Evidence library
Influencing Commissioners
Briefing on influencing commissioners of public services, using sector expertise, focusing on improving commissioning for women’s services.
Why Women's Centres Work: An Evidence Briefing
An evidence briefing focusing on how women’s centres can play a key role in meeting the needs of women in their communities.
The Women and Girls Initiative Synthesis Report 1 (2016-19)
A first learning synthesis of the Women and Girls Initiative, focusing on women facing disadvantage.
A Better Start Through Better Systems: Insights from The National Lottery Community Fund's A Better Start Programme
This report reviews systems change in A Better Start and how local partnerships improved support for families with young children, based on an evidence review.
The Socio-Economic Participation Gap in Youth Social Action
A review on socio‑economic inequalities in youth social action focusing on lower‑income young people.
Towards a Typology of Youth Social Action
Evidence review by the iwill Fund Learning Hub. t It proposes a typology to classify different forms of youth social action activity.
Youth Social Action and Outcomes for Young People
Evidence review conducted by the #iwill Fund Learning Hub on youth social action and its impact on young people.
Youth Led Peer Research: Impact and response
The National Lottery Community Fund’s response to Youth Led Peer Research (YLPR) report, delivered by The Young Foundation.
Impact Accelerator: Initial Insights Report
Initial insights report from the #iwill Fund Learning Hub, sharing learning and findings about strengths and weaknesses in youth social action delivery.
The First #iWill Fund Learning Hub LabStorms
A learning report from the #iwill Fund Learning Hub exploring insights from LabStorm, a collaborative problem-solving programme for #iwill Fund Match Funders.
The evidence library archive
You can find more evidence library content on our archive site.