South West Foundation

Research

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The Foundation has an extensive portfolio of research and evaluation into the Third Sector and funding issues that it has undertaken on behalf of other agencies.

Research has been commissioned by Creating Excellence, Government Office South West; Help the Aged, Empowering Communities and the Greenham Common Trust among others.

If you wish to discuss the foundation undertaking research for your organisation please contact Jan Crawley at the foundation.

Links to the most recent research are provided below.

Crisis and Contradiction - Research into the current issues facing small community and voluntary groups.

Download here - Crisis and Contradiction

The Age of Influence - author Jan Crawley

Research into Older People's Forums. There are over 400 older people's forums in the Country involving many thousands of older people. The main aim of these forums is to give older people a voice and to enable them to influence local decisions. This report looks at the activities of those forums, their value and the way in which they are able to have an influence

Download (pdf) - Age of Influence

Funders Footprints - author Jan Crawley

This research looks at the views of over 300 Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations on funders and their processes.

Download Funders Footprints

Empowerment.

These reports provide case studies on Empowerment activity in the Region

Download Empowerment Overview Report

Download Empowerment and Rural Areas

Download Networks and Empowerment

Download Empowerment and Older People

Follow this link to the Community Resources website - an organisation who kindly include some of The Foundation's reports within their magazine, and can provide free advertising to community secotor organisations.