Fixing the foundations: A communities strategy for Britain
This paper explores community cohesion, empowerment and growth in response to the riots across the UK this summer. The recommendations put communities in the lead, reflecting the importance of places to meet and the need for support from all levels of government.
Annual Report 2023
Our 2023 annual report reviews the ninth year of Power to Change’s operations. It covers the grants we made and our future plans, alongside a financial review of 2023 and our statutory accounts.
Roots of renewal: Empowering communities, transforming Britain
This manifesto sets out how the new Government can help to create the conditions for community business to thrive.
Getting it right: Introducing and implementing a Community Right to Buy
This report offers detailed guidance for the Government on how to implement a Community Right to Buy. It is based on almost 10 years of knowledge working with communities and in-depth interviews with community leaders, politicians, civil servants and others.
Leading the Way – Evaluation Report
The Leading the Way programme aimed to increase the skills, confidence, and networks of community enterprise leaders. This report evaluates it's impact, including on their enteprises and communities.
The role of Community Energy in a Just Transition to Net Zero
This policy report highlights the support needed from government, local authorities, electricity systems operators, and funders to unlock the potential of Community Energy Businesses (CEBs) in achieving a Net Zero future.
Community business and climate action
Scoping and analysing community business’ role in the transition to a fairer, greener economy
The Community Dividend: Why the next government should empower communities
With a general election on the horizon, Power to Change has set out its key policy asks of the next government to create the conditions for community businesses to thrive.
Community business climate action programme scoping study
Scoping the opportunities, considerations and areas of focus for the design of a community business climate action programme.
Learning for community energy groups in a post-subsidy world
Five ‘practical learning guides’ have been developed to share learning emerging from community energy innovation projects. These should be useful to community energy groups considering new approaches and also to other community businesses considering action on energy and climate issues.
The benefits of being in a community energy group
The Next Generation programme supported survey research with 205 members of three community energy groups to explore the difference that community energy made to their lives.
Backing our neighbourhoods
This paper examines the role that community organisations can play in the government’s levelling up agenda.
These Clubs are Ours: Putting football into community hands
These Clubs are Ours: Putting football into community hands, calls for government to put a Community Club Ownership Trust at the heart of football reform.
