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A Fair Deal - Creating an environment for a thriving third sector in the East of England 2009/2014

Author: COVER | Published: September 2009 | 544.51KB

The East of England public sector is underfunded and, as a consequence, the third sector in the East of
England is underfunded in comparison with other English regions. Central government funds, national
lottery funds and trust funds all direct money away from the region to areas perceived nationally to be of
greater need.

The primary purpose of this document is to highlight the main development issues facing the third sector
in the East of England over the next decade in terms of creating a thriving sector.

Community Crunch

Author: South West Forum | Published: January 2009 | 172.44KB

The impact of the economic downturn on the services and sustainability of voluntary and community organisations in the South West.

Essays on the Yorkshire and Humber Region

Author: Leeds Metropolitan University - John Shutt, Roger Henderson and Steve Johnson | Published: September 2006 | 926.02KB

This collection of essays on the regional economy provides an insight into the important applied research and consultancy work undertaken in the Yorkshire and Humber region by three centres within Leeds Metropolitan University: the Centre for Urban Development and Environmental Management (CUDEM); the European Regional Business and Economic Development Unit (ERBEDU) and the Policy Research Institute (PRI).

The collection demonstrates the wide ranging nature of activity undertaken in the units, such that the individual papers do not fit neatly into coherent themes. Nevertheless, three thematic areas are identified which reflect core areas within the work undertaken: Community and Enterprise; Labour Market and Sector Research; and Spatial Studies.

Mapping the Contribution of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Yorkshire and the Humber

Author: The Regional Forum, Graha,m Lewis | Published: May 2001 | 214.26KB

The Regional Forum's research providing regional level data on the sector's contribution, focusing on number of organisations, employment, volunteering, and contribution to regional economy.

The economic contribution of Rural Community Businesses (RCBs) in the Yorkshire and the Humber region

Author: Tony Gore, Ryan Powell and Peter Wells | Published: September 2003 | 277.87KB

This study sets out the economic contribution of Rural Community Businesses (RCBs) in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Previous work on community businesses has focused on their role within metropolitan environments and in particular as part of the process of urban regeneration.

To help address this gap the Humber and the Wolds, and Yorkshire Rural Community Councils commissioned a Yorkshire Forward funded study in February 2003 to review the scope, extent and impact of community owned businesses operating in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

Unsung heroes in a changing climate - Cambridgeshire Community Study

Author: Dorothy Runnicles MA | Published: February 2010 | 621.61KB

In 2006, Cambridgeshire Older People?s Reference Group (COPRG) representatives undertook a series of visits around the county?s villages and towns, where meetings were held in sheltered housing units/residential care settings, and where they learned of the relative isolation of residents from the mainstream of village/neighbourhood life.

This report is a follow up to that work and subsequent work, 260 groups were used to collect information as a sample of the total picture of community activity.

‘Making volunteering easier’: the story of environmental volunteering in South West England

Author: Jennifer Russell, Institute for Volunteering Research | Published: July 2009 | 782.57KB

In February 2009 the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) was commissioned by Natural England to research environmental volunteering in the South West of England. It followed a pilot research project that was successfully completed by IVR in the North East of England in 2008. The aim of the research was to explore the nature and impact of volunteering within environmental organisations in the South West of England.