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Community Life Survey 2015-16 - results are out and show that England continues to give their time and money

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The Community Life Survey is a major national survey, aiming to track the latest trends and developments across areas that are key to empowering communities. It is used to understand what is happening in areas such as volunteering and charitable …

Innovation in survey methodology - an online approach to survey data collection

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The Community Life survey is a Cabinet Office Official Statistic, tracking the latest trends on key policy areas such as volunteering, charitable giving, civic engagement and views on your neighbourhood. It supports the Minister for Civil Society's vision for a …

Community Organisers – inspiring people to build a bigger, stronger society

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In July, the Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson, set out his vision for a Bigger, Stronger Society. At the core of that vision is an ambition to build stronger, more resilient communities where people ask what they can do …

Measuring progress in building a bigger, stronger society: Community Life Survey 2015 results

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In July, the Minister for Civil Society set out his vision for a bigger, stronger society, with an ambition to build more resilient communities where people feel empowered and take greater control of the places they live in. The Community …

Community First – helping people to live fulfilling and good lives (2)

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Our previous blog on the Community First (CF) Neighbourhood Fund programme highlighted why we might expect to see community well-being and volunteering increase within areas in which projects have run. But has this actually happened? To test the evidence we …

Community First – helping people to live fulfilling and good lives (1)

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Measuring how people feel their lives are progressing The Prime Minister speaking at the start of the first Cabinet meeting since the election said “It is absolutely vital that every decision we take, every policy we pursue, every programme we …