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Title	Summary	Attachments
Faiths and Civil Society Unit	The Faiths and Civil Society Unit is a centre for excellence in the development of policy, practice and research in the area of faiths and civil society, based at Goldsmiths University of London. It draws together policy makers, practitioners and researchers from a range of faiths, sectors and disciplines to conduct programmes of work to address practical and conceptual questions arising in the context of a strong policy agenda for faiths in the public realm in the UK and elsewhere. Projects include:
Faith Based Regeneration Network	The Faith Based Regeneration Network UK (FbRN) is a national multi faith network for community regeneration and social action. It reaches 9,000 individuals and projects, and all faiths. Our vision is to enable faith based regeneration practitioners to learn and gain inspiration from each other and to establish a conduit between policy makers and practitioners. The FbRN website contains News, Events, Publications and Tools for Good Practice.
Grants available for local inter faith activity	Faiths in Action is a £4m grants programme open from 1 August 2008 to faith, inter faith, voluntary and community organisations and groups in England. Administered by the Community Development Foundation (CDF) on behalf of Communities and Local Government (CLG), Faiths in Action aims to bring communities together, promoting positive relationships and collaborative social action between people of different religions and beliefs.
Recently Published Reports	This page lists recently published reports that are not referenced elsewhere on this site JULY 2008
Face to Face and Side by Side – a framework for partnership in our multi-faith society	July 2008: The Department of Communities and Local Government has published “Face to Face and Side by Side – a framework for partnership in our multi-faith society”, a response to the national inter faith consultation held earlier this year. According to the Inter Faith Network UK, the aim of the framework is described as being “to create more local opportunities both for face to face dialogue which supports a greater understanding of shared values as well as an appreciation of distinctiveness; and for side by side collaborative
A Guide to Engaging Muslim Communities	The Chartered Institute of Housing has produced guidance on how organisations can better engage with Muslim Communities. It covers some basic facts about Muslim Communities in Britain, alongside case studies about different engagement strategies, including those targeted at women and young people. The full report can be downloaded here.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is one of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK. We spend over £10 million a year on our research and development programme. For over one hundred years we have been searching out the causes of social problems, investigating solutions and seeking to influence those who can make changes. We do this by:
IDeA - Improvement and Development Agency	Improvement and Development Agency for local government (IDeA) On the IDeA website you can read the latest knowledge about good practice in local government. The IDeA works for local government improvement so councils can serve people and places better. It is owned by the Local Government Association. The knowledge section of the the IDeA website has resources around community cohesion and preventing violent extremism.
Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG)	The Department for Communities and Local Governments' Communities and Neighbourhoods pages contain information on Government policy around faith and cohesion.
Faith Communities and Emergency Planning	Faith Communities and Pandemic Flu - Guidance for faith communities and local influenza pandemic committees The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), in conjunction with the Faith Communities' Consultative Council, has produced guidance explaining how faith communities can play a part in protecting themselves and others, and how they can help face the challenge should an influenza pandemic occur in the UK. The booklet covers topics such as:

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