The Enabling State: Where are we now? Scotland Report card assessment
Five years ago, the Carnegie UK Trust published The Rise of the Enabling State (Wallace, 2013). A review of over 180 policy sources, the report identified seven interconnected policy shifts evident across the UK. A review of progress has been carried out for each of the four U… Read more
The Social Enterprise Eco-system Map
Map of key social enterprise organisations, support bodies and resources Read more
Taking Ownership: Community empowerment through crowdfunded investment
Community-led projects have the power to transform local areas socially, economically and environmentally. This report explores how investment crowdfunding models can be used to fund projects which are owned and run by the communities they serve, enabling community-led regenerat… Read more
Crowdfunding and the Third Sector in Scotland
This report follows on from earlier Investing in Ideas research which established that there is a need for an alternative approach to the provision of finance for the sector, one that is based on harnessing the collective assets and expertise of the Third Sector in Scotland and w… Read more
Volunteering and its Effects on Social Capital and Wellbeing in the UK: Insights from the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study
This report uses data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) to examine three important elements of contemporary research and policy interest in volunteering in the UK: the rates of volunteering across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; the benefits of volun… Read more
Time Well Spent
Time Well Spent is a major new report into the volunteering experience published by NCVO in January 2019. It is the result of a large national survey carried out through YouGov's panel (10,000+ respondents). The survey focuses on volunteering through groups, clubs and organisa… Read more
British Social Attitudes Survey 36
Topics include : Religion, Science, Women and work, Relationships and gender, Poverty and inequality, The EU Debate In summary we find: • The British public are not as worried about major global challenges as the experts who work on them. Public concern about the threat of cl… Read more
Participatory Budgeting: Leaving No-One Behind
Since September 2018, with Participatory Budgeting funds from the Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) has supported over 1000 disabled people to contribute over 8,000 hours to help shape and drive forwards a flagship Equalities approach… Read more
On Target for 2030? An independent snapshot review of Scotland’s progress against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
On Target for 2030? assesses Scotland’s progress against the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing reviews on each goal, authored by expert organisations operating within each field in Scotland. This collaborative research report is a compilation of independent… Read more
Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Understanding Society is the largest longitudinal study of its kind - around 40,000 households have contributed to the Study and their data leads to research which informs policy, shaping the future of the UK. The Understanding Society website publishes a large number of publ… Read more