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Could you be doing more to deal with environmental issues?
This tool will help you think about your organisation’s progress on tackling environmental issues and possible next steps. The purpose of this is to challenge you not to judge your performance to…
Climate action
Report
Understanding a maturing community shares market
Content 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 Scotland.
Community shares
Graphics
Governance wheel
The governance wheel depicts the key areas of governance that should be in place within a thriving co-operative business.
Governance
Template policy / document
Social media template policies
Social media is a great way to promote your co-op and connect with members and customers. But it's a good idea to ensure all members of your co-op are aware what they can and can't post.
Marketing & communications
Template policy / document
Marketing audit and strategy templates
So you need to write a marketing strategy but where do you start?
Marketing & communications
Report
Revive and thrive: Why co‑ops are pivotal to a fairer, stronger Scotland
This report highlights the success of co‑ops in helping Scots weather the Covid‑19 storm and makes six recommendations for Scottish government to act on, now and after the next election
Policy campaigns
Report
Impact Reports
The Impact Report is a snapshot of what Co-operatives UK has achieved together with its members each year.
Co-operatives UK
Leaflet / Guide
Guidance for societies facing financial strife
Content by Community Shares
Our guidance for societies facing financial strife clearly outlines the steps societies should take when experiencing financial difficulty.
Community shares
Webinar
Webinar – What Is A Co-op?
Content by Co-op Connections
Co-ops are found in all sectors of the economy – from high street retailers to community-owned pubs and from fan-owned football clubs to farmer-controlled businesses.
What is a co-op?
Leaflet / Guide
Shariah compliance for community shares
Content by Community Shares
An initial report from Amanah Advisors on the potential for community share offers to be recognised as Shariah compliant.
Community shares
Research
Open data
Co-operatives UK monitors a range of data sources to provide the most comprehensive intelligence available on the UK co-operative sector
Research
Policy briefing
Green Shares Bill: our position
This paper sets out Co-operatives UK’s position in response to the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) Bill, also known as the ‘Green Shares Bill’.
Policy campaigns
Energy crisis: Letter to the Prime Minister
Co-operatives UK is writing to the new Prime Minister urging immediate action to help co-operatives through the energy price shock and economic crisis.
15 AI tools you can use today
Make your idea magical with these AI-powered marketing tools! Perfect for people and organisations with smaller marketing budgets.
Application guidance
Recovery Share Offers Guidance
Content by Community Shares
The purpose of this guidance is to support societies to use community shares to improve their solvency as part of their response and recovery to a crisis.
Community shares
Policy briefing
Community co‑operation in the Covid‑19 recovery
This paper responds to the Prime Minister’s call for proposals for how civil society, community groups and social enterprise can be supported to contribute to ‘levelling up’ and the COVID‑19 recovery.
Policy campaigns