Tackling the Operating Environment
Research that looks at the operating environment for small and local charities including our in-depth work on commissioning.
Changing Lives, Changing Systems: Lessons from Reducing and Preventing Domestic Abuse
November 2020
This report by Social Finance and Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales shares learning from practical experience of creating systemic change.
Charities Responding to COVID-19
July 2020
This report presents original research showing the ways small and local charities have been impacted by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and their response.
Front and Centre
May 2019
How far does government really use the Social Value Act to its full potential? This report from Social Enterprise UK calls for a rethink on how public bodies use social value, urging it to be placed front and centre of how local and central government works.
A Quiet Crisis
September 2018
This report looks at local government spending in England on services for disadvantaged adults and children facing disadvantage. The analysis reveals that 97% of spending cuts are in the fifth most deprived councils despite them also having higher levels of need.
Social Power
June 2018
Social Power explores the existing evidence on pursuing change in civil society today.
Trading for Good
February 2018
Research by Social Enterprise UK, Trading For Good shows the important impact small to medium social enterprises are having on some of the poorest communities in the UK and calls for more to be done to encourage Government, funders and the public to ensure social enterprises are supported.
Facing Forward
March 2017
This report analyses 10 upcoming political, economic, social and technological changes which will affect small and medium-sized charities and makes recommendations for planning ahead.
Commissioning in Crisis
September 2016
This research brings together the experiences of small charities to reveal widespread poor practice in commissioning services which prevents them from competing to deliver public services.
Navigating Change
February 2016
This analysis by the NCVO reveals the financial instability of small charities in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash and an increasingly challenging environment in which to deliver vital services.
Expert yet undervalued and on the frontline
July 2015
This report builds on the survey responses of 800 charities we support and outlines their challenges and opportunities in their own words.
