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Who accesses the services of charitable and voluntary organisations and social enterprises?

Background

CSY wants to strengthen its evidence base to ensure it properly understands the intersections between the many networks of factors that empower individuals to better engage and participate in civil society taking into account inclusion and equality of access to services, work and volunteering opportunities.

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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

Related UKRI funded projects

  • 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 create a national database on the population of organisations forming the third sector, which includes charities and social enterprises, but does not directly address who accesses their services.

  • Developing Charity: Building understanding between the Social Policy and International Development sectors

    Charities play a key role in society: they provide basic services, advocate for needs, provide access to the arts, and often engage in high-level policy debate. Questions around charity and philanthropic activity, howeve...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project discusses the role of charities and their impact on society, but does not directly address who accesses their services.

  • 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

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores the democratic role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), including charities and social enterprises, but does not directly address who accesses their services.

  • Making Philanthropy Developmentally Effective

    This project builds on two previous research projects. The first, (ES/1033890/1) investigated the 'philanthroscape' of Colombo focusing on the actual and potential role of charity and philanthropy in supporting developme...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Sussex

  • Maximising the developmental impact of philanthropy: from theory to practice.

    Private philanthropy and charity is increasingly seen as a major component in the development process, especially in the context of the decline in international aid flows and the increasing numbers of lower middle income...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Sussex

  • Nottingham Trent University and Saint John of God Hospitaller Services KTP 23_24 R2

    To develop a process-oriented toolset to demonstrate and quantify the social impact and public benefit that charities contribute to society through the UNs SDGs and ESG measurement. Consistence in the measurement and rep...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

  • Continuity and change in volunteering through times of economic prosperity and adversity: a mixed-methods longitudinal secondary analysis.

    Much emphasis is being placed on the role of the volunteer in British society. The Coalition government's policies envisage that more needs can be met through community initiative, relying on voluntary effort. The Govern...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Southampton

  • Building the Third Sector Evidence Base: Data capture from accounts of registered charities and associated knowledge exchange activities

    Our focus is on improving the evidence base for the third sector, and improving the use of evidence by the sector. The project addresses concerns about the absence of relevant, timely and high-quality data on the financi...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham

  • 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

  • Corporate Giving Foundation In A Box

    Validaid is an innovative platform that targets the critical gap between charities, social enterprises, and funders, whilst shining a spotlight on the areas of diversity, equity and inclusivity. By aggregating and anal...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: VALIDAID LTD