Case studies
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Wings: Fairer food delivery that improves working lives
Content by Unfound
Providing an ethical alternative to existing food delivery apps, Wings platform co-op was formed to give delivery riders fair pay and conditions.
2 years 8 months
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Co-op News: connecting co-operators worldwide
First published in Manchester in 1871, Co-op News is a news service reporting on the activity of co-operatives throughout the world.
2 years 9 months
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Actors’ co-op Crescent Management adapted to weather Covid-hit performing arts industry
The performing arts industry has suffered immeasurably through Covid. As the word lockdown became an everyday term, work for actors vanished overnight. Yet in the midst of the global pandemic a…
2 years 9 months
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“I feel valued and listened to.” – Signalise co-op
Content by Co-op Fortnight
Signalise is a sign language interpretating service that aims to revolutionise the way healthcare providers request, contract and deliver interpreting services for deaf people.
2 years 10 months
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A pedal powered local community champion – Chorlton Bike Deliveries
Content by Business support for co-ops
Chorlton Bike Deliveries Co-op has achieved a great deal in a short space of time. When the Covid-19 pandemic forced the UK’s first lockdown, the inhabitants of Chorlton in south Manchester took to…
3 years 3 months
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Innovators making changes that matter: Animorph Co‑operative
Content by Business support for co-ops
The ingenious team at Animorph Co‑operative produce augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) solutions that create a positive social impact.
3 years 4 months
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Bringing a Victorian ballroom back to life: Stretford Public Hall
Content by Booster Fund
Booster funding matched the investment provided by over 800 local residents to fund the restoration of Stretford Public Hall’s Victorian grade II listed ballroom, for community use.
3 years 5 months
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From car park to paradise: Hulme Community Garden Centre
Content by Booster Fund
Hulme Community Garden Centre is a charity owned by its community, employing nine local people and with a turnover of £300k per annum. When it wanted to grow its indoor space and social impact, the…
3 years 5 months
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Growing the community: Sutton Community Farm
Content by Booster Fund
The Community Shares Booster Programme enabled Sutton Community Farm to build a much-needed new barn and build a larger membership to better engage the local community and widen their customer base.
3 years 5 months
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Supporting the local community: Projekts MCR
Content by Booster Fund
Following a successful crowd funding campaign, Projekts MCR secured £134,338 with 70 investors in 64 days to expand their skate park, add energy-saving LED floodlights and be better able to support…
3 years 5 months
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Case study: Carbon Co‑op’s online AGM
Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, many co-ops have had to adapt so much of their member engagement, including moving AGMs online.
3 years 6 months
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Making Manchester’s The Meteor “bigger, better and more influential”
Content by Business support for co-ops
The Meteor is an independent, community‑based media outlet that’s been providing news, features and commentary to the people of Manchester since 2016. In July 2019, it became a co‑op.
4 years 2 months
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Local wealth is made in Wigan
Content by Empowering Places
Some 15,000 people live in Wigan’s Abram Ward. “It used to be called ‘Giro City’,” says David Baxter, Principal Officer of Made in Wigan – which is tackling social inequality in the area.
4 years 3 months
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InFact Digital Co-op: “Co‑op working is the future”
Content by Business support for co-ops
They met through a digital boot camp. Loved working together. And discovered a shared belief in the power of technology as a force for good.
4 years 5 months
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Signalise Co-op: “We bring deaf people and interpreters together”
Content by Business support for co-ops
"We know of a deaf man who was in hospital for 21 days without any interpreting support. Global agencies often provide poor sign language services in favour of profit," explains Jen Smith on why…
4 years 5 months
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Farmers stand united through co‑operation: Aspatria Farmers
The UK’s farmers must stand united to combat the threat of multi-national corporations in the food supply chain, says Tim Wilson, CEO of Aspatria Farmers.
4 years 7 months