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What are the drivers of demand for services in this sector taking into account the needs of different groups?

Background

CSY is keen to develop its evidence base in order to better understand how it can best support the growth and resilience of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors to foster a strong and healthy civil society.

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

DCMS areas of research interest GOV UK

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  • Reconstructing Social Enterprise

    The coalition government in the UK has promised SE a major role in the restructuring and future delivery of public services, and legislation has been promised to in order that SEs can better compete against public and pr...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Oxford

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project discusses the role of social enterprises in public service delivery, which is relevant to understanding the drivers of demand in the sector, but it does not fully address the needs of different groups.

  • IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND USE OF ORGANISATION-LEVEL DATA ON THE THIRD SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY

    The voluntary sector is widely acknowledged as containing very large numbers of organisations that make an enormous contribution to well-being and social cohesion in the UK. It encompasses charities, social enterprises, ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to improve access to data on third sector and civil society organisations, which could help in understanding the drivers of demand, but it does not directly address the question.

  • Change in the making: A dynamic and relational landscape of voluntary action

    'Change in the Making' is an exciting and unique study of change in the third sector over time. To our knowledge, nothing like it has been attempted elsewhere, and the changes and challenges in the operating environment ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project investigates how change is negotiated in the third sector, addressing the drivers of demand for services and different stakeholder needs.

  • COVID-19 and VCSE organisations response

    According to a recent government report (DCMS 06/05/2020) the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector is "fighting for survival", with increased demand for its services, whilst simultaneously fa...

    Funded by: COVID

    Lead research organisation: Nottingham Trent University

  • Developing methods to Evidence 'Social enterprise as a public health intervention'

    This application is driven by recent thinking about the potential for social enterprise to operate between, and in partnership with, traditional private and state sectors in addressing the societal challenge of persisten...

    Funded by: MRC

    Lead research organisation: Glasgow Caledonian University

  • Changing Landscapes for the Third Sector: Enhancing Knowledge and Informing Practice

    The Changing Landscapes for the Third Sector project brings together a new body of dynamic research on the third sector, in order to exchange knowledge and data of relevance to the future development of the sector. Shari...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Leeds

  • Democratic renewal in Civil Society Organisations

    It is often argued Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are central to a vibrant, democratic society. Charities, voluntary groups, community associations, and informal networks of like-minded individuals, are praised for b...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Nottingham Trent University

  • eGovernment - Social Enterprises and Socio-Technical Perspectives

    The research is located with the eGovernment domain and comprises of two inter-related aspects that combine the expertise of the mentors and the nominated fellow. First, exploring in depth the role of social enterprises ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: The Open University

  • Activating the 'Big Society': Developing evidence on the underlying conditions for individual and community co-production

    Co-production-professional and citizens working together to deliver public services- has long been a focus of attention and that attention will increase in an era of austerity and driven by ideas about activating the Big...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham

  • A first-to-market AI driven platform and app which tracks and predicts social impacts of frontline community organisations, providing accurate and transparent decision making data.

    The significant lack of funding associated with the inability to predict the impact of frontline community organisations has led to many of these organisations becoming under threat. Community organisations are imperativ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

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