Evidence library
The National Lottery Community Fund Impact Research Report: Findings from Research With Grantholders
Report on the reach and impact of The National Lottery Community Fund grant funding on charities and community organisations.
Connections Make Communities: Our Role in Local Infrastructure Funding
Report looking at the difference The National Lottery Community Fund makes to people’s lives and local areas through community infrastructure.
Connecting Communities and Healthcare: Making Social Prescribing Work for Everyone
Learning synthesis on social prescribing - links between healthcare services and community support to improve health and wellbeing and reduce loneliness.
Repayable Grants: A Way Grant Funders Can Address Unmet Funding Needs in the Voluntary Sector
Early findings on repayable grants for the Growth Funds, including what they are, benefits, challenges and recommendations to support VCSE financial resilience.
Community Research Index 2023/24
A survey of 9,000 residents. It examines public views on communities, belonging, climate action, inequality, and local support in the UK.
Growth Fund Evaluation: Providing Finance That Charities and Social Enterprises Need
A thematic evaluation exploring subsidy within the Growth Fund programme. It offers blended finance to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VSCE).
Community Action for the Environment: Small Enough to Care, Big Enough to Make a Difference
Learning report exploring how local community action can support environmental change and climate action, while improving daily life.
Pulling in the Right Direction: How Social Investment Can Support VCSEs to Become More Resilient, Achieve Their Social Mission and Avoid Mission Drift
The Growth Fund provides flexible loans and grants to help charities and social enterprises access finance, grow, diversify and strengthen financial resilience.
Climate Action Top Ups
Report on Climate Action top-up grants in Wales. They provided extra funding to make environmental improvements and respond to the climate change emergency.
Growth Fund Financial Resilience Research
Evaluation report on how VCSEs perceive financial resilience, including enablers, barriers, and actions to strengthen future sector resilience.
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