Research and analysis

Building Connections Fund evaluation final reports

These reports present the findings of the evaluation of the Building Connections Fund

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP and Baroness Barran MBE
• Published: 12 August 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Building Connections Fund Part 1 Evaluation

PDF, 1.7 MB, 82 pages

Building Connections Fund Part 2 Evaluation

PDF, 1.25 MB, 80 pages

Details

The £11.5m Building Connections Fund (BCF) was the first ever government fund dedicated to tackling loneliness in England. It was a partnership between 7 government departments, The National Lottery Community Fund and Co-op Foundation. Grants were awarded to 126 organisations working with people from different age groups and backgrounds, to undertake a wide range of activities.

New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) was contracted by DCMS to lead a consortium of evaluation and learning partners in conducting a mixed methods evaluation of the BCF. There are two separate reports for this evaluation: part one, the evaluation report which covers findings before the COVID-19 pandemic; and part two, focusing on the evaluation activity following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 12 August 2021