Reports

Neighbourliness + Empowerment = Wellbeing: Is there a formula for happy communities? (June 2008)

How does active citizenship contribute to the wellbeing of communities? This report, which is the first in a series of publications from the Local Wellbeing Project, tries to answer this question by investigating empowerment initiatives in three very different local authorities: Hertfordshire, Manchester and South Tyneside.

The Collaborative City: Working together to shape London's future (March 2008)

The London Collaborative is a partnership led by the Young Foundation, in association with the Office for Public Management (OPM) and Common Purpose.

Discovery, Argument & Action: How civil society responds to changing needs (March 2008)

Civil society in its many forms plays vital roles in discovering and then meeting social needs - from poverty and disability to discrimination.

Transformers: How local areas innovate to addess changing social needs (January 2008)

This joint report by the Young Foundation and NESTA investigates why some places innovate more effectively to meet social needs than others.

How to develop a local charter: A guide for local authorities (January 2008)

This guide draws together the rationale for developing a charter, simple steps to implementing a charter, a troubleshooting guide and plenty of case studies.

Making the most of local innovations. What makes places innovative and how local innovations can be best exploited (Nov 2007)

An interim report on Local Social Innovation by the Young Foundation and Nesta.

Ward councillors and community leadership: A future perspective (November 2007)

A study for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation into the future role of ward councillors.

Transforming Neighbourhoods: Lessons from Local Work in Fifteen Areas (October 2007)

This report summarises the lessons learned from the Transforming Neighbourhoods Programme.

In and out of sync: The challenge of growing social innovations (Sept 2007)

A joint Young Foundation and NESTA report on how social innovations spread and grow.

Improving Small Scale Grant Funding (July 2007)

A discussion paper, supported by The Office of the Third Sector, that brings together both domestic and international evidence to guide decisions on how financial support should best be provided to local, voluntary and community organisations.

Good Neighbours: The role of housing associations in neighbourhood governance (July 2007)

A report into how Housing associations could do more to work with local authorities to give their residents a voice in local communities and neighbourhoods.

Shaping and measuring progress: new directions in using knowledge to achieve social goals (June 2007)

Read Geoff Mulgans report at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Developement

Why involve and what are the outcomes? The Duty to Involve for best value authorities - Vicki Savage (June 2007)

This briefing was commissioned by the Communities and Local Government Department

Contentious citizens: Civil society's role in campaigning for social change. A report on good campaigning (May 2007)

The Young Foundation, in partnership with the Carnegie UK Trust, report

Ready or Not? By Geoff Mulgan (April 2007)

In his latest work, Geoff Mulgan argues that governments have learned a lot over the last 30 years about how to be more efficient and take customers more seriously.

Parliamentary Inquiry into the Role of Councillors: Evidence from Young Foundation - Saffron James & Kirstie Haines (March 2007)

This paper was submitted to the All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into the Role of Councillors in March 2007.

Social Innovation: what it is, why it matters, how it can be accelerated (March 2007)

This third edition with the Said Business School, Oxford, examines how social innovation happens in NGOs, the public sector, movements, networks and markets.

Mapping Rural Needs in Britain and Ireland (March 2007)

A report which maps unmet rural needs in Britain and Ireland. This report draws on both original research and on the Mapping Britain’s Needs report produced earlier this year.

Cities in Transition (December 2006)

A report on economic and social transformation in cities

The world in our neighbourhoods: a briefing from the Young Foundation - Nicola Bacon (December 2006)

This paper looks at the particular challenges for local authorities and community organisations developing neighbourhood working in areas with very diverse populations.

How local government devolves and why - Part 1: why work in neighbourhoods and communities? - Paul Hilder (November 2006)

This briefing was comissioned by the LGA and IDeA.

How local government devolves and why - Part 2: developing local strategies - Paul Hilder (November 2006)

This briefing was comissioned by the LGA and IDeA.

Where’s the Money?: Neighbourhood governance and the future of local finance - Paul Hilder (November 2006)

This paper presents recommendations on how the reform of local public finance in England can reflect the government’s plans for a strengthened tier of neighbourhood governance.

Managing the risks of neighbourhood governance – Saffron James (October 2006)

This report puts forward a framework for managing the risks of neighbourhood governance.

Life begins at 60: what kind of NHS after 2008? - David Boyle, Geoff Mulgan and Rushanara Ali (October 2006)

A report published by nef and the Young Foundation which begins to map out how the NHS might evolve to better meet the real needs of the people who depend on it - October 2006

Parties for the Public Good - Fiona Mactaggart, Geoff Mulgan and Rushanara Ali (October 2006)

A report about how to remake parties as great civic institutions - October 2006

The potential for neighbourhood involvement in service delivery – Saffron James (July 2006)

A discussion about the potential for communities to play a significant role in designing, planning and delivering local public services.

Local democracy and neighbourhood governance – Paul Hilder (July 2006)

This report draws on the Young Foundation’s research with local authorities around England to explore how neighbourhood governance can underpin the wider system of local democracy in the future.

Bridging the Gap - Sean Carey and Nooruddin Ahmed (July 2006)

A report which reveals a significant gap between the activities of the London Olympics 2012 development agencies and the expectations of small businesses in Brick Lane and Green Street - July 2006

Mapping Britains unmet needs - Geoff Mulgan, Alessandra Buonfino and Lilli Geissendorfer (June 2006)

A report commissioned by the Commission on Unclaimed Assets on mapping Britains unmet needs.

North East London: a case study of globalisation - Nicola Bacon (June 2006)

This paper was put together for the 2006 Tällberg Forum exploring the impact of globalisation on the people, communities and economies of three north-east London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney.

Neighbouring in Contemporary Britain - Alessandra Buonfino and Paul Hilder (June 2006)

A review of the issues surrounding neighbouring and neighbourliness for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - 14th June 2006

What is the Role of the Community in Neighbourhood Governance? - Saffron James (May 2006)

This report summarises the main points of discussion from a seminar about the role for community organisations in neighbourhood governance, hosted by the Young Foundation, bassac and the Community Development Foundation.

European Baby Boomer Generation - Jim Ogg (March 2006)

Young Foundation Fellow Jim Ogg gave a working paper during the ESRC Social Science Week in March 2006 on the European Baby Boomer Generation.

Mapping value in the built Environment (March 2006)

CABE commissioned the Young Foundation to carry out a review of value assessmenmt methodologies

Tools and processes for neighbourhood problem solving - Saffron James (February 2006)

This report reviews the role of neighbourhood charters and calls for action in a repertoire of practical tools for neighbourhood problem-solving.

Seeing the wood for the trees - Paul Hilder (November 2005)

This discussion paper is not intended to prescribe any single model for neighbourhood governance, but rather to clarify how enabling frameworks presently operate, how arrangements might fit with the broader landscape of local governance, and how the menu of options available might be extended

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