guidance issued by HM Treasury on how to appraise policies, programmes and projects. It also provides guidance on the design and use of monitoring and evaluation before, during and after implementation. Appraisal of alternative policy options is an inseparable part of detailed policy development and design. This guidance conce…