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Creative Gatherings Guide

Report

11 Feb 2016

Download our resource which outlines the key elements of Creative Gatherings and offers guidance on how to put one together; especially relevant to anyone with a professional or voluntary interest in civic action.
Managing Demand: Building Future Public Services

Report

01 Feb 2014

Rising demand, changing demographics and stretched finances mean that local authorities face a stark choice: change their ways or face the possibility of increasing irrelevance.
Enlightening Professions

Report

01 Feb 2014

Currently, the public sees change in audit being driven by legislators and regulators responding to perceived audit failures.
Police Federation Final Report

Report

20 Jan 2014

How should the Police Federation renew its mandate to become the trusted voice for front-line officers?
Police Federation Independent Review Overview of evidence The trusted voice for frontline officers

Report

01 Jan 2014

The Police Federation faced a profound crisis in trust among its members, political stakeholders and the public. It decided to start by asking the RSA to lead an independent review.
2020 Retail: Shopping for Shared Value

Report

01 Jan 2014

The RSA has a long-standing interest in how commerce can support and contribute to social aims and objectives. No area of business is in a better position to do so than retailing.
Citizen Power Peterborough: Impact and Learning

Report

08 Sep 2013

The Citizen Power Peterborough: Impact and Learning report closes the 3 year programme of work across the city. Citizen Power Peterborough was a partnership between the RSA, Peterborough City Council and Arts Council England. It was a new approach to exploring how re-energising communities might improve attachment and develop networks between people, build local participation and cultivate public service innovation.
Environmental Protection and Management

Report

31 Aug 2013

Public services in Scotland are in a period of risk and opportunity.
Beyond nudge to demand management

Report

01 Jul 2013

Many local authorities could be forgiven for believing that they now find themselves in the business of managed decline. Is demand management the answer?
Investing in Shared Lives

Report

30 Jun 2013

Shared Lives is a little known, but important, alternative to home care and care homes for people in need of support.