Other Research

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.

 

Funding Impact: Impact measurement practices among funders in the UK, December 2013

This New Philanthropy Capital research, co-funded by the Foundation, provides the first clear picture of impact measurement practices across a range of funders. It sets a baseline from which funders can progress and improve the way they use evidence of impact for themselves and their grantees.

To download the report please click here.

 

Making an Impact: Measuring and encouraging the progress of individuals in voluntary sector youth projects, July 2010

Dr Kerry Young
Harrington Young

This is a summary of research carried out by Dr Kerry Young of Harrington Young to explore systems for measuring the progress of young people involved in youth projects in the North East and Cumbria. The research was commissioned and funded by Northern Rock Foundation. At the centre of the research was the need to ensure that young people are at the heart of the process of celebrating their achievements.

The research was supported by a steering group drawn from the youth work sector in the North East and Cumbria.

 

Exploring household resilience in Teesside, January 2010

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.

 

New migrant communities in North East England and Cumbria, January 2008

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.

 

The value and independence of the voluntary and community sector, July 2007

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 Mental Health Needs of Young People Who Offend, January 2007

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.

 

Foundations for organisational development, January 2007

Northern Rock Foundation and the Baring Foundation funded this research by Margaret Bolton and Meg Abdy into how funders are supporting organisational development.