Resources

An opportunity for groups across the Lancaster district and beyond to discover the power of co-ops to strengthen communities.

An opportunity to discover how platform co‑ops can put power and profits in the hands of service providers, rather than tech giants.

Discover co-ops – their purpose and benefits. And find out if your business idea suits the co-op model…

Discover co-ops – their purpose and benefits. And find out if your business idea suits the co-op model…

Hear from our a panel of young people who have been involved in or founded a range of co‑ops. Discover how co‑ops can empower young people and provide opportunities to help them…

Empowering Places aims to build more resilient communities by supporting community businesses to provide benefits and opportunities for local people.  

To ensure transparency and enable member scrutiny we publish summaries from our board's most recent discussions and decisions.

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…

Health and safety managers from three large retail co-operatives share their expert health and safety knowledge in this hour-long webinar on dealing with COVID-19 on retail…

Co-ops across the world are based on shared values and principles. These colourful posters are a great reminder.

Co-operatives UK's membership team hosted a discussion about the key concepts of membership, how to get to know them and how to keep them engaged with you. 

Published in February 2019, this report outlines the conditions necessary for platform co‑operatives to become viable alternatives to Big Tech corporations.

Community Economic Development (CED) gives people the opportunity to meaningfully shape the economy where they live. It enables those living, working and doing business in an area…

 This film introduces some of the aspects of director recruitment for co-ops.