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A Charter for Rural Communities- The final report of the Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development

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The work of the Carnegie Commission for Rural Communities is now complete; their final report 'A Charter for Rural Communities' was presented to media and stakeholders in London on Wednesday 20th June 2007. The report includes the Commission’s Ideas for Action. The Commission sees central and local government, landowners, the Social Investment Bank, the Lottery distributors, Third Sector agencies, trusts and local communities working together to deliver these actions. These include:

Mapping Rural Needs - Alessandra Buonfino (with Lilli Geissendorfer), The Young Foundation

Cover: Mapping Rural Needs - Alessandra Buonfino (with Lilli Geissendorfer), The Young Foundation

As part of their evidence gathering, the Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development was pleased to support the Young Foundation in their assessment of poverty in rural areas of the UK. This analysis identifies the latest trends in migration, demography and income generation but also considers the less tangible and sometimes unexpected consequences of what is largely urban policy making on rural areas.

This independent report was commissioned by Carnegie UK Trust, but does not necessarily reflect Carnegie UK Trust policy

Asset Based Approaches to Rural Community Development- Literature Review and Resources

Cover: Asset Based Approaches to Rural Community Development- Literature Review and Resources

New reviews of Asset Based Community Development

Asset Based Rural Community Development has emerged globally as a rejection of deficit regeneration models, where communities have to demonstrate all the things they lack in order to win resources. A community that inquires into problems will keep finding problems. A community that attempts to appreciate what is best in itself will discover assets. Asset Based Rural Community Development takes as its starting point these existing assets, particularly the strengths inherent in community based associations and social networks, and mobilises these, alongside tangible assets such as land and buildings, to create new economic and social opportunities.

A Scoping Study on Asset Based Tools and Approaches for Sustainable Rural Areas

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This scoping study by Forum for the Future was commissioned by Carnegie UK Trust to review  asset-based approches to rural development.  Rural regeneration programmes often seem to use negative language such as “needs assessment”, “rural disadvantage” and “deprivation”.  Forum for The Future’s scoping study looks at the reverse of this.  FftF have investigated how rural communities identify all of their assets.  They have aimed to find out what works and how to use and develop local assets to secure greater success for more sustainable rural areas.

Beyond Engagement and Participation- User and Community Co-production of Services

Cover: Beyond Engagement and Participation- User and Community Co-production of Services

New insights into rural service delivery

Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development believes that the vibrant rural community of the future will enjoy equity of access to essential universal entitlements, the ability to shape quality public and private services and the opportunity for community led innovation in service delivery. One way in which this might be achieved is ‘co-production’ - where ‘users’ work alongside providers in order to design and deliver services. Professor Tony Bovaird has helped the Commission understand this concept and his report, to be published by the Public Administration Review during 2007, develops our understanding of the roles that communities can play in supporting services.

Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development Progress Report

Cover: Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development Progress Report

We are delighted to announce the publication of the Commission's progress report. Please see attachment below to view. To request a designed copy with DVD, please email kirsty@carnegieuk.org with your postal details.

Dartington Report

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This report has been produced to communicate the issues identified by rural practitioners, academics and policy makers at the Carnegie conference held in Dartington Hall on the 15th and 16th September 2004.

Rural Community Development Practice in the UK and Ireland

Cover: Rural Community Development Practice in the UK and Ireland

Authors: David Francis and Paul Henderson

Published: June 2004

Rural Community Development in Europe

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Authors: Gary Craig (University of Hull), and Mark Shucksmith and Lucy Young-Smith (University of Aberdeen)

Published: June 2004

Rural Community Development Policy and Funding in the UK and Ireland; a Scoping Paper

Cover: Rural Community Development Policy and Funding in the UK and Ireland; a Scoping Paper

Authors: Malcolm Moseley, James Derounian and Nick Lewis (Countryside and Community Research Unit, University of Gloucestershire)

Published: June 2004

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