Case Studies

How community research informed Black Thrive’s Employment Project

In partnership with Black Thrive and The McPin Foundation, we worked with our team of community researchers to explore the perspectives of Black people with lived experience of long-term conditions.

Evaluation of Peabody's Placemaking Work in Thamesmead

Insight into our work measuring the impact Peabody’s placemaking project has had on local life, including residents' experience of living in the area, Thamesmead's landscape, its culture and arts offering, community involvement and cohesion and regeneration activities more broadly.

A Breath of Clean Air: research into the relationship between underrepresented communities and the air pollution agenda

Exploring our work engaging local communities through community research to discuss the impacts of air pollution and designing new ways to give underrepresented communities a voice in the space.

Understanding the experiences and perspectives of people more likely to be negatively impacted by COVID-19

In partnership with Impact on Urban Health, our Community Researcher team conducted vital research to provide insight into the impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable groups across Lambeth and Southwark.

Rethinking Research: Enabling communities to play a bigger role in conducting research and distributing funding

Learn more about our work with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity pioneering innovative programmes including research which is led by and for the community and participatory grant-making through a community-led fund.

Helping to increase diversity & inclusion at WorldSkills

WorldSkills UK commissioned and partnered with The Social Innovation Partnership to undertake a review of diversity and inclusion across its Skills Competitions Programme across the UK.

Co-designing the Grassroots Fund for London’s VAWG sector

We are currently partnering with the London Community Foundation and The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime to co-design and deliver its Grassroots Fund for London’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector.

Co-Designing a community-led fund based on community needs

TSIP partnered with Guy's and St Thomas' Charity and The Wellcome Trust to research, design and explore what a democratic and inclusive grant-making fund might look like for the communities of Lambeth and Southwark.

Tackling childhood obesity through community research, learning and evaluation

Childhood obesity is one of the biggest health challenges in the London boroughs and since 2018, TSIP has been supporting research, learning and evaluation of the Charity’s childhood obesity programme which aims to improve children’s health in urban areas by tackling childhood obesity.

Building the world’s first Evidence Hub to better support those working with and for young people

TSIP was instrumental in first developing Project Oracle, the world's first Evidence Hub, which was created with partners to address the Greater London Authority's need for rigorous and joined-up evidence in the youth sector.

genevieve-laurier, stephen-bediakoWebsite Editor7 September 2020evidence hub, London, youth and children

Embedding an evidence-based approach in the social investment sector

Between 2012 and 2014 Big Society Capital provided over £150m in social investment for charities and social enterprises. We worked with the lenders responsible for making these investments to help them strike the right balance between social impact and financial risks and returns.

genevieve-laurierWebsite Editor7 September 2020evaluation, evidence-based, social investment, UK, impact measurement

Leaders with Lived Experience: Breaking down Barriers

In 2017/18 The Social Innovation Partnership partnered with UnLtd on a new initiative, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund to develop a new social leadership programme for those with ‘lived experience’.

marion-brossard, stephen-bediako, shaun-danquahWebsite Editor6 September 2020lived experience, diversity, inclusion, UK