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Measuring social value: the gap between policy and practice is a recently published report which looks into social value and methods of measuring it.  

ACEVO Mapping the gaps Research into third sector income generation support.

Findings from Capacity Builders third survey June 2010

The State of the countryside 2010 report:a comprehensive description of social, economic and environmental conditions and changes across rural England. 

Department of Health, Health profile report: looking at differences in health across the country, comparing key statistics such as life expectancy, deprivation and early deaths from stroke and heart disease.  

Understanding the distinctiveness of small scale, third sector activity: The Third Sector Research Centre' report analyses the role of local knowledge and networks in shaping below the radar actions

The Directory of Social Change has produced a report: What does the new Government mean for the voluntary sector?  

Improving Support have produced the Trustee's Guide to Campaigning. This short guide outlines both what is required by the law and what is good practice in the development and implementation of effective campaigns.

Improving support have produced a ‘Let's Connect with Faith' guide for Volunteer Centres and others providing expertise on volunteering who want to learn how to tailor their services and develop support for volunteering in a multi-faith society.

'Place-based budgets - the future governance of local public services' is a document published by the Local Government Association. It proposes a shift in accountability which would make local public services genuinely local both in the way funding is allocated, and decisions about services are made and accounted for.  

The Coalition and the third sector: A policy analysis is a report published by Bates Wells & Braithwaite.  

The Sustainable Development Commission have produced a report: The Future is Local: Empowering communities to improve their neighbourhoods. 

One the five Europe 2020 flagship initiatives is the ‘European Platform Against Poverty' which will aim to deliver the poverty reduction target of 20 million by 2020. Click here to download European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) key proposals on the platform. Commission proposals for the platform are due October 2010.