Blog £150m endowment gives communities Power to Change Welcome to the Power to Change Why community businesses are a powerful force for good Communities taking back control The role of the communities in the shrinking state Meet our inspiring community business panel Bringing economic and social prosperity to Bamford An insight into our funding decisions 3 businesses receive grants in September Grantee share stories at Power to Change workshops 6 social media tips for community business 6 social media tips for community business to engage with local community Initial Grants Programme closes with promising pipeline What does the Autumn Statement 2015 mean for community business? Anchoring communities in heritage buildings A good year for community business New analysis of community business sector published by Social Finance Stephen Howard appointed new chair of Power to Change Our resolution for 2016: Unleashing community business potential BE Group awarded community business contract by Power to Change Community businesses grow 9% across England in 2015 Community asset transfers must not turn into liabilities New £3.62 million support programme to help communities take control of their local pub Budget 2016: What the chancellor didn't mention Community Shares – it’s not just about the money How we set up a community pub - The Angler's Rest, Bamford Resilience spells hope for Port Talbot Celebration of community businesses success as new £10million fund launched Sports for all in a former mining community Refurbishing a Grade II community arts hall to regenerate a historic centre Burnley community launches call centre in former cotton mill Community Shares Booster Programme - second window of funding open! Hastings Pier: a community business kick-start to regeneration Why join Community Business Weekend? What is leadership? 12 South West entrepreneurs start community business leadership programme National campaign promotes positive impact of community business through inaugural open doors weekend Leadership: can you put it in a wheelbarrow? Community business will give real power back to our fractured country North Yorkshire’s pioneering community owned pubs set to help others trying to save their local Competition to win £6,000 award for a great community business idea launches Community Shares Booster Programme – first round beneficiaries announced Learning the lessons from our Initial Grants Programme Power to Change committed to being fair and inclusive employer People powered - building a fairer energy system Last chance to enter community business competition to win £6,000 award Bad measures make bad data 15 Steps to community-led regeneration Community bookshop receives £150,000 grant to grow Four tips to pitch your community share offer First two community pubs open under new £3m scheme £1m community shares programme open for applications New funding pot for community business start-ups Steady progress for communities taking over local assets Hundreds of local services transferred into community hands in 2016 Insider tips: How evidence can engage policymakers The Autumn Statement and our local communities PM must trust local communities—Power to Change on Autumn Statement Housing in the headlines... Raising investment: small print from the Autumn Statement Casey, Cohesion And The Case For Community Business Community shares - the Christmas gift that keeps on giving Community shares for your Christmas stocking London Feedback Summit 2016 Power to Change priorities in 2017 13 ways to change the place where you live Alternative routes to improving mental health 24 Northern entrepreneurs step up as community business leaders Meaning business – Power to Change turns two First community-owned pub in West Sussex set to open after £300,000 campaign Industrial strategy must be steered by local communities Why shared society is exactly what we need Leeds Community Homes smashes its £360k community share offer target Bristol and Leeds to share in new £1 million Community Housing Programme A community pub in the heart of Inspector Morse country Councils needn’t hang on grimly to our parks EVENT: What are the local solutions to the housing crisis? (2nd March) Community business – younger, happier, more diverse #BeBoldForChange – enterprising women making a difference in their communities Let's #BeBoldForChange Business rate relief should help businesses which are doing good—Power to Change After the budget: What next for our towns and neighbourhoods? Community shares scheme targets £1.4 million for good causes Nuns, courtesans and the funding of community business Five ways you can change where you live for the better Flaunting your assets Government and trusts announce £900,000 investment in community projects Peers have struck the right note for modern civil society New Commission launched to give communities more control Research Institute backs 3 organisations through open call How can community businesses work with GPs to help people take care into their own hands 3 tips for community decision making Why leaders have difficult conversations all the time The Power of Place What is up for grabs at the General Election? New polling—Liverpool feeling cuts harder than other big cities 'Somewhere that we loved so much was just going to waste...' Reflections on the Power of Place Night thoughts on members Over £10m awarded to community groups in the last twelve months—Power to Change New charity partnership between School for Social Entrepreneurs & Power to Change Community housing: More than a stair-cleaning rota Making a reality of the 'shared society' The greatest gift: How volunteering your time and skills can transform your local community Community businesses can fill the gaps left by public and private sector After the NHS – a CHS? New community pubs link to libraries, computer clubs ... even giving blood The UK's 50th co-operative pub, in the PM's backyard Community centres – the centre of communities Known knowns in social investment 'More importantly we were smiling’: how volunteering at my local community business supported me as a trans-woman Opening up our data 9 tips to put your community business on the map How funding rejection can motivate success Top 5 tips for window art: Why all community businesses should be doing it What is it like being part of the Community Shares Practitioner Network? Barnstorms – what community businesses can learn from political campaigning 'Tooling up' to address the housing crisis How to support work/life balance for part-time workers Stimulus package will help build over 1,000 affordable homes, as new poll shows depth of housing concern Warm words and concrete policy What is a weekend? What is benchmarking... and why should we care? Travel through time at Locality Convention ‘17 with the launch of ‘A History of Community Business’ Ground-breaking £8 million programme to tackle inequality at local level announced 'The best networks are like family': The value of community business networks Land and data for the common good For economic success, look to communities that are cohesive and open to newcomers Three heavyweights bring new (and zoo) blood to Power to Change board! How SITR could cause more of a stir In Our Hands: Why the history of community business matters so much today New inquiry launched to explore Future of Community Business in the UK 12 questions to explore community accountability Budget 2017: Devolution not dead but is it deep enough? Budget 2017: Getting the economy moving means shifting power to local neighbourhoods Over 30 years of community-led housing in Hull The birth of the tiny house movement in Bristol Government announces £60 million fund to support community-led housing Hope for Housing A community energy hat-trick £3 million boost for local people wanting to take business into community hands What do you buy a community activist or social entrepreneur for Christmas? Top economists call for Local Authorities to “get social” when valuing community assets Government announces £8.7m to council-led partnerships for public services, economic growth and land for housing Prolonged austerity and Brexit uncertainty continues to hit business confidence, but one sector is bucking the trend Above all, breathe. Community organisations to partner with academics for success Power to Change and Big Society Capital launch £40m investment partnership to help communities take over local solar farms How councils could support more intergenerational households through community-led housing Now we are three Why communities matter to the future of social care Say it with pies, pier rum, oysters or even a pub! Why is Liverpool the location of the week? Communities encouraged to apply for support following extension of £3.85m ‘More than a Pub’ Programme Community Business Weekend returns to champion the power of local people What are the differences between community businesses in England, the Netherlands and Sweden? Are you a community business leader? Community-run pie shop in Liverpool scoops 4 top 3 prizes in British Pie Awards Community businesses can step in where Carillion fears to tread Councillors can protect vital community spaces by putting land and buildings into community hands Gorgeous Goulash gets GCDA on the menu What is Community Business Weekend and how can I take part? £5 million Community Business Fund opens - largest round to date LALA Land? Help us put community business pride of place at Pride in London 2018! How to change power in health? Community businesses invited to join forces with university researchers in Manchester, London and Birmingham Save lives, save money, save time and get real... Learning to let go – the case for community control Power to Change launches Health and Social Care Community of Practice Move over NIMBYS, today people want “COMMUNITY IN MY BACKYARD” How community-led health can go mainstream Community business: the future of the Church of England? Call for community pub leaders to join new community pub network As high street struggles, £700,000 available to bright ideas for community businesses Local authorities should be local impact investors Four new recruits join our Community Business Panel A vision for the future of community business – what you said Tips for young community businesses Raise a Glass to Community Pubs Community Business Weekend 2018 attracts over 17,000 visitors Power to Change invested £23 million in community businesses in 2017 Peer Power – lessons from a peer networking project Why #PrideMatters to community business Why does Power to Change support community pubs? Support community businesses to ease the strain on the NHS Death of the high street? Ensuring there's a future for communities The case for community renewables Community-led Housing: the beginning of a movement Launching the first BME community business toolkit Make the case for community business in the rural economy The Civil Society Strategy – what will it mean for you? Power to Change reopens Community Business Fund - £2.5m available Power Up Bristol: Talkin' Power, Perception & Professionalism Community-led social care: A long term solution The M&S Community Business Challenge kicks off in Liverpool The Community Business Fix: Community pub special Three steps to work more closely with communities Why investors should choose community-led housing ‘This is our building and we want it to work for us!’ - a first-hand account of community asset transfer Everyone’s an investor: What are community shares? Landmark Stretford building celebrated in new podcast series Can our main political parties get behind community businesses? Top Tips for Community Shares ‘Bigging Up’ our local areas – how storytelling can create change £1m fund created to power community-run energy New Grant Funding Initiative Proves to be a Match for Community Business Budget brings welcome news for saving our high streets: communities need to be in the driving seat Power to Change offers funded places on Stir to Action's New Economy Programme 7 reasons why you should attend Locality Convention ‘18 A postcard from Marsh Farm by Anya Hobbs Top tips for High Streets M&S Community Business Challenge Winners Revealed Catalyst for Change by Anya Hobbs Community as remedy: How B Inspired tackles health and social care By 2030 community businesses will be part of a radically more inclusive and democratic way to run local economies M&S on the Community Business Challenge, Liverpool A vision for a people powered Northern Powerhouse An alternative future in Health and Social Care Coffee, cakes and big career breaks M&S Community Business Challenge Liverpool film New £2.2 Million Funding Announced for Community Run Pubs Top tips for community cafes The community business movement: Taking on Liverpool's high streets brick by brick Applications are now open for the Community Business Trade Up Programme The Community Business Market in 2018 - top five things you need to know Liverpool is our business: Film Inspiring new film celebrates the heroes of community business in Plymouth A community-led vision for our high streets Finding a balance: Wellbeing Liverpool: A New Kind of Community A peek into the Booster Programme Panel Join the social radicals in Bradford £1.34m fund to support community food and farming businesses New research: community pub sector continues to thrive Social Prescribing - two good and two bad How do community businesses tackle rural isolation? Housing Crisis: solution for a broken market £3.2m Bright Ideas Fund launches to help community business start-ups in England Valentines Day with social value £4.2m funding available to help community groups to build homes Can our high streets be saved? £1million given to match community shares raised in England Making the case for community business in 2019 New phase for Localism Commission launched: action research with four councils. New partnership to support Suffolk Community Businesses announced New phase for Localism Commission launched with action research with four councils Grant and social investment loan packages available for Community Land Trusts Exploring sustainable community business models through work with 6 BAME organisations in London and Manchester Communities to earn over £2m from solar power generated near their homes New research finds potential for anchor institutions and community business partnerships Anfield and Everton residents to put 'the buzz back' into Oakfield Road after Homebaked Community Land Trust gets go ahead to bring terrace back to life Tackling food poverty the community-led way 5 shortlisted for Next Generation Fund The M&S Community Business Challenge is back - this time in Plymouth M&S sets community business challenge in Plymouth LCR should develop community business leadership programme to support vital sector, major Heseltine Institute report urges Power to Change releases another £3m from its Community Business Fund which has given £22m away to community businesses in England since 2016 Life after council cuts: Inside England’s community run libraries Power up North West Creating a more inclusive economy involves joining up economic and social policy Life after council cuts: Inside England’s community run libraries, the Community Business Fix Podcast meets the people who have saved their libraries from closure Power to Change launches 'Community Business Matters' campaign to show value of growing sector Nudge Community Builders, Billy Ruffians and Makers HQ among the finalists of the M&S Community Business Challenge in Plymouth Does your community business need a boost? Open to all: Research to benefit community businesses Britain not so divided, as new research finds most of us trust our neighbours Growing, hiring and outpacing the SME sector: meet the grassroots businesses that now contribute £1bn to the economy Work at our level, don’t ask us to work at yours Plymouth Winners Revealed at M&S Community Business Challenge New project launched to map support for community businesses in Liverpool City Region 2019 Community Business Weekend flourishes The cycle of the empowering leader New £2.2 million round of funding will support communities across England to save their local pub £1.6m still available to support community share movement M&S launches Community Business Challenge in Bristol Loving the whole rainbow: how community businesses can be inclusive spaces £5m Boost for Charity Bank thanks to deposit from Power to Change A Better Stronger Towns Fund Sustainable Development and Social Business in Jamaica People with Bright Ideas for a community business urged to apply for share of £3.2m fund Community-owned buildings adding £220m a year to economy By deeds and their results: promising government approach to communities M&S launches community business challenge in Bradford Powering our future: how community energy groups are tackling the climate crisis Community-led markets can make community-led high streets Grants of up to £300,000 up for grabs for community businesses Communities taking the lead in health through space, time, power and a good brew Community experts in housing, retail and libraries among Power to Change’s refreshed Community Business Pane Bristol finalists of the M&S Community Business Challenge announced Community businesses can access up to £10,000 and a free learning programme Communities Week 2019 - celebrating the people making their communities better Community business at the heart of local change: Our strategy 2019 - 2022 Next Generation fund awards almost £500k to five community energy projects across England Cheers to the success of the More than a Pub programme! Inquiry seeks to protect a potential 1,300 community assets at risk of falling out of community hands Community businesses making a loss on public service contracts Cut the number of empty shops by putting communities in control of high streets – new report Reboot Localism: Think tank calls for neighbourhoods to be empowered to take control of their futures New report reveals how local authorities can strengthen localism to unlock the power of community partnership Community-run newspaper The Stonehouse Voice launches to give Plymouth a new platform Bristol’s newest investment fund secures over £10 million to address citywide inequality Working with local government - a guide for community businesses Putting community business in the spotlight for party conference season Community pubs and shops booming against backdrop of closures Cash bonus on offer for community businesses who raise funds through Crowdfunder before 2020 Bristol winners revealed at M&S Community Business Challenge New research institute to bridge the divide between elites and communities #CheersTo the community pub! Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram announces potential £5 million support for social economy Bread + Roses, The Thornbury Centre and Queensbury Celtic Football Club named among the Bradford finalists of the M&S Community Business Challenge Power to Change wins Community Energy Award for CORE and Next Generation programmes A tour of community businesses in Liverpool City Region Acclaimed Bristol photographer Mark Simmons launches new portraits to celebrate the rise of the city's community businesses Community shops, pubs, farms and a woodland up for national awards Do we need a Community Power Act? A response by CEO Vidhya Alakeson Crowdmatch programme more than doubles money raised for community businesses on Crowdfunder In conversation with: Finn Jensen Power to Change wins award for highest employee engagement in the not-for-profit sector Bradford winners revealed at M&S Community Business Challenge The Furniture Reuse Project opens new coffee & advice centre to support those in need in Plymouth A round of applause for the rural community business heroes Challenge launched in Liverpool to improve young people’s life chances in 100 days In conversation with: Angie Wright City Poet Vanessa Kisuule co-creates new film celebrating Bristol's brilliant community businesses England now has 9,000 community businesses Power to Change’s Community Business Market Report reveals the sector owns assets worth £950m Five things we’ve learned about new community energy models In conversation with: Simeon Ripley The unsustainability of current social prescribing models Power to Change signs Funder Commitment to tackle climate change Six community energy businesses enter research and development stage of Next Generation Fund A reflection on the General Election result, by CEO Vidhya Alakeson Celebrating the community businesses supporting young people Meet the Community Business Weekend Ambassadors! £650,000 boost for community-run pubs Funding available for research on volunteering in the community business sector Reflecting on how Brexit will affect community business Power to Change partners with Social Investment Business to support grant administration and programme delivery £190,000 fund for social prescribing to launch in Keighley, Bradford Happy 5th birthday to us! Comic Relief, Power to Change and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity join Funder Commitment on Climate Change £5.5 million trading income boost for social-sector organisations with new type of grant Opportunity knocks for people with Bright Ideas for a community business to apply for share of £3.2m fund In conversation with: Rebecca Luff Empowering community businesses in a digital world Brighton community pub to inspire others across the UK Celebrating climate confident community businesses Power to Change signs up to become Living Wage Funder UK’s first post-subsidy community solar farm completed In conversation with: Jen McKevitt "Much valued services will disappear if we don't invest in and professionalise the role of volunteer coordinators" CAF Venturesome launches new fund to give house-building power back to local people The Community Hub Handbook: Step-by-step guide seeks secure future for neighbourhood superstars Power to Change launches environmental theme for Community Business Weekend 2020 Community Shares Fund gets £600k boost from Architectural Heritage Fund to help save threatened high street buildings In conversation with: Jonathan Atkinson Vidhya Alakeson honoured in the 2020 Timewise Power 50 awards Celebrating the women leading community business: Nat Mady, Hackney Herbal New Onward research programme: Repairing our social fabric Celebrating the women leading community business: Kim Johnson MP, Squash Liverpool Celebrating the women leading community business: Grace Harrison, Kitty’s Launderette Celebrating the women leading community business: Fazeela Hanif, Highfield Community Association Budget 2020: How to ‘level up’ for real – put communities in charge Budget 2020: lacking the substance to achieve levelling up The crucial role community businesses play in crisis Community Business Weekend 2020 postponed Government support for community businesses in response to Covid-19 How Power to Change is supporting the community business sector in response to Covid-19 Kindred partners with Combined Authority to support the social economy through COVID-19 crisis Bill Graham: The world changed Brighton community pub provides ‘meals on wheels’ lifeline to elderly locals Power to Change supports new Community Business Mutual Aid group Power to Change signs funders pledge to support grantees through COVID-19 Landmark COVID-19 citizen-science project project launched Makers HQ supports Plymouth health workers by making workwear for COVID-19 testing site Response to the government's Covid-19 social package £195,000 released early so community solar farms can help local people face the COVID-19 crisis Power to Change launches up to £12 million of emergency support to help community businesses during the coronavirus crisis Stir to Action and Power to Change partner to relaunch 20 webinars for free to support communities Local Heroes: How to sustain community spirit beyond Covid-19 Recognising the value of community assets Notes on post Covid-19 recovery Squatting the Economy 12 community organisations launch platform to unleash new wave of community activism People’s Commission on life after Covid-19 launched to lead largest ever public conversation on Britain’s future Community businesses facing volunteer shortage in Covid-19 crisis We have the power to change - The Ubele Initiative Emerging from lockdown: responding to the emergency in our communities High streets face a ‘new normal’ with old problems No more business as usual: How community energy can build back better Community Energy Fortnight Call to support the community pubs which are diversifying to survive during the lockdown Response to The Grimsey Review’s ‘Build Back Better’ report What will it take to save our high streets? Free app gives thousands of small businesses a helping hand to track and trace Covid-19 How to create a reassuring and welcoming in-person customer experience post-lockdown Let's talk/together: Power to Change joins new coalition to build a more connected society Embracing change to maintain community connection through Covid-19 Multi-million pound Covid-19 recovery scheme launches for community-led organisations Power to Change’s CEO joins High Streets Task Force Board New report reveals community businesses generate more income compared with other third sector organisations Is Eat Out to Help Out right for your business? Shifting the Balance £6.5 million boost for Liverpool City Region’s socially trading organisations Your community business has got big decisions to make – we’re here to help New support available for community businesses Vital lifeline to help communities save their local pubs from closure after lockdown Helping local councils to harness community spirit Public relations profession drives call for more social impact suppliers Watch now: our first online Community Business Festival! Communities care… communities, the foundational economy and social care Community businesses plan for expansion in wake of Covid-19 crisis Can a wellbeing approach help towns to flourish? New £5million to help community business navigate pandemic Communities Week: 21 - 25 September 2020 Partnering for impact: supporting a stronger sector Covid update: hospitality restrictions £6.5million community business programme opens final round of support Community ownership key to survival of Britain’s High Streets LCR shows commitment to good business Has the time come for Community Improvement Districts? Choose Communities: Buy Social Farewell to the founders £3million Community Business Renewal Fund unveiled Who controls the high street? Helping communities thrive in 100 days: 6 months on As high street giants fall, community shares help businesses thrive The new civic high street Then One Day...We Saved a Pub The future of Power to Change and what it means for the community business sector Match Trading® boosts community organisations annual trading income by £9,190 New match-funding scheme to help communities rebuild Then One Day: Storms, community shares and the lido that keeps surviving Then One Day : How a windmill helped a community in lockdown The power of the crowd! Bonus episode: How to raise community shares Tony Armstrong: How keeping it local can help the Covid recovery Bonus episode: Navigating Legal Structures New support for community business leaders to navigate Covid-19 Bonus episode: How to get the best out of your volunteers Bonus episode: How to reach your community in lockdown New crowdfunding scheme to help Covid-struck communities 200+ BAME organisations secure share of £9.5m National Lottery funding Why the Chancellor needs to put his trust in our communities Power to Change’s response to the Government’s Spending Review 2020 What's next for the UK's high streets? The biggest challenge community businesses face might be how we describe their challenges How to build a multi-million emergency funding programme in 35 days Community business and those ‘left behind’ places Local councils encouraged to harness the benefits of community business Use returned business rate relief to help save the UK’s troubled high streets From crisis to community empowerment Then One Day: Caring for your Community How 2020 put our name to the test How 2020 put our name to the test – pivoting programmes How 2020 put our name to the test – place-focused programmes and digital skills How 2020 put our name to the test – measuring impact and making the case for community business How 2020 put our name to the test – celebrating the community business sector Meet the successful grantees of Community Business Renewal Fund “Levelling Up” after the lockdown must focus on community revival Three key recommendations from Onward’s new report Opening the lid on Empowering Places: Welcome to the year of accountability Then One Day: Unity on Union Street New community energy peer mentoring programme Community groups with bright ideas for energy innovation to benefit from new peer support Bonus episode: How to create self-managing teams Bonus episode: Setting up a food business Mayor of London backs new fund to boost capital’s high streets Then One Day: Revolution in the Bookshop Our commitment to a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector Biting the ‘better’ bullet: Can community business make places better? The Better Way Network Bonus episode: Working with children Meet more successful grantees of Community Business Renewal Fund Budget 2021: Analysis of the government’s levelling up and community investments Community businesses form £1bn beating heart of local areas Recovery of high streets in coastal towns to be tracked following pandemic Then One Day: United by One Voice Power to Change to remain open for business with new National Lottery investment A vision for the future of Bristol’s voluntary sector beyond Covid Powering up community businesses! Bonus episode: How to buy community buildings Then One Day: The Surf School that put South Shields on the map Better Business 2021 Surveys for Community Pubs and Shops Create new £400m fund to help football fans buy their clubs Fans must control football clubs for communities to thrive | Vidhya Alakeson Then One Day: Bikes Without Barriers Bonus episode: How to adapt to meet the changing needs of your community Platform: A town centre property innovation programme Support communities to save their local pub Bonus episode: How to run a business that can brave the elements Pioneering community solar farms generate £60k for communities Let communities and councils decide what happens on their local high street Then One Day: More Than Football A community shares revolution has been quietly sweeping the country Introducing park pioneers | by Real Ideas Power to Change launches new five year strategy Liverpool City Region’s social economy gets £1million boost Championing inclusion in England’s community business sector Bonus episode: How to engage with your local community What is community energy? Property owners must act now to save UK’s failing high streets Then One Day: The Business of Wellbeing Saving the high street and giving it a Platform Meet the successful applicants of our ReBoost programme Weaving healthy networks: the role of people Five key commitments to support minoritised ethnic communities Abandon centralised ‘Levelling Up’ or risk failure To level up, put communities in the lead Diversity, equity and inclusion: where are we now? Community business Covid-19 diaries Getting to grips with community climate action A new era for community research Why community organisations need community tech What is community hardware and software? Community tech in action Building financial capabilities The Empowering Places model and emerging impact How to make places even stickier Ten things we've learnt about volunteering Party conference diary: How will Labour tackle insecurity and stagnating opportunity? Party conference diary: What's Labour's solution to the high streets question? Party conference diary: How will the Conservatives level up local communities? Older voters sceptical of Government's levelling up agenda Party conference diary: Momentum behind community power building, but can we sustain it? Locality and Power to Change join the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance Invitation to apply: Community development and pilot programme Levelling up: a story from Bromley-by-Bow Sector growth and soaring confidence for community pubs and shops Spending Review invests in social infrastructure but more needed Empowering change through climate action | COP26 Ibe Hayter: Everyday Climate Hero Sandra Salazar D'eca: Everyday Climate Hero Carbon Co-op: The people powered revolution Football fans across country demand ownership of football clubs How will COP26 encourage community climate action? Real Ideas: From green shoots to mighty oaks What does a just transition mean to me? Fan Led Review of Football Governance publishes its recommendations How to enable community-led housing How can community businesses thrive and be sustainable? Leading the way: The funders supporting the next generation of community enterprise leaders Why we are supporting We’re Right Here, the campaign for community power A new era for place-based funding? Measuring the impact of community businesses at a neighbourhood level House of Commons committee publishes high street recommendations for government Thriving community businesses provide economic & social boost despite pandemic England’s first Community Improvement Districts could be the lifeline that helps save our high streets The concept of sector and community business Supporting innovative community energy businesses Celebrating community businesses Climate action support for community businesses It's vital that levelling up delivers for communities Levelling Up White Paper: Power to Change responds The Levelling Up White Paper - what we learned Diversity, equity and inclusion update Year Zero: understanding the impact of our funding Vidhya Alakeson steps down as CEO of Power to Change Recognising the value of community organising How funders can support community business asset ownership The energy crisis and community businesses Power to Change welcomes three community business leaders to the board £4 million fund to boost local community businesses across the North East Milestone £31m refinancing deal for community solar partnership Britain’s high street crisis reaches tipping point Why now is the time for a High Street Buyout Fund Evaluating change for Empowering Places £1,000 boost on offer for community businesses in Liverpool City Region Theory of Change: Powerful Communities, Better Places Changes to Twine app for community businesses The importance of community organisations for local health How can funders support early-stage community businesses? How can funders support established community businesses? The power of in-person events Nick Plumb joins High Streets Task Force Queen's Speech 2022: First steps in tackling high street decline The future of civil society infrastructure funding Helping community businesses be more resilient with Trade Up New research programme on levelling up and social infrastructure Understanding community life at a hyperlocal level Assessing our Diversity, Transparency and Accountability Restitching Britain’s social fabric, one community at a time Tim Davies-Pugh appointed new CEO of Power to Change Five new Community Improvement Districts created in bid to save England’s struggling high streets Learning about what works (and what doesn’t) for community energy businesses Understanding the financial impact of Power to Change’s grant-funding on community businesses North community leaders gear up for innovative programme Supporting community businesses to measure impact Inclusive local economies through traditional retail markets Piloting new partnerships for community-led high street regeneration Power to Change responds to Labour levelling up speech Community organisations respond to Labour’s plans for levelling up Power to Change appoints three new trustee directors What can community businesses do for our high streets? Community ownership key to levelling up Britain’s high streets, according to new research Empowering Places: The impact of the programme on community businesses Our new Prime Minister: What next for the communities agenda? Putting homes in community hands Why we’re making the case for community tech Labour Conference: Centring communities in an ambitious agenda Conservative Conference: A divided party and a new direction for levelling up What next for the communities agenda? Leave the door on the latch for community ownership Untangling TWINE Once upon a TWINE What we've learned from three years of evaluating Empowering Places Power to Change responds to the Autumn Statement Supporting businesses to take innovative approaches to energy and transport Two thirds of people favour community power to restore trust in politics compared to just half for House of Lords reform Local people reliant on community businesses for basic support services A resilient sector responds: new Community Business Market report Communities in Stoke-on-Trent are taking back control of their high street Our mission to put community businesses at the heart of the high street Power to Change announces new Chair Accelerating the Social Economy in the North East A community response to global issues New support for community businesses facing cost of living crisis Cost of living and energy crises: Free resources and webinars New hope for communities in the year ahead Meet the Makers and Maintainers in community tech New research explores solutions for building resilient communities and tackling geographic inequalities £2.2 million fund will help communities take ‘levelling up’ into own hands Space for community: strengthening our social infrastructure Supporting the social economy through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund: a guide for lead authorities What next for community energy businesses? Exploring next generation business models Driving Hendon’s high street revolution How can we encourage a more equitable community business sector? New Dormant Assets provide urgently needed investment to tackle social issues Celebrating the women in community business Spring Budget 2023 Analysis: Unexpected wins, but ongoing challenges for community business Levelling up perspectives from the community to the national level Creating inclusive community spaces on our high streets A new movement to scale up community powered property Exploring barriers to funding: insights from community businesses experiencing marginalisation Unlock your high street buildings with a social value lease New co-funding collaboration heralds greater support for community businesses Exploring barriers to funding: restoring capacity, agency, choice and trust Evolving Power to Change for the long-term Funding and infrastructure organisations must find their North Star to tackle marginalisation Traded income and the link to a more resilient and impactful sector Visiting community powered places with Platform Places Community tech programmes: Walking the walk on open working New report reveals struggling high streets across Britain and highlights community businesses leading regeneration efforts Bringing more investment into the community business sector Supporting community businesses to better measure their impact What we’ve learnt about strengthening community businesses’ financial capabilities How can we build an ecosystem that supports community businesses to be financially savvy? Five lessons for local authorities to grow their social economy What makes a community thrive? Our visit to Witton Lodge Creating a more diverse and equitable community tech sector What have we learnt about the value and impact of supporting crowdfunding among community businesses? Community led approaches are breathing new life into Britain's high streets Reflections from the LGA Conference Innovation Zone Community businesses are more confident, diverse, and optimistic than other third sector organisations Sharing our impact CATALYSING THE COMMUNITY ENERGY SECTOR TO CREATE BETTER PLACES FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET Empowering Places: reflecting on five years of place-based investment CATALYSING THE COMMUNITY ENERGY SECTOR Why Power to Change is staying around for community business The local Impact of Empowering Places New report sets out roadmap to help assess and amplify the positive climate impacts of community businesses Creating high streets of the future through Community Improvement Districts Advocating for community business at Party Conference Conservative Party Conference insights: levelling up and looking forward How community businesses are driving climate action Meet the community businesses on the Discovery Fund How we are tackling DEI, using Data and Discovery Community business is key to building a local political economy that works for everyone King's speech failed to recognise the potential of community business A tale of two cities: the disconnect between Westminster and communities Our response to Government’s consultation on the £87.5 million Community Wealth Fund Hyperlocal 2023: the transformative power of long-term investment in community business Chancellor’s Autumn Statement misses opportunity to back community business Unlocking the Potential of Community Energy How to grow community enterprise leaders: 5 key learnings from our Leading the Way programme New project on privately-owned social infrastructure New proposals could ensure resources are available to facilitate community ownership Biggest ever transfer of community energy assets in the UK is completed Scaling community energy: four key lessons Clusters of community business at a hyperlocal level make places more resilient Fostering community power through regional social action hubs Community ownership key to saving local council assets Empowering Change: How Makers & Maintainers are transforming community technology Tax-cut heavy Spring Budget lacks critical investment in communities Why should the private sector care about space for community? Powering up Britain Labour’s high streets plans a welcome step to Take Back the High Street Power to Change’s plan to take back the high street
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