Insight
At Norfolk Community Foundation we want to help build strong, vibrant communities where people feel empowered to shape the places they live and services they use.
While our community research work focuses on building new knowledge into a particular topic or area, we also work to gather and share insight by conducting research that analyses data that already exists – collected by ourselves and partners.
Our unique position as a local grant funder and role as a convenor and connector between different networks and partnerships, means that we can access and share a wealth of insight into local communities and support people to take action on what they’ve learned.
We help to:
- Enable active communities that feel that they have a voice and agency over their lives and the places they live.
- Build a strong, confident voluntary and community sector that uses insight to shape its work and can make a compelling case for why what it does is important.
- Provide statutory partners with an understanding of local assets and local needs and enable better use of the resources at their disposal.
“They’re a constant repository of great practice, good ideas, and all sorts of thoughts of where we can go next in this increasingly uphill task to try to prevent hunger and destitution across the county.”
Insight
Our grant data and relationships with over 2,000 local charities give us unique insights and opportunities to understand challenges facing our county and explore how they can be solved together.
Spark: Food in Norfolk
Our first ‘Spark’ report. We chose to focus this first edition on food because it is our most basic of needs.
Sparks shine a spotlight on a subject in Norfolk.. From this small but mighty publication, we hope to inspire conversations and action in our community.
Spark: Youth Mental Health
Sparks shine a spotlight on a subject in Norfolk. From this small but mighty publication, we hope to inspire conversations and action in our community.
In this edition, we chose to explore the issue of young people’s mental health.
Area Impact: West Norfolk
At Norfolk Community Foundation, we know the value of place-based funding.
We all want to live in communities that are caring, inclusive, and supportive, where we can connect with others, feel a sense of belonging, and access the things that make life worth living. Communities in West Norfolk are no exception to this. This report highlights the profound impact that giving can have when directed thoughtfully and locally.