This section features reports from work we have collaborated on with other funders, or supported through our grants programmes. Reports are shown in order of publication, with the most recent first.
In partnership with a number of other funders The Foundation contributed to a study by The Young Foundation, Sinking and Swimming: understanding Britain's unmet needs.
As part of this work The Young Foundation undertook a case study: Exploring household resilience in Teesside. To read the case study follow the link below.
The Foundation has published a summary of recent research conducted by Barefoot Research and Evaluation.
A report of a policy seminar held in November 2007 to inform the Foundation's current and future work, and to facilitate discussion and the exchange of knowledge and ideas.
Barrow Cadbury Trust has published research on the independence of the voluntary sector, jointly commissioned with Northern Rock Foundation, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, City Parochial Foundation, Carnegie UK Trust, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The research, by Barry Knight and Sue Robson of CENTRIS, describes the distinctive values of the voluntary and community sector and assesses whether the Government's service delivery agenda has affected the sector's independence.
The Derwent Initiative has published research, funded by Northern Rock Foundation, and led by Eric Wade of The Open University, that aims to provide a clear picture of needs, priorities and gaps in current arrangements for meeting the mental health and learning disability needs of young offenders.
Northern Rock Foundation and the Baring Foundation funded this research by Margaret Bolton and Meg Abdy into how funders are supporting organisational development.
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