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Work Programme: Evidence suggests third sector may be squeezed out of delivery... more

Research highlights impact of grassroots arts activity on communities...more

Charity workforce shrinks...more

New research gives insight into 'hidden' community sector...more

Measuring impact gives organisations power...more

TSRC in the media

The importance of grassroots community arts groups in Big Society, Angus McCabe in the Guardian, 17 Jan 2012

Will voluntary sector providers be able to deliver under the work programme? Naomi Landau in the Guardian, 26 Jan 2012

Playing football cuts reoffending: Criminal justice research by Rosie Meek, Daily Echo, 20 Jan 2012

John Mohan highlights charity income figures in Third Sector, 30 Dec 2011

Event follow-up

Growing the Grassroots: the impact of community arts activities

Informing civil society: the work of the Third Sector Research Centre

Beyond the radar: Online discussion

Events

Beyond the Radar, 30 Jan, 1 Feb, 28 Feb 2012: Join us for online discussions on community groups and activities

Birmingham seminar, 21 Feb 2012: James Rees explores Big Society as 'policy translation'

Marrying scale and responsiveness, 8 March 2012: ESRC and TSRC Seminar explores service delivery by third sector organisations

Amateur arts and civil society, 21 March 2012: London seminar looks at the importance of grassroots arts activity for individuals and communities

ISIRC, Sept 2012: TSRC hosts 4th International Social Research Conference at the University of Birmingham. Call for papers open

Latest research

Role of grassroots arts activities in communities...more

First impressions: introducing the Real Times case studies...more

Little Big Societies: micromapping organisations below the radar...more

The 'marketisation' of charities...more

Social impact measurement as an entrepreneurial process...more

An overview of TSRC research so far...read report

 

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