Case studies

Sport England

Researching current practice in volunteering targets and measures for Sport England Read more

Examining the societal impact of childhood exposure to domestic violence for Hestia Read more

Looking at the support offered to ex-servicemen and women by Veterans Aid Read more

Evaluating the economic impact of Reading Recovery for the Every Child a Reader initiative, established by the KPMG Foundation. Read more

Examining the value of Walking With The Wounded's employment support for veterans Read more

Evaluating the impact of Speech Bubbles, London Bubble Theatre Company's primary school drama intervention Read more

Evaluating the impact of Place2Be's primary school counselling service Read more

An economic framework for Community Asset Transfers for Power to Change Read more

Examining the impact of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education for the PSHE Association Read more

Analysing the cost and activity data of MAC-UK's founding project, Music & Change Read more

Helping City Year UK estimate the value of a full-time youth volunteering programme Read more

Looking at the impact of SHINE's Saturday programme on pupils' development Read more

St. Giles Trust shows it is both value for money and value added in new Pro Bono Economics report Read more

Tavistock Relationships evaluates benefits of their Parents as Partners Programme Read more

Looking at the impact of long-distance learning for prisoners for Prisoners’ Education Trust Read more

British Science Association investigates the impact of its Silver CREST Award Read more

Helping St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) understand the benefits of their visiting and befriending scheme Read more

Looking at viewer engagement with The Royal Institution's online science videos Read more

Looking at Family Action's service to support women at risk of developing mental illness during pregnancy Read more

Looking at the costs and benefits of Centrepoint's early intervention programme for young people at risk of homelessness Read more

Helping National Numeracy understand the cost of poor adult numeracy to the UK Read more

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Implications of the Scottish budget for the voluntary sector with SCVO

The Scottish Budget will be introduced to Parliament on Thursday 9 December. This webinar will help voluntary organisations to understand some of the high level implications of the budget for the Scottish economy, the sector and the communities we work with.
Mind the Giving Gaps: how to improve the power of UK philanthropy

This Law Family Commission on Civil Society event will launch the findings of a new set of reports on the current state of giving in the UK. We will reflect on the role of private philanthropy in serving the public good, and explore opportunities to grow UK philanthropy and achieve even more.
Levelling up People and Places with the Structural Inequalities Alliance

Covid-19 has shone a very clear light – and too exacerbated – the stark structural inequalities that continue to hold society and industry back. The event will be hosted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on behalf of the newly established Structural Inequalities Alliance (SIA), looking at how to chart an equitable path forwads

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A decade of change for children's services funding

PBE’s research raises concerns of a false economy in children’s services, where the need for Local Authorities to cut costs has fallen predominantly on early interventions spending such as children’s centres, family support services and services for young people.
How can PBE help your charity?

We are excited to announce that we now have capacity to start working with charities again on analysis and advocacy projects. We are on the lookout for new projects to start in 2022. If you have a project idea that you’d like us to consider, please get in touch!
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Boosting pre-school language skills

This research explores long-term economic importance of early years language skills, highlighting why this basic skill is so crucial to individuals as well as wider society.

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