Evidence library
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.
How Involvement in Youth Social Action Benefits Young People: Lessons from the #iwill Youth Social Action Fund
A short summary of the key benefits of youth social action for young people. It draws on evidence from the #iwill Youth Social Action Fund.
Evaluation of the Coronavirus Community Support Fund: Value for money report
Evaluation of the £187 million Coronavirus Community Support Fund suggests the benefits outweighed the costs and the funding was used well overall.
Nature-focused Community-led Climate Action: What impacts can it make, and how can we measure them?
A review of research about measuring the impact of nature-focused projects.
The benefits of community-led climate action: A resource to support project design, monitoring, learning and storytelling
This research review summary shows the wide-ranging benefits of climate–action in local communities, and how projects may measure them.
The Benefits of Community-led Climate Action: How can the total benefits of community-led climate action be understood and measured?
A review of research about the wide-ranging benefits of climate action in local communities, and how projects may measure them.
“Net Zero — Net What?”: Insights on language and communication in community climate action projects
This report provides insights on how to have climate change conversations in diverse communities.
Use of Subsidy: Lessons from the Growth Fund programme on blending grant and loan funding
This report explores how social investors can make the most of blending grant and loan funding.
Covid-19 Charities Fund
An overview of the charities helped by the Covid-19 Charities Fund and an analysis of what they used the funding for.
#iwill Fund Learning Hub: How do we Support Quality Youth Social Action?
A summative report of the #iwill Fund, exploring how quality youth social action can be supported in practice.
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