Faith and civil society

NCVO's research on faith and civil society including details of publications, events and key findings.

Faith and faith-based organisations have always played a significant role in the development of the voluntary and community sector and in wider voluntary and philanthropic action. Our work in this area aims to better understand the relationships, similarities and differences between faith-based organisations and other organisations within civil society.

Read about our publications and events for full details of our work or see:

Key findings from our faith research
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For more information on our work on faith contact Véronique Jochum.

Publications

Faith and Voluntary Action: an overview of current evidence and debates

Published: June 2007

This report aims to increase understanding of the faith sector as part of civil society in the context of current policy agendas. It maps out the faith sector and reviews existing evidence about faith-based giving and voluntary action.

Download Faith and Voluntary Action Report (PDF 1.2MB)

Faith in the community: the contribution of faith-based organisations to rural voluntary action

Published: June 2007

This policy and research report explores the role of faith-based organisations in voluntary action in rural areas. It looks at the ways faith-based organisations contribute to rural communities, what challenges they face in doing so, and how they respond to them.

Download Faith in the community report (PDF 642KB)
Download Faith in the community executive summary (713KB)

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Events

Faith-based voluntary action

15 June 2006 - part of ESRC and NCVO seminar series

This seminar looked at how faith shapes voluntary action and influences the type of voluntary activity people choose to take part in. It explored the challenges and issues of the current policy agenda for faith-based organisations, statutory agencies and government bodies.