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Community shares impact report 2023
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportContent by Community Shares
We are delighted to publish the first ever impact report of our community shares work.
Community Shares Finance Guide
Related topic: FinanceContent by Community Shares
Introduction to the Finance GuideThis guide is for directors, trustees and staff of a co-operative, community benefit or charitable community benefit society. It aims to be an…
Booster Fund – practitioner session
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: WebinarContent by Booster Fund
Alice Wharton, Booster Fund Senior Manager at Co-operatives UK, and Tim Coomer, Co-operative and Community Finance (CCF), ran this webinar for advisors about the Community Shares…
Community shares report 2023: Communities doing it for themselves
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: ReportContent by Community Shares
It has been a decade since the Community Shares Unit launched in 2012 with over £210 million raised using this unique form of finance.
Shariah Compliant Community Shares Guidance
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideContent by Community Shares
The Community Shares Booster Fund brochure
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideContent by Community Shares
This document invites institutions to join Co‑operatives UK and our partnership of anchor institutional investors, to grow the thriving community shares market via investment in…
Platform co-ops – founder journey
Resource type: Leaflet / GuideContent by Unfound
This resource outlines the journey a new platform co-op could take based on the experience of other platform co-op founders.
Platform co‑ops – a primer
Resource type: Leaflet / GuideContent by Unfound
A brief overview of what a platform co‑op is and isn't.
Understanding a maturing community shares market
Related topic: Fundraising | Resource type: ReportContent by Community Shares
Understanding a maturing community shares market is the most comprehensive report ever published on the community shares sector – funded by Power to Change and Community Shares…
Guidance for societies facing financial strife
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideContent by Community Shares
Our guidance for societies facing financial strife clearly outlines the steps societies should take when experiencing financial difficulty.
Shariah compliance for community shares
Related topic: Fundraising | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideContent by Community Shares
An initial report from Amanah Advisors on the potential for community share offers to be recognised as Shariah compliant.
More Than a Shop podcast transcripts
Related topic: What is a co-op? | Resource type: PodcastContent by More than a Shop
Presented by BBC broadcaster Elizabeth Alker, More Than a Shop welcomes guests with something new and radical to say about the big issues of our day and doing business the right…
More Than a Shop episode 9: Let’s build something better together
Related topic: What is a co-op? | Resource type: PodcastContent by More than a Shop
During the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve seen some inspirational stories of co‑operation. For Co-op Fortnight 2020, we collected just a few of those inspiring stories from co‑operatives…
More Than a Shop episode 8: Speaking up for our planet
Related topic: What is a co-op? | Resource type: PodcastContent by More than a Shop
Speaking up for our planet: turning talk into action explores climate change and climate justice.
More Than a Shop episode 7: The future of the UK’s high streets
Related topic: What is a co-op? | Resource type: PodcastContent by More than a Shop
This More Than a Shop podcast explores the changing landscape of UK high streets.
More Than a Shop episode 6: Digging in – the local food revolution
Related topic: What is a co-op? | Resource type: PodcastContent by More than a Shop
Food, glorious food is the focus of the sixth More Than a Shop podcast episode.