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Case studies and learning resources (1)	Community development (7)
Community engagement (1)	Community land and buildings (4)
Empty properties (5)	Environmental justice (2)
Evaluation and demonstrating impact (2)	Funding programmes (6)
Homes and housing (10)	Local democracy (4)
Local economic development (10)	Local economy (4)
Local food and growing (1)	Media and communications (2)
Neighbourhood management and local service delivery (2)	Neighbourhood management research and evaluation (3)
Neighbourhood planning and community-led design (8)	Networks and professional bodies (4)
Parks and urban green space (2)	Placemaking (3)
Regeneration (9)	Rural development (1)
Service design (2)	Skills and employment (2)
Social enterprise (5)	Social innovation (3)
Social investment (4)	Social media (4)
Sustainable places (7)	Temporary use (1)
Think tanks and research institutes (11)	Toolkits (13)
Training and development (3)

Case studies and learning resources

Fair Share Trust was about local people deciding how to spend their pot of lottery money and on what projects. In this section, you can find a wide range of information about the programme's history and objectives

Community development

Community Development Foundation is a social enterprise that is passionate about helping communities, with unique expertise in using community development to strengthen local voices, improve people’s lives and create better places to live

Community First is an £80m government-funded initiative that will run for four years, until March 2015. The programme will help communities come together to identify their strengths and local priorities in order to plan for their future and become more resilient

Local Trust Local Trust is the corporate trustee of the Big Local Trust – the independent trust that funds Big Local. Helping people in communities develop skills and confidence to identify what matters most to them, and to take action to change things for the better

Locality is the leading nationwide network of settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises

Participation Compass is a web site containing practical information for those working to involve people. Registration on the site makes it possible for users to also add methods, cases, library resources, news and experts to the database

Trafford Hall (Home of the National Communities Resource Centre) The National Communities Resource Centre is a registered charity offering training and support to all those living and working in low-income areas to develop their skills, confidence and capacity to tackle problems and reverse poor conditions

Working with Communities is a simple, easy to use website from the Community Development Foundation containing information to help those running or funding community groups and projects

Community engagement

National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement was established in 2008 as part of the £9.2m Beacons for Public Engagement initiative

Community land and buildings

Asset Transfers Unit helps to empower local people and organisations to transform land and buildings into vibrant community spaces by providing expert advice and support concerning the transfer of under-used land and buildings from the public sector to communities

Community Design Exchange is a social network site and visual gallery created in order to collect and disseminate achievements of community-led design. The site was developed by the Open University in collaboration with The Glass-House Community Led Design

Locality is the leading nationwide network of settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises

The Place Station introduces owners of land and buildings across the UK to social and community entrepreneurs with ideas for transforming their local area

Empty properties

Empty Homes is an independent charity helping people create homes from empty property and campaigning for more empty homes to be brought into use for the benefit of those who need housing

Empty Homes Network (EHN) is the successor to the National Association of Empty Property Practitioners (NAEPP). NAEPP was established in May 2001 to support people involved in delivering empty property strategies

Meanwhile Space works with landlords, landowners, developers and local authorities to advise and deliver projects that relieve them temporarily of liabilities in holding redundant shops, offices, cleared land etc. whilst an appropriate commercial solution is sought

Self help housing is a unique project which has been set up to: raise the profile of self-help housing; map what’s currently going; put existing projects in touch with one another; help develop new local projects; & increase resources available to self- help housing

Environmental justice

Capacity Global is an independent think tank and social enterprise that inspires and illustrates environmental justice and equality in a fair society

One Planet Living is a model based on ten simple principles which provide a framework to make sustainable living easy and affordable for all

Evaluation and demonstrating impact

Alliance for Useful Evidence Nesta, the ESRC and the Big Lottery Fund joined forces to create the Alliance for Useful Evidence believing that, especially at a time of limited resources, there is a need to spend whatever money is available on the best, most successful approaches

Charities Evaluation Services was established in 1990 and works with thousands of voluntary organisations and funders of all sizes each year, strengthening their abilities in performance management, evaluation and quality, to support them to do what they do best

Funding programmes

Big Local Summary of the Big Local programme on the Big Lottery Fund's web site

Find your initiative a searchable map of recent and current area based funding initiatives

Land Aid uses the collective resources, expertise and influence of the property industry to help the young and disadvantaged in the UK access the buildings, skills and opportunities they need to achieve their potential

Homes and housing

Academy4Housing is a training social enterprise that was launched in January 2012 with Thames Valley, Shepherds Bush, Sentinel and Gateway Housing Associations as joint partners

Building for Life 12 is the industry standard, endorsed by Government, for well-designed homes and neighbourhoods

Design Council Cabe promotes the role of architecture and design in helping ensure places and communities are sustainable, adaptable and resilient. It undertakes research, provides practical advice and publishes toolkits and guidance

Empty Homes is an independent charity helping people create homes from empty property and campaigning for more empty homes to be brought into use for the benefit of those who need housing

Future of London an independent, not-for-profit policy network focused on the challenges facing urban regeneration, housing and economic development practitioners

Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is the national housing and regeneration agency for England; Contributes to economic growth by helping communities to realise their aspirations for prosperity and to deliver high-quality housing that people can afford

National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations represents tenant management co-ops, estate management boards and other forms of tenant management organisations in England

Social Landlords Crime and Nuisance Group The UK's leading housing based organisation specialising in delivering effective solutions to anti-social behaviour. The SLCNG is a member-led organisation supporting those involved in tackling anti-social behaviour throughout the UK

Local democracy

Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is the only membership based organisation in the UK which is dedicated to economic development, regeneration and local governance. CLES is a unique independent thinking and doing organisation with charitable status

Involve are experts in public participation, believing passionately in a democracy where citizens are able to take and influence the decisions that affect their lives

National Association of Local Councils (NALC) represents the 10000 community, parish and town councils in England and Wales

New Local Government Network (NLGN) is a dynamic and independent think tank committed to promoting the decentralisation of power, public service reform, enhancing local governance and empowering communities

Local economic development

Centre for Cities is an independent, non partisan research and policy institute committed to improving the economic performance of UK cities

Community Development Finance Association The CDFA exists to create a thriving community finance industry, which brings social and financial benefits to neighbourhoods. Our members lend money to people, businesses and social enterprises who struggle to get finance from high street banks.

Community Investment Coalition is a partnership of national organisations, which aims to increase access to affordable finance for all communities

Future of London an independent, not-for-profit policy network focused on the challenges facing urban regeneration, housing and economic development practitioners

New Economics Foundation (nef) is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being

New Start Magazine began life as a weekly printed publication and re-launched as a monthly title in 2009. The title has been part of Manchester-based Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) since October 2010 and it became a digital publication in 2011

Plugging the leaks was created to support people in communities to take a different approach to local economic development, one that can have a greater, more sustainable impact on their local economies than traditional regeneration initiatives

Re-imagining your high street is the antidote to Clone Town Britain. It is a national town centre programme run by the new economics foundation, nef, and its purpose is to build on and create new activity on your high street

Renaisi An award-winning social enterprise committed to making improvements to disadvantaged communities, putting local people at the centre of positive change

Local economy

Small Change is a consultancy firm which aims to make a difference. We work with clients on social investment, social enterprise, social impact and financial exclusion

Transition Network aims to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organise around the transition model, creating initiatives that rebuild resilience and reduce CO2 emissions

Local food and growing

Incredible Edible Todmorden The Incredible Edible Todmorden unlimited web site. Do visit if you’ve not come across the story of Incredible Edible Todmorden (or even if you have)

Media and communications

Media Trust works with the media industry to empower charities and communities to have a voice and be heard

Media Trust - Community Newswire Media Trust’s free-to-use Community Newswire service helps charities, communities and citizen journalists get their stories into the national and regional media

Neighbourhood management and local service delivery

Local Partnerships provides leading edge commercial expertise solely for the benefit of the public sector. Local Partnerships is a 50:50 venture between the LGA and Treasury

National Evaluation of the DCLG ’s Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme website containing information about the evaluation, its publications, details of the evaluation team, and links to other websites of interest to those with an interest in neighbourhood management and local service improvement

Neighbourhood management research and evaluation

Connected Communities programme (Arts and Humanities Research Council) The AHRC is leading on Connected Communities, a cross-Council programme designed to help us understand the changing nature of communities and their role in sustaining and enhancing our quality of life

Valuing community-led design is a research project that aims to collate, articulate and disseminate evidence about the value of community-led design. Led by the OU it is funded by the AHRC under the Connected Communities programme

Neighbourhood planning and community-led design

Building Community helps local groups develop neighbourhood plans. Led by Locality, it involves a wide range of expert planning professionals and community engagement practitioners delivering bespoke support

Community Planning web site is a starting point for the growing number of residents getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment, with a range of information and tools

Locality is the leading nationwide network of settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises

Planning Aid offers planning advice and support to individuals and communities, believing that everyone should have the opportunity to get involved in planning their local areas

Prince’s Foundation for Building Community teaches and demonstrates sustainable development placing community engagement at the heart of our work

The Glass House is a national charity that gives both communities and regeneration professionals the skills and confidence to lead and contribute to design and neighbourhood planning that involves and benefits local people

Networks and professional bodies

National Association of Local Councils (NALC) represents the 10000 community, parish and town councils in England and Wales

National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations represents tenant management co-ops, estate management boards and other forms of tenant management organisations in England

Parks and urban green space

Shared Assets support and develop projects that demonstrate the significant new public benefits which can be generated by increased community management of environmental assets

Placemaking

Eden Project - Places and regeneration The Eden Project is working on exciting projects across the globe that not only benefit the local environment but act as a focus for regional social and economic regeneration

Urban Pollinators is a practical think tank helping people work through complex and challenging issues about placemaking, regeneration and society. Urban Pollinators is led by Julian Dobson, working with leading thinkers and practitioners

Regeneration

Chris Brown’s Blog on Regeneration and Renewal ‘The Insider’ Blog on the Regeneration and Renewal web site by Chris Brown of Igloo Regeneration

Future of London an independent, not-for-profit policy network focused on the challenges facing urban regeneration, housing and economic development practitioners

Renaisi An award-winning social enterprise committed to making improvements to disadvantaged communities, putting local people at the centre of positive change

Shared Assets support and develop projects that demonstrate the significant new public benefits which can be generated by increased community management of environmental assets

Rural development

Shared Assets support and develop projects that demonstrate the significant new public benefits which can be generated by increased community management of environmental assets

Service design

Local Partnerships provides leading edge commercial expertise solely for the benefit of the public sector. Local Partnerships is a 50:50 venture between the LGA and Treasury

Transition Institute supports a growing network of people involved in forming new models of public service organisations

Skills and employment

Academy4Housing is a training social enterprise that was launched in January 2012 with Thames Valley, Shepherds Bush, Sentinel and Gateway Housing Associations as joint partners

Renaisi An award-winning social enterprise committed to making improvements to disadvantaged communities, putting local people at the centre of positive change

Social enterprise

Local Partnerships provides leading edge commercial expertise solely for the benefit of the public sector. Local Partnerships is a 50:50 venture between the LGA and Treasury

Shared Assets support and develop projects that demonstrate the significant new public benefits which can be generated by increased community management of environmental assets

Small Change is a consultancy firm which aims to make a difference. We work with clients on social investment, social enterprise, social impact and financial exclusion

Transition Institute supports a growing network of people involved in forming new models of public service organisations

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and offers the largest such network in the world

Social innovation

Innovation Unit a not-for-profit social enterprise committed to using the power of innovation to solve social challenges

NESTA is an independent charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life by providing investments and grants and mobilising research, networks and skills

Young Foundation a pioneer in the field of social innovation over the past 50 years

Social investment

Community Investment Coalition is a partnership of national organisations, which aims to increase access to affordable finance for all communities

NESTA is an independent charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life by providing investments and grants and mobilising research, networks and skills

Small Change is a consultancy firm which aims to make a difference. We work with clients on social investment, social enterprise, social impact and financial exclusion

Social media

Community How To is a joint project from Online Centres Foundation (OCF) and Nominet Trust. The service helps community and third sector organisations find digital tools which could help them do more of what they do best, and share their ideas and tools with others

Digital Organisers Digital Organisers is one of the training options available within the Community Organisers programme run by Locality

Media Trust - Community Newswire Media Trust’s free-to-use Community Newswire service helps charities, communities and citizen journalists get their stories into the national and regional media

Social Reporter a blog written by David Wilcox exploring how to mix face-to-face and online activities for collaboration

Sustainable places

Bio-Regional is an award-winning social enterprise which establishes sustainable businesses and works with partners around the world to demonstrate that a sustainable future is attractive and affordable

Capacity Global is an independent think tank and social enterprise that inspires and illustrates environmental justice and equality in a fair society

Future Communities is a web site aimed at anyone involved and interested in building the successful sustainable communities of tomorrow

One Planet Communities is creating a network of the earth’s greenest neighbourhoods, where it is easy, attractive and affordable for people to live a healthy, happy lifestyle within a fair share of our planet’s resources

One Planet Living is a model based on ten simple principles which provide a framework to make sustainable living easy and affordable for all

Temporary use

Think tanks and research institutes

Capacity Global is an independent think tank and social enterprise that inspires and illustrates environmental justice and equality in a fair society

Centre for Cities is an independent, non partisan research and policy institute committed to improving the economic performance of UK cities

Institute for Political and Economic Governance (IPEG) is a multi-disciplinary research institute at the University of Manchester, providing a focus for debate and research around the general theme of governance: political, economic, international, regional and local

Involve are experts in public participation, believing passionately in a democracy where citizens are able to take and influence the decisions that affect their lives

Localis is an independent think-tank, dedicated to issues related to local government and localism

NESTA is an independent charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life by providing investments and grants and mobilising research, networks and skills

New Economics Foundation (nef) is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being

Transition Institute supports a growing network of people involved in forming new models of public service organisations

Young Foundation a pioneer in the field of social innovation over the past 50 years

Toolkits

Building for Life 12 is the industry standard, endorsed by Government, for well-designed homes and neighbourhoods

Community Planning web site is a starting point for the growing number of residents getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment, with a range of information and tools

Future Communities is a web site aimed at anyone involved and interested in building the successful sustainable communities of tomorrow

Incredible Edible Todmorden The Incredible Edible Todmorden unlimited web site. Do visit if you’ve not come across the story of Incredible Edible Todmorden (or even if you have)

KnowHowNonProfit is part of NCVO and is the place for nonprofit people to learn and share what they have learnt with others. The site contains a range of resources for people to use in updating their own skills and sharing their experience with others

One Planet Living is a model based on ten simple principles which provide a framework to make sustainable living easy and affordable for all

Working with Communities is a simple, easy to use website from the Community Development Foundation containing information to help those running or funding community groups and projects

Training and development

Academy4Housing is a training social enterprise that was launched in January 2012 with Thames Valley, Shepherds Bush, Sentinel and Gateway Housing Associations as joint partners

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