On the 19th October we published the findings from the evaluation of the two Uniformed Youth Social Action Funds (UYSAF), commissioned by the Cabinet Office and now part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport under the Civil Society …
From Brazil to Luton… In 2014 the Centre for Social Action supported an innovative approach to community development and to improving the well-being and employability of the long-term unemployed. It was based on a Brazilian approach with social action at …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Analysis & Insight team is pioneering innovative techniques that have the potential to provide cost savings and lead the way in Government’s ‘digital by default’ approach. As part of this, we have been evaluating whether data from the Community …
As we move past the milestone of 100,000 people having taken part, it seems a useful time for some reflection on the value and impact of National Citizen Service, which the Analysis & Insight team has led the evaluation of …
#GivingTuesday is a global campaign to encourage people to give what they can on Tuesday 2nd December. In order to promote the campaign, we have been working with the Cabinet Office’s Social Action Team to design an online calculator that …
One of the remits of the Analysis and Insight team is to support the Office for Civil Society. We do this by helping to evaluate the impact and value of its policies and programmes.
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