A new Social KPI developed by NEF Consulting is set to assist local government in the community-led regeneration of Milton Keynes. In a collaboration first announced 2016, research carried out by NEF Consulting and YourMK (a regeneration partnership between Milton… Read more »
Following extensive research and first-hand interviews across Namibia and China, NEF Consulting and Raleigh International have released the findings of a study into the benefits of volunteering for participants in a long-running programme. The study found significant improvements to the… Read more »
NEF Consulting’s clients operate in a range of sectors and regions, and so do we. Emily Atkinson was recently in Uganda to conduct an evaluation for a development programme with local farming communities. Emily Atkinson, Consultant Recently I was lucky… Read more »
Professionals interested in impact measurement have a powerful new tool at their disposal, with the launch of the Global Sustainable Tourism Dashboard’s online platform. The announcement of the online platform follows the launch of the dashboard in September 2016, hosted… Read more »
Working at the individual, community and systemic level, the Ecology Action Centre’s Our Food Project tackles food and income insecurity. It does this by building ‘positive food environments’ for both farmers and low-income communities. Their aim is to create a… Read more »
Health Exchange has been promoting health and wellbeing and tackling health inequalities since 2007. Their mission is to support people in Birmingham, the wider West Midlands, Worcestershire and Solihull to make informed lifestyle choices that improve their health and wellbeing. Understanding the… Read more »
Thanks to support from the Big Lottery Fund since 2009, Mind’s Ecominds scheme funded 130 environmental projects in England that help people living with mental health problems get involved in green activities to improve their confidence, self-esteem, physical and mental health. Projects range from… Read more »
British Red Cross is a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis. They enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. When the crisis is over, they help people… Read more »
Research for the National Union of Students (NUS) provides compelling new evidence that students are significantly contributing to the UK economy at national, regional and local levels while Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) generate substantial wealth for the economy. The research… Read more »
NEF consulting was appointed by Newlon Fusion to prepare a social valuation of services that support social housing residents and local community members into self-reliance and financial independence through employment or entrepreneurship. Newlon Fusion is the community regeneration partner of… Read more »
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