Regeneration Exchange have commissioned and participated in a number of items of research aimed at sharing good practice and knowledge amongst regeneration practitioners in the North East.  These are outlined below:

North East ChangeUp Good Practice Review & Case Studies

One of four recommendations resulting from the North East Regional Voluntary and Community Sector ChangeUp Infrastructure Development Plan was to develop a mechanism to share good practice at a regional level. On behalf of the Regional Consortium, Voluntary Organisations Network North East (VONNE) commissioned Regeneration Exchange and ARK 19 to undertake a North East Good Practice Review involving 23 case studies of region-wide and sub-regional

ChangeUp initiatives.

The Good Practice Review aimed to identify and highlight areas of good practice as well as issues facing the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations involved in delivering ChangeUp in the North East.

ChangeUp Good Practice Review Report

ChangeUp Case Study Matrix

ChangeUp Case Studies

Project Succession after SRB for the VCS

Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) funding will come to an end in March 2006. Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) projects that are still receiving SRB funding will need to plan their future.

Invest 2006 is a campaign in the North East to secure funding for voluntary and community groups beyond SRB and other funding streams (e.g. European Social Fund, which is also due to end in 2006). Invest 2006 and SRB6 Preparing for Change in Newcastle upon Tyne has commissioned some work to offer practical support to VCS projects. An audit of project needs took place in December 2005, and a series of training seminars was held in January 2006 on funding, creating a

more business-like VCS, and the voice of the VCS.

This guide has been produced to help VCS projects with their succession planning.  It contains information from the audit and training seminars, examples of good practice and other projects' experiences, details of resources for succession planning, and contact information for support organisations in the region.

Project Succession Booklet

North East Neighbourhood Renewal In Action

"North East Neighbourhood Renewal in Action" has been produced as a result of a partnership between Regeneration Exchange, Government Office North East's LSP Team and the Social Futures Institute at the University of Teesside.

Its purpose is to provide a response to the needs of both practitioners and policy makers in understanding what works in neighbourhood renewal interventions and to act as an opportunity for partnerships to fulfil part of their audit and best value reviews in respect of the promotion of practice and 'good news stories'.

To find out more and read the case studies click here.