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Evaluation of the Community Champions Fund

Title

Evaluation of the Community Champions Fund

Author(s)

Andrew Watson, Glyn Owen, Mary Crowder, Brian Ellis

Organisation

AWS Consulting

Date

2004

No. of pages

86

Key words

community champions; community entrepreneurs; community mentors; community leaders

Description

This is a research report investigating how well the CCF was meeting its aims: to increase the skill levels of individuals to enable them to act as inspirational figures, community entrepreneurs, community mentors and community leaders; and to increase the involvement of communities in regeneration and learning activity.

Select quotations

“our observations (as opposed to evidence-based conclusions) suggest that the most influential success factors are:

  • Personal commitment, especially in terms of amount of time and energy put in;
  • Passion for the particular issue/community/sector/hobby or whatever;
  • Getting others involved and the interpersonal skills to motivate and support them
  • Access to additional funding
  • Adaptability and flexibility.”

Link

https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/RR550.pdf