Quality time - cohort and observation combined: a charity case

Since 1995, the Charities Board has made National Lottery grants to a wide range of voluntary and community charities.

Quality Time

Cohort and observation combined: a charity case

Kathryn HallNOP Consumer andSteven BrowningNational Lottery Charities Board

INTRODUCTION

This paper consists of two parts. The first part explains why qualitative research over a three year period proved the most effective means of tapping into the experiences and perspectives of small charities which were awarded a National Lottery grant to fund a specific project. It will explain why a longitudinal qualitative research approach with an observational research element was able to provide particularly rich findings. It will demonstrate the role of research in discovering how small grant...

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