To make the community business sector more resilient and grow, we are developing community business leaders and giving them opportunities to connect and share their story with the public. If you are a community business leader, you may be interested in joining our Community Business Network on Facebook, or a peer network.
Developing community business leaders
During a two year programme commissioned by Power to Change, the RSA, in association with Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) and the Sheffield University Management School, nearly 60 community business leaders have developed their management and leadership skills to benefit the community business and the wider sector. Find out more on the RSA website.
Here are the community business leaders who have graduated from the programme:
South West Community Business leaders
- Andrew Davey and Dee Lalljee from Crediton Community Bookshop, community bookshop
- Fiona Ollerhead from the Pantry Partnership, community food
- Hannah Sloggett from Stonehouse Action, community regeneration
- Jenny Coles from Plymouth Community Energy, community energy
- Petronella Tyson and Jonathan Newey from Coexist, community hub
- Rob Savage from The Ardagh, community cafe
- Liz Sullivan from Whole Again Communities CIC, community food
- Naomi Griffith from Onion Collective, community regeneration
- Sefton Paine from The Seed, community shop
Northern cohort
- Caroline Afolabi-Deleu, Success 4 All CIC
- Nicholas Andrews, MoorEnd Development Trust
- Kate Collins, My Outdoor Classroom
- Mandi Cresswell, Meadow Well Connected
- Gavin Fletcher, Sustainable Harborough
- Caroline Gore-Booth, Giroscope community housing
- Bill Graham, New Wortley Community Centre
- Nick Green, Incredible Farm
- Lesley Harrison, Origin Sports
- Alison Haskins, Halifax Opportunities Trust
- Clare Mappin, Burton Street Foundation community hub
- Allison Mckay, Humantics CIC community arts and culture
- Jon Ross, Sow the City
- Wakas Sajjad and Natalie Taylor, Wythenshaw Forum
- Carol Smith, Birtley Community Association
- Mark Southwell, Oblong community centre
- Pete Tatham, Hyde Park Source
- Frankie Wales, Redcar Development Trust
- Mark Wilde, Foxhill Forum
- Steve Williams, Oasis Church Garden Worksop
- Jonathan Williams, St Catherine’s Wakefield
South cohort:
- Alex Totney, Black Country Radio
- Cam Jarvis, Company Drinks
- Charlotte Steele, Sutton Community Farm
- Clare Owens and Rebecca Vipond Squash Nutrition
- Eliane McGinty, Phoenix Cultural Centre
- Iain Chambers, The Bevendean community pub
- Karen Patridge, Echo (Economy of hours)
- Lillian Gerber, PinPoint Inc, East London
- Matt Salvage, SoCo Music Project
- Moussa Amine Sylla, Selby Trust
- Paul Flaherty, Brixton Green
- Poppy Mosbacher, Build Brighton
- Sally Long, Friends of Cricklewood Library
- Susheel Rao, FoodSmiles, St Albans
- Tom Druitt, The Big Lemon
- Will Cottrell, Brighton Energy Coop
