New research by the New Economics Foundation for the What Works Centre for Wellbeing has revealed the differences in wellbeing across council areas in the United Kingdom. Pulling together a wide range of data, the report, Measuring wellbeing inequality in Britain, the… Read more »
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Community-defined social KPIs for regeneration programmes
Author: Elizabeth Cox, Associate Director, NEF Consulting There has never been a greater and more urgent need for a new economy. In response to challenges around housing and rising land prices, many local authorities are moving people in social and… Read more »
Local early action: how to make it happen
A new report on local early action was recently published by the New Economics Foundation for the Southwark and Lambeth Early Action Commission. This report is the product of an 18-month programme of work funded through Southwark and Lambeth councils…. Read more »
Accelerating the new economy
AUTHOR: Michael Weatherhead, International Director, NEF Consulting. What is the best way to affect change? The New Economy Accelerator (NEA) programme believes it is to support spaces for radical experimentation. This experimentation is crucial to proving there are alternative ways the… Read more »
In SROI, what people says matters
Involving stakeholders at each stage of an evaluation is one of the fundamental principles of SROI, and should be celebrated as one of its greatest strengths. By Sarah Arnold, Economist, NEF Consulting. The common thread underpinning NEF Consulting’s work is… Read more »
New report on the social value of investing in dementia
The Health Innovation Network, Academic Health Science Network for South London, has published a report proving that the positive social value of peer support groups for people with dementia, their carers and volunteers can be far greater than the investment…. Read more »
LVSC: What to consider when planning to measure your social impact
Lessons from the third sector in London By Rosie Maguire, Senior Consultant, NEF Consulting. At the end of 2014, NEF Consulting developed and delivered training around measuring social impact for LVSC, the collaborative leader of London’s voluntary and community sector…. Read more »
Bridging the gap: linking immediate changes to long term impact
AUTHOR: Rosemary Maguire, Senior Consultant, NEF Consulting. Most research on the effects of Early Childhood Development projects in a development setting focuses on the long term impact that is created. You wouldn’t assume there’s a problem there, right? With so… Read more »
Local authorities: Commissioning for outcomes
We have a training course for local authorities on commissioning for outcomes and co-production. Click here for more details. NEF has also published a practical guide, Commissioning for Outcomes and Co-production aimed at local authorities. NEF’s approach to commissioning provides a framework, a set of principles and… Read more »
Visionary public services: a how-to commissioning guide
Photo credit Nick Page. NEF’s approach to commissioning provides a framework, a set of principles and practical guidance to re-assess how services are currently provided. It can help to re-focus services on the outcomes that really matter to those who… Read more »
How a city-wide approach to employment support works
Statistics on unemployment are never far from newspaper headlines; the number of people out of work, the number of people on benefits, the success (or otherwise) of government programmes, the type of people on benefits. We know from the news… Read more »
Wellbeing at work: 5 things every employer should know
Photo credit: Ronny-André Bendiksen MARCH 26, 2014 BY KAREN JEFFREY Wellbeing is in the news again, thanks to new Cabinet Office research into which jobs make us happiest. The findings show that legal professionals (earning on average £75k) report lower average life satisfaction… Read more »
Prince’s Trust
Case study: Prince’s Trust: 40 life-changing years Over the last 40 years the Prince’s Trust has helped change the lives of hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged young people across the UK. Today, three in four young people on their progammes… Read more »
Kirklees Council: Growing Social Capital in Kirklees
Measuring what matters is an increasing challenge for local councils as they are required to move away from narrow unit cost into areas of outcomes and social value. This is particularly true for social care where finding ways to quantify… Read more »
CARE International: The costs and benefits associated with investing in climate change adaptation
CARE International commissioned NEF Consulting to analyse the costs and benefits associated with investing in climate change adaptation in the region of Garissa, Kenya as part of the Adaptation Learning Programme. Given current challenges in climate change mitigation and uncertainty,… Read more »
Bridgend County Borough Council: Ensuring money spent in the local economy stays in the local economy
Bridgend County Borough Council worked with NEF Consulting in the Upper Llynfi Valley – an area facing long-term economic challenges. The project sought to build economic literacy, facilitating action planning workshops to ensure that a new market square development brings… Read more »
North Kesteven District Council: Distinctiveness can help engage local stakeholders in developing a sense of local identity
North Kesteven District Council (NKDC) commissioned NEF Consulting to investigate how the council and residents could improve the sustainability and identity of Sleaford town centre. Through use of appreciative inquiry surveys, local stakeholders identified those assets of Sleaford that matter… Read more »
Twickenham Town Centre Management Board: Distinctiveness can make all the difference between local success and failure
This specialist study evaluated the degree of ‘clone town’ status and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that Twickenham faces with regards to its distinctive assets and local sourcing. We were commissioned to cross-examine best practice from other similar towns,… Read more »
NHS Foundation Trust, South London and Maudsley (SLaM)
NEF Consulting worked throughout 2009 with SLaM NHS Trust to deliver Wellbeing at Work for the employees of the Trust. The survey provided SlaM with both qualitative and quantitative wellbeing results (benchmarked against national average scores). Based on the survey results, wellbeing interventions… Read more »
Happiness works in the Chinese apparel industry
People in work are the same the world over. In efforts to improve happiness and wellbeing, it seems there is more to connect us than separate us. We recently took the ideas and tools of NEF and Happiness Works into factories… Read more »
NEF aims to create a new economy that works for people and within environmental limits. We are guided by three missions:
A new social settlement
To ensure people are paid well, have more time off to spend with their families, and have access to the things we all need for a decent life.
A Green New Deal
A plan for government-led investment to reduce the carbon we emit and boost nature, while creating a new generation of jobs.
The democratic economy
To devolve state power and transform ownership of the economy to give everyone an equal stake in the places where we live and work.