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Research
CDF's Research Team provides bespoke research and evaluation services to public sector and third sector organisations. We are committed to developing the evidence base that demonstrates the value of investing in local communities.
We do this through working closely with clients to determine the research purpose, carrying out thorough, high quality and well planned research and reporting in ways that meet the audience needs.
Alongside carrying out primary research the Research Team play a pivotal role in providing insight and evidence for our in-house policy, projects and practice teams, as well as contributing evidence to national debate, and providing guidance and advice on researching and evaluating issues on community development related matters. We look to work in partnership with other organisations.
The team comprises people who share a commitment to the vision for an inclusive and just society with the mission to enable people to influence decisions that affect their lives.
Current programmes
The England wide survey of Community Development practitioners will provide a great evidence base on which to build our knowledge of the important role and impact practitioners play in community life...
The Local Involvement Networks (LINks) were set up under the Local Government and Public Involvement in the Health Act 2007...
The evaluation for Faiths in Action began in 2009...
The Neighbourhood Support Fund (NSF) was a £90 million programme launched by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in 1999 with the aim of re-engaging disaffected and disengaged young people aged 13 to 19 with education, employment or training...
The Take Part Pathfinders Programme aims to support community leadership and active citizenship education...
CDF are evaluating the £120 million Grassroots Grants Programme on behalf of the Government...
The National Empowerment Partnership (NEP) programme was established in April 2007 by the Communities and Local Government (CLG), and is due to run for four years, until 2011...
The Tackling Race Inequality Fund (TRIF) was opened in April 2009 and will close at the end of March 2011. It is sponsored by Communities and Local Government (Race Equality and Diversity Division)...
The Hardship Fund is a £16.7 million OTS sponsored programme which delivers grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 to third sector organisations facing hardship as a result of the recession...
Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Community Development Foundation (CDF) are running a series of four Empowerment Research dissemination seminars from January to June 2010...
