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Tips on bidding to the Community Ownership Fund
Content by Community Shares
Co-operatives UK is a Community Ownership Fund (COF) delivery partner and John Dawson, Head of Market Development in our Community Shares Unit, spoke to a community benefit society (CBS) about their…
11 months 2 weeks
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Blockchain – the catalyst for a cooperative economy?
Anthony Collins Solicitors outline what blockchain is, and how and why co-operatives might start to incorporate blockchain into their governance and operations.
2 years 5 months
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Why there’ll be a roaring twenties and why co-operatives are well placed to lead it
A series of technological advancements are converging together, that will dwarf the breakthroughs of all preceding industrial revolutions and impact on the way we live, work and consume, says CEO Rose…
2 years 10 months
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IBM v Co-op – the importance of good project management
This blog uses a recent case study to highlight to the importance of effective project management when it comes to digital transformation projects, especially when they do not go as planned.
2 years 10 months
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Signalise Co-op – sign language provider with people not profit at its heart
Content by Unfound
Signalise Co-op is a multi-stakeholder platform co-operative delivering sign language interpreting and translation services.
2 years 11 months
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Ampled – a music platform that gives artists their due
Content by Unfound
Ampled is a Brooklyn based ethical web platform that allows musicians to be supported by their community with direct, recurring payments.
2 years 12 months
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Bloc by Block News – putting the power of media in the people’s hands
Content by Unfound
Bloc by Block News is a media co-operative and civic engagement organisation.
3 years
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Open Food Network – making food systems fair and sustainable
Content by Unfound
Open Food Network UK is a co-op of co-ops whose members collectively own and control an innovative software platform they use to trade the food they produce.
3 years 1 month
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There’s arsenic in the sugar – and inequality in our tech
Content by Unfound
The prolific adulteration of foodstuffs was common practice in 19th century Britain and although the arsenic was accidental it was commonplace to find grit in the oatmeal, dirt in the cocoa and chalk…
3 years 1 month
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Brexit – the trade and co‑operation agreement
Anthony Collins Solicitors outline some of the key elements co‑ops should consider the impacts of the Brexit UK‑EU trade and co‑operation agreement which came into place on 31 December 2020.
3 years 2 months
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Ten practical tips for societies filing their annual returns
Filing the annual return and accounts is an important event in the governance year of any business. Here are some practical tips to help co-operatives registered under the Co-operative and Community…
5 years 5 months