An Analysis of the Consultation Responses to the Energy Efficiency Action Plan
The Climate Change (Scotland) Act commits the Scottish Government to prepare and publish a plan for promoting energy efficiency; and improving the energy efficiency of living accommodation. The draft Energy Efficiency Action Plan sets out a comprehensive approach to energy effici… Read more
Volunteering and Public Service Reform in Rural Scotland
This report examines volunteering in rural Scotland. The study found variations in volunteering activity across Scotland which need to be taken into account at a time of public service reform. Includes analysis of data from Scottish Household Survey, OSCR and VDS and maps of v… Read more
Beyond Reserves - How charities can make their reserves work harder
Reserves are the main resource of any organisation within our sector. However they are often not considered as a source of funding or asan asset to be managed, but rather as something which should be protected and preserved. There are many useful guides to reserves planning, b… Read more
Measuring Progress: Sustainable Development Indicators 2010
This report compiles an extensive range of economic, social and environmental indicators to provide a statistical overview of the UK's progress. They cover a wide range of topics of everyday concern such as health, housing, jobs, crime, education, and our environment, all of whi… Read more
Radical Scotland: Confronting the challenges facing Scotland's public services
This discussion paper is an independent analysis of the economic and social challenges facing Scotland?s public services, and how the radical reform of services through innovation could help to meet some of these challenges. It argues that innovation ? developing new approache… Read more
How does the Social Enterprise Model fit with Community-led Health Initiatives?
This research addresses the characteristics of organisations operating with community development approaches to health improvement and highlights the strengths, tensions and challenges in seeking to develop as a social enterprise. The Research draws on the experience and learning… Read more
World Values Survey 1981-2008
The World Values Survey (WVS) is a worldwide network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life. The WVS in collaboration with EVS (European Values Study) carried out representative national surveys in 97 societies containing almos… Read more
Growing Community Assets evaluation - Phase 2 report
The Big Lottery Fund has commissioned a two-phased evaluation of the Growing Community Assets (GCA) investment area in Scotland. GCA is about giving local communities ownership of assets - such as land, buildings or equipment - to improve, develop and protect these assets. Thi… Read more
Rural Scotland in Focus 2014
The Rural Scotland in Focus 2014 (RSiF 2014) Report continues to monitor how rural Scotland is changing, focusing on: population trends, the lives of young people, the levels and experiences of poverty and disadvantage and how use of our finite rural land resource is negotiated t… Read more
Mass Localism - a way to help small communities solve big social challenges
Policymakers increasingly recognise that many of the solutions to major social challenges ? from tackling climate change to improving public health ? need to be much more local. Local solutions are frequently very effective, as they reflect the needs of specific communities and e… Read more