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Call for Secretary of State to give £40m funding to community shares from Dormant Assets
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This week, the CEOs of Co-operatives UK, Locality and Plunkett Foundation wrote to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport about the potential to use £40 million of Dormant…
6 days ago
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Grants of up to £200,000 available for agricultural co-ops fighting the climate crisis
The Co-op Foundation is partnering with The Co-op Group to reduce reliance on soy and fertilisers in farming through a new grants schem.
6 days ago
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A new co-operative building resilience to climate change
Co-operatives are being invited to offset their carbon emissions and at the same time help those worst affected by climate change.
8 days ago
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Communities doing it for themselves – new report reveals £210 million raised through community shares
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New report reveals that, to date, £210 million has been invested to create or save vital assets or services across the UK using community shares.
14 days ago
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New £2.2 million funding will help even more communities take ‘levelling up’ into own hands
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£2.2 million funding from Access – the Foundation for Social Investment will enable harder to reach communities and more deprived areas to utilise community shares as a form of raising finance,…
14 days ago
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Government announces £500,000 grant for training and support to social housing tenants
The Confederation of Co-operative Housing, and its partner organisation, Public Participation, Consultation and Research, have received a £500,000 grant to roll out a new training package open to…
22 days ago
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Applications open for the Unfound Accelerator 2023 – supporting new ethical digital businesses
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The search is on for a new cohort of inspiring entrepreneurs who want to develop a digital business in a more collaborative and equitable way...
22 days ago
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan commits to supporting worker co-ops and employee-owned businesses
Content by Ownership Hub
Sadiq Khan announces ground-breaking new partnership with Co-operatives UK and the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) to boost worker ownership and employee ownership in London.
2 months ago
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Cardiff hosts European summit on the future of co-operation in Europe
Delegates from across the continent will gather in Cardiff on 21-22 November to discuss how the movement should evolve to attract a new generation of co-operators.
2 months ago
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Full steam ahead for first co-operatively owned rail service
Formal application submitted to run a co-operatively owned train services in Somerset and Wiltshire.
3 months ago
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Seeking an expert to join our co‑operative governance panel
The Co‑operative Governance Expert Reference Panel, led and facilitated by Co‑operatives UK, is looking for a new panel member.
3 months ago
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Landmark reform on cards for co-operatives
Co-operatives UK is celebrating after government today (28 October) announced it was taking forward crucial legislation giving co-operative societies the option of legally guaranteeing that their…
3 months ago
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Co-operatives UK signs Diversity Forum manifesto
Content by Booster Fund
Co-operatives UK has signed up to a bold new way to address equity, equality, diversity and inclusion in the social investment sector – primarily through the Booster Fund.
3 months ago
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Manchester and Liverpool join forces to explore green energy potential and co-operative models of ownership
Taskforce launched to scope out green energy potential in Manchester and Liverpool city regions and examine potential for co-operative ownership of renewables.
3 months ago
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Co-operatives UK launches Holyoake House design competition
Co-operatives UK is set to explore the scope and scale of a Holyoake House refurbishment project through a design competition.
3 months ago
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Call for £40m investment into community shares
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The Community Shares Unit, led by Co-operatives UK in partnership with Locality and Plunkett Foundation, has responded to the Dormant Assets consultation with a headline call for £40m to be invested…
4 months ago