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The community business market in 2017

Repository entry 1 December 2017

Each year, the Power to Change Research Institute commissions research to estimate the size and shape of the community business sector in England.

This year’s report considers the structure, size and shape of the community business market in England in 2017 and considers the outlook for the year ahead. The report follows on from those of 201…

The community business market in 2017 – Research Summary

Repository entry 1 December 2017

# Preview | Download RI-11S-The Community Business Market in 2017.pdf237kB Author(s) Abigail Diamond Tim Vorley Oliver Mallett John Higton Sophie Spong Andrew Corley Irshad Mulla Citation Diamond, A., Vorley, T., Mallett, O., Higton, J., Spong, S., Corley, A. and Mulla,

The Economics of Community Asset Transfers: An Economic Framework to define and measure Social Value in Community Asset Transfers

Repository entry 1 December 2017

A common feature across community businesses in different sectors is for their business model to be heavily reliant on and/or driven by Community Asset Transfers (CATs). A CAT is the transfer of the ownership and/or management of an asset from its public-sector owner (usually a local authority) to a community organisation for less than market v…

More than Grants

Repository entry 1 December 2017

This series of publications examine how grant-makers can use their influence as funders to strengthen the charity sector. These evaluations include Why Grant Makers Must Learn New Tricks, How Funders Can Support Grantee Effectiveness and How Funders Can Use Their Influence For Good.

Trusts and Foundations have long played a key role alongside …

A Tale of Two Cities: Community Perspectives and Narratives on Inequality, Struggle, Hope and Change

Publication 15 November 2017

Today we are facing unprecedented inequality challenges. Who holds responsibility for the widening gaps in society and how do we solve them? A tale of two cities presents community perspectives on what inequality is, and how it is experienced, struggled

SI-DRIVE Policy Decleration: Social Innovation on the Rise – Challenges for a Future Innovation Policy

Publication 14 November 2017

The SI-DRIVE Policy Declaration sets a framework for unfolding the potential of social innovations within a new innovation paradigm and a new innovation policy. It’s about fostering democracy and participation, economy, digital and ecological transformation. And it’s about the capacity

Alt Valley Community Trust

Repository entry 1 November 2017

# Preview | Download RI-10-CS-Alt Valley Community Trust.pdf575kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2017) Alt Valley Community Trust. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: North West

Bristol Community Ferryboats

Repository entry 1 November 2017

# Preview | Download RI-10-CS-Bristol Community Ferryboats.pdf599kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2017) Bristol Community Ferryboats. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: South West

Burton Street Foundation

Repository entry 1 November 2017

# Preview | Download RI-10-CS-Burton Street Foundation.pdf823kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2017) Burton Street Foundation. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: Yorkshire and the Humber

Bytham Community Shop

Repository entry 1 November 2017

# Preview | Download RI-10-CS-Bytham Community Shop.pdf778kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2017) Bytham Community Shop. Case Study. Power to Change. Details Report type: Case Study Publisher: Power to Change Location: East Midlands

Community accountability in community businesses

Repository entry 1 November 2017

In 2017, IVAR was commissioned by Power to Change to undertake research exploring community accountability within the community business sector. Power to Change sees community accountability as one of the core characteristics of community businesses and requires the businesses it supports to demonstrate how the local community is involved in th…

Community accountability in community businesses – Research Summary

Repository entry 1 November 2017

# Preview | Download RI-10S-Community accountability.pdf66kB Author(s) Eliza Buckley Mike Aiken Leila Baker Houda Davis Richard Usher Citation Buckley, E., Aiken, M., Baker, L., Davis, H. and Usher, R. (2017) Community accountability in community businesses – Research Summary. Research Report.