Interim Report Into the Mapping of Empowerment Activity Across London
This report highlights both the successes and challenges faced by communities, organisations and statutory bodies seeking to integrate empowerment ideals into their strategies and policies.
LCF Publication No. 1 | 27 pages
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London Community Feedback Training
Details the delivery of London Civic Forum’s community evaluative feedback programme. This programme enabled citizens to assess the effectiveness of different public bodies in empowering and listening to communities.
LCF Publication No. 4 | 24 pages
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Community Evaluation: Examining Community Empowerment from the Perspective of the Community
Identifies what makes a local authority’s community empowerment mechanism empowering or disempowering from the perspective of the community.
LCF Publication No. 5 | 48 pages
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Learning in Action with Local Strategic Partnerships: Promoting and Enabling Effective Third Sector Representation
London Civic Forum employed an Action Learning approach to explore the role of Local Strategic Partnerships in community empowerment and engagement.
LCF Publication No. 9 | 18 pages
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Exploring the Community Voice in Local Strategic Partnerships
This research sought to investigate the different methods through which Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) engage with the community.
LCF Publication No. 11 | 36 pages
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National Indicator 4: Qualitative Research
Explores the factors that affect people’s perceptions of influence. In providing insight into the personal experiences and values that impact influence, this report makes key recommendations for the way in which Local Authorities seek to engage with their residents. This document is also available as a summary report.
LCF Publication No. 13 | 67 pages
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Recognition IAG Project: Accrediting Community Development Work Through Experience
The pilot of the Recognition Project produced an innovative approach to supporting vocational progression within community development by supporting practitioners in building creative portfolios for assessment of their learning against national occupational standards. This document is also available as a summary report.
LCF Publication No. 27 | 20 pages
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Looking at LINks
Research that follows the implementation of Kensington and Chelsea Local Involvement Network (LINk), a prominent community empowerment mechanism for health and social care.
LCF Publication No. 32 | 10 pages
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The Role of Community Development in Supporting Communities to Influence Decisions About Health
This report explores the role of community development in engaging communities about health. Through three case studies, the approach of community development is shown to be of significant value in improving public health.
LCF Publication No. 33 | 16 pages
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Improving Engagement with the Roma Community
This was an opportunity for the Roma in London to articulate their concerns, share their observations and recommend the most effective and relevant approaches and mechanisms for engaging with their community.
LCF Publication No. 47 | 33 pages
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Empowering Faith Communities in Engaging with Public Bodies
This project was commissioned by London Civic Forum in order to identify effective approaches to engaging and empowering groups that are typically excluded from mainstream empowerment activity.
“Initially, when the local council approached us for our comments there was general apathy… our renewed request for support was successful and feedback on effects led to even greater response next time.”
LCF Publication No. 48 | 25 pages
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Empowering Young London: A youth-led investigation into what works and what doesn’t
London Civic Forum commissioned Independent Academic Research Studies (IARS) to research the barriers to empowerment for marginalised young people in London. This was specifically related to mainstream empowerment mechanisms that already exist across London such as the Young Mayors Scheme. An executive summary is also available, including a case study of a voluntary and community sector organisation that successfully engages marginalised young people.
LCF Publication No. 49 | 33 pages
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Green Light Youth Campaign
Engagement of a group of young people in the development of an alternative mechanism for getting involved in regional policy campaigns. The campaign enabled young people to openly voice their opinions about issues that affect them and that challenge common stereotypes portraying young people as disengaged from society.
LCF Publication No. 50 | 25 pages
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Embedding Transformative Engagement
The project was part of the “How London Works for Active Citizens” proposal to establish peer mentoring groups to increase understanding of regeneration policies and practices. It also developed good practice to ensure engagement of those communities disengaged from planning and regenerative processes.
LCF Publication No. 61 | pages
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