RESEARCH

The Church Urban Fund has conducted a range of research in partnership with other organisations over the years. You can find a brief description of each piece of research below. Click on the relevant heading or the links on the left to read more.

Believing in Local Action
Church Urban Fund launches new report in collaboration with NAVCA and CLG showing how working together improves services to local people in some of England's poorest communities. Seven case studies show how it should be done.
 

Analyses of findings from a snapshot survey of the projects supported by Church Urban Fund in 2008, 2006 and 2005. The research illustrates the significant achievements of the faith-based social action projects we support, as they tackle the day-to-day issues caused by poverty and social exclusion. More>

 

The key issues and recommendations highlighted by this report, based on the experiences of real faith-based community projects, can help projects to avoid a crisis situation. More>

 

Building on the findings of past research of projects supported by the Church Urban Fund, this report outlines the added value of the support we provide to projects. More>

 

This research has been undertaken by the Church Urban Fund in partnership with Coventry University and the Faith-based Regeneration Network (FBRN) on behalf of the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Among other findings it reveals that over 80% of faith representatives would like to see the establishment of a national network of faith representatives with an easily accessible expertise database.  More>

 

A survey of the attitudes and perceptions of poverty among the general public, conducted by Ipsos MORI for Church Urban Fund. More>

 

This research examines the often observed 'mustard seed effect', where great successes have grown out of initial investment by Church Urban Fund. More>

 

A study of how faith communities across the UK are using their buildings, beliefs and volunteers to serve local people in need. More>

 

Produced in partnership with the New Economics Foundation, Faith, Hope and Participation explores how faith groups contribute to neighbourhood renewal and why local authority and renewal agencies benefit from work with faith groups. More>

 

This guide looks at how a diverse group of churches within the Church of England (the Deanery of Waltham Forest) addressed change by commissioning an audit to examine the state of the organisation, its finances, its property and its people. More>

 

Produced in partnership with the Churches Community Work Alliance, Challenging Communities demonstrates how the church is a vital link in sustainable community development. More>