Evidence library
Strengthening Communities: Strategies for Supporting Places That Have Missed Out on Funding
Report on how place-based funding helps communities with limited social infrastructure build connections, capacity, and lasting change.
Power in Purpose - The Difference We Make in Mobilising Volunteers
The report looks at the impact of the 4,200 grants we gave out to charities and community groups to support volunteering in 5 years to 2021.
Partnership Working: Lessons from the Third Sector in Wales
Report on partnership work in Wales' third sector, highlighting experiences from Mind Our Future, Helping End Homelessness, and Green Careers.
Healthy Communities Together Evaluation: Interim Report
National evaluation of Healthy Communities Together partnerships improving community health and wellbeing. Interim findings explore how cross-sector partnerships work and support local communities.
Neighbourhood Health from the Ground Up: A Community-led Approach to Reducing Health Inequalities
A learning report on a community-led model for neighbourhood health, sharing findings from funded projects. It focuses on local communities and health inequalities.
Healthy Communities Together: Evaluating Cross-sector Partnership Working for Community Health
Evaluation of the Healthy Communities Together programme. It explores cross-sector partnerships to improve community health and reduce inequalities.
From Neighbours to Neighbourhood - Learning On How to Boost Pride in Place
A learning report explaining pride in place , how to harness it, and what factors, activities and amenities increase it.
Community Action for the Environment: Small Enough to Care, Big Enough to Make a Difference
Learning report exploring how local community action can support environmental change and climate action, while improving daily life.
Breathing Space: How Our Funding Helps Outdoor Spaces
This report explains how our funding helps create, maintain, and make outdoor spaces accessible to people across the UK.
A Meeting of Minds: How Co-production Benefits People, Professionals and Organisations
A report on what we have learned about co-production in community projects and its benefits for people, professionals and organisations.
The evidence library archive
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