Needs assessment
Community Needs Assessments
Understanding the needs, priorities and experiences of specific communities.
Purpose
Community needs assessments bring residents' voices together with local data, helping councils, charities and funders understand priorities and target investment where it will make the greatest difference.
This page describes an assignment type we undertake. It is not a record of a completed client project.
Potential areas of analysis
- Community demographics
- Social and economic conditions
- Access to services
- Community assets and resources
- Barriers to participation
- Resident experiences
- Unmet needs
- Recommendations for local investment and service improvement
Questions we help you answer
- What matters most to residents in this community?
- Which services are hard to reach, and why?
- What assets and strengths can be built on?
- Where should investment be prioritised?
What you receive
- Community profile and needs report
- Asset map
- Resident engagement summary
- Investment and improvement recommendations
Our full approach, evidence sources and methods are set out in a tailored proposal.
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Tell us what you need to understand. We will set out how we would approach it, what you would receive and how long it would take — in a consultation or a tailored proposal.