Working Paper — Jun 2022 Understanding impact for community businesses - Challenges and good practices for community businesses and funders This paper explores what community businesses can do to understand their social impact, reflecting on the challenges and building on some of the good practices ident Joyce Chan
Evaluation Report — Jun 2022 Understanding the financial impact of Power to Change’s grant funding on community businesses This research paper emerged from the need to better understand the financial impact generated by Power to Change’s investment in community businesses. Sarah Thelwall
Evaluation Report — Apr 2022 How can funders support established community businesses? Lessons learnt from the Community Business Fund programme Power to Change funded the Community Business Fund (CBF) programme between 2016 and 2021 to support existing community businesses to progress towards greater self-su Waseem Meghjee
Evaluation Report — Apr 2022 How can funders support early-stage community businesses? Lessons learnt from the Bright Ideas programme Power to Change funded the Bright Ideas programme between 2016 and 2021 to support community groups to develop, test and launch their community business ideas. Waseem Meghjee
Working Paper — Feb 2022 Thematic Paper: Assets & Community Businesses Community assets – buildings or land which are used for the social interest or wellbeing of the wider community – can be essential to a community business’ service delivery and Waseem Meghjee
Evaluation Report — Feb 2022 Better understanding the financial impact of funding programmes through the ‘Year Zero’ approach This paper explains what the 'Year Zero reporting approach' is and why it is beneficial, gives practical examples of its applications, and provides guidance to funders and evaluators. Mahdy Alraie
Working Paper — Jan 2022 Thematic Paper: Sector & Community Businesses This working paper explores how the concept of sector can be useful for funders to understand and support community businesses. Waseem Meghjee
Evaluation Report — May 2021 Bright Ideas, Trade Up, and Community Business Fund: Year 2 Evaluation Report This report outlines evaluation findings from Renaisi’s evaluation of Power to Change's Bright Ideas and Trade Up programmes, and its Community Business Fund. Annabel Litchfield
Evaluation Report — Apr 2021 Evaluation of Bright Ideas, Trade Up and the Community Business Fund: Impact on people and place learning paper This report builds on Renaisi’s interim evaluation report of Power to Change’s Bright Ideas and Trade Up programmes, and its Community Business Fund, as well as contribut Annabel Litchfield
