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Community Shares Practitioner Training Manual 2024
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: Application guidanceFind out more about our upcoming community shares practitioner training programme before you apply.
Retrofit co-operatives: A report for policymakers
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: ReportWith housing accounting for 18% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, the need for policymakers to realise the value of retrofit hubs has never been more crucial.
Green jobs: A case for co-operative growth
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: ReportWe're calling on the next government to implement a strategy to unlock rapid co-operative growth, with the potential to create at least 70,000 good green jobs.
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…
The Purpose of Mutual and Co-operative Business in Society
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingRead our joint prospectus calling on the next government to create a meaningful covenant between mutuals and co-operatives.
Webinar: Is a co-op right for you?
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: WebinarCatch up on this webinar to discover co-ops – their purpose and benefits. Find out if your business idea suits the co-op model…
Webinar: Black History Month through a co-operative lens
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: WebinarWatch this online panel discussion on Black History Month and the co-operative movement – how it started and what it means for us trying to tell the co-op story fairly.
Co-operative and Mutual Economy 2023
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportOur ground-breaking Co-operative and Mutual Economy 2023 report presents a compelling case for harnessing the full potential of co-operatives and mutuals in the UK.
Everybody's Business: A Call for Co-op Growth
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingWe set out how – with the right policies in place – co‑operatives will deliver a more inclusive, responsible, wellbeing-enhancing economy.
Scottish Policy Summit - the results
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportThe Scottish Policy Summit brought co-operatives together to identify needs and opportunities ahead of a major government review of how to support co-operative growth.
Member consultation: Help decide our policy priorities
Related topic: Membership | Resource type: Policy briefingAhead of Co-op Congress and Co-op Fortnight, Co-operatives UK is inviting members to consult on policy priorities as we look ahead to the next general election.
Charities SORP Information Sheet for Community Benefit Societies
Related topic: FinanceContent by Community Shares
This Information Sheet is designed to assist practitioners in implementing the Charities SORP (FRS 102) in relation to the preparation of accounts for Charitable Community Benefit…
Scottish Policy Summit Briefing
Related topic: Policy campaignsThis briefing is intended to inform discussion and debate at the forthcoming Scottish Policy Summit (1 pm – 4.30 pm, 19 April at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh). This summit brings…
Webinar: Freelancers unite! The power of co‑ops and joint working
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
An opportunity for freelancers in any sector to discover how joining forces as a co-operative makes good business sense.
Webinar: Co-ops – empowering arts and culture
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
Discover how people are coming together to create spaces and organisations that enable the arts – and those who work in the arts – to flourish.
Dormant Assets consultation
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingContent by Community Shares
A response from the Community Shares Unit, led by Co-operatives UK in partnership with Locality and Plunkett Foundation, on the Consultation on the English portion of dormant…