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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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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
The project aims to create a national database on third sector organisations, which will provide valuable data on the social and economic contributions of these organisations.
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
The project focuses on social enterprises (SEs) and their potential to address social problems and deliver public services, which indirectly relates to the social and economic value of the sector.
'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
The project investigates how third sector organisations adapt to change over time, which indirectly relates to the social and economic value of the sector.