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Ageing Better

Over the last 25 years we've funded thousands of evaluations and learning reports on our grants and investments. This library offers a new way to access this evidence through a tagged and searchable library, making it much easier to find what you need. We're starting with our most recent reports, and will be adding to these over the coming weeks.

If you’re a grant holder and would like to submit a report for consideration or give us suggestions and feedback, please email knowledge@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

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Leaders of the Future: Youth social action and its role in youth work

Partnerships —

Spirit of 2012 provides opportunities in sports, physical activity, arts and culture, volunteering and social action and aims to continue the positivity and connectedness that people experienced during the London 2012 Games. This report presents findings from a research project commissioned by the #iwill Fund and Spirit of 2012, focusing on understanding the benefits of youth social action for the organisations delivering it, as well as the journey young people (in particular women and girls) go on through their involvement.

Research (PDF, 14 MB)

Region
UK-wide
Tags
Confidence, Funding, Girls, Leadership, Learning, Social Action, Skills, Volunteering, Wellbeing, Women, Young People, Youth Services, Youth Social Action, Youth Work

Ageing Better: Learning from our COVID-19 response to enhance future delivery

Ageing Better —

Ageing Better aims to reduce loneliness and social isolation in older people. This report builds on a series of rapid reviews and summarises primary research undertaken with Ageing Better stakeholders to inform service delivery during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Learning Report (PDF, 662 KB)

Region
England
Tags
Ageing, Covid-19, Engagement, Older People, Service Delivery, Volunteering

The Community Business Market in 2021

Power to Change —

Power to Change is an independent charitable trust set up to grow and support community business across England. This report is the seventh in a series of annual reports on the state of the community business market in England, drawing on evidence collected from a survey and telephone interviews and exploring how community business supported local people and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their contributions to social and economic recovery.

Insight Report (PDF, 2 MB)

Region
England
Partner
CFE Research
Tags
Business, Community Assets, Community Business, Community Development, Covid-19, Economy, Financial Capability, Funding, High Streets, Regeneration, Social Investment, Urban Spaces, Volunteering, Workforce

Putting communities first: Our impact report 2016–17 to 2020–21

National Lottery Awards for All England National Lottery Awards for All Wales National Lottery Awards for All Scotland National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland Reaching Communities England People and Places: medium grants People and Places: large grants Empowering Young People People and Communities —

The National Lottery Community Fund's first ever comprehensive Impact Report covers the five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21. It tells a powerful story of the reach, scale and contribution of the £3.4 billion we have awarded, including our dedicated coronavirus crisis funding in 2020. It demonstrates how over 72,000 charities and community organisations support people and communities across the UK to be resilient, thrive, and prosper. It also focuses on key thematic areas that are priorities in our funding: giving opportunity to young people; promoting employment and employability; helping those most in need in our society, and the climate and net zero challenge.

National Evaluation (PDF, 9 MB)

Region
UK-wide
Tags
Communities, Covid-19, Employment and Employability, Environment, Funding, Impact, Multiple and Complex Needs, Places and Spaces, Volunteering, Young People

Rhoi cymunedau’n gyntaf: Ein hadroddiad effaith, 2016–17 i 2020–21. (Crynodeb Gweithredol)

Mind Our Future National Lottery Awards for All Wales People and Places: medium grants People and Places: large grants Supporting great ideas —

Mae ein Hadroddiad Effaith cynhwysfawr cyntaf erioed, Rhoi Cymunedau yn Gyntaf adrodd stori rymus am gyrhaeddiad, graddfa a chyfraniad y £3.4 biliwn yr ydym wedi'i ddyfarnu dros y pum mlynedd diwethaf, gan gynnwys ein grantiau argyfwng coronafeirws pwrpasol yn 2020.

National Evaluation (PDF, 1021 KB)

Region
UK-wide
Tags
Communities, Community Assets, Covid-19, Employment and Employability, Environment, Impact, Multiple and Complex Needs, Places and Spaces, Volunteering, Young People

How Events Can Boost Volunteering

Partnerships —

Spirit of 2012 provides opportunities in sports, physical activity, arts and culture, volunteering and social action and aims to continue the positivity and connectedness that people experienced during the London 2012 Games. The document shares details about the Spirit of 2012 inquiry which will look at whether and how events can build happier thriving and more connected communities.

Learning Report (PDF, 5 MB)

Region
England
Partner
Spirit of 2012
Tags
Communities, Connections, Event, Sport, Volunteering, Wellbeing

CCSF Learning Report: How the pandemic shaped volunteering, learning for the future

COVID-19 funding under £10,000 – including Coronavirus Community Support Fund COVID-19 funding over £10,000 – including Coronavirus Community Support Fund —

The Learning Strand of the Coronavirus Community Support Fund evaluation was a new way for the National Lottery Community Fund to create, share and facilitate learning for voluntary and community sector organisations during a crisis. This report looks at the way people recruited and worked with volunteers during the pandemic and what this means for the future of volunteering.

Learning Report (PDF, 393 KB)

Region
England
Tags
Covid-19, Crisis, Digital Technologies, Learning, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Volunteering

CCSF Learning Report: Creating a culture of wellbeing to support staff and volunteers

COVID-19 funding under £10,000 – including Coronavirus Community Support Fund COVID-19 funding over £10,000 – including Coronavirus Community Support Fund —

The Learning Strand of the Coronavirus Community Support Fund evaluation was a new way for the National Lottery Community Fund to create, share and facilitate learning for voluntary and community sector organisations during a crisis. This report looks at what was learnt from grantholders supporting staff and volunteer wellbeing.

Learning Report (PDF, 415 KB)

Region
England
Tags
Covid-19, Crisis, Digital Technologies, Learning, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Volunteering, Wellbeing

The Bereavement Supporter Project: Evaluation report executive summary

Awards from the UK Portfolio —

Cruse Bereavement Support provide bereavement services for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The aim of this project was to open up conversations about bereavement, death and dying and recognise the vulnerabilities that exist alongside the opportunities for social engagement, support, and care. This document summarises the final full report.

National Evaluation (PDF, 7 MB)

Region
UK-wide
Partner
Cruse Bereavement Support, ExtraCare Charitable Trust
Tags
Bereavement, Loneliness, Social Isolation, Volunteering, Wellbeing

Youth Volunteering in Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust: Briefing by a young volunteer

#iwill Fund 2016-23 —

The #iwill Fund supports programmes to encourage youth social action in as many young people as possible. This briefing is written by a young volunteer at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital, sharing the experiences and value of youth volunteering in hospitals through their personal story.

Case Study (PDF, 329 KB)

Region
England
Partner
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Tags
Healthcare, Volunteering, Young People, Youth Services, Youth Work