Power to Change has been rated on our diversity, transparency and accountability by the Friends Provident Foundation, in their first report publication of the Foundation Practice Rating (FPR). What is The Foundation Practice Rating? The FPR is a project led by Friends...
Renaisi’s evaluation outlines the impact that Community Business Fund had on existing community businesses and recommends ways in which funders can support them going forward.
Renaisi’s evaluation outlines the impact that Bright Ideas had on community groups and early-stage community businesses, and recommends ways in which funders can support them going forward.
Twine apps, developed by Power to Change to help support community businesses with their admin, workflows and data collection, are entering their next phase under new ownership.
Power to Change’s vision is that by 2025, more communities in England run businesses that give them power to change what matters to them. They create more resilient places that are better to live and work in for everyone. Our mission is to strengthen community...
Power to Change’s Nick Plumb outlines why community ownership on the high street is essential to their survival.
CORE – a consortium of community solar farms – has secured £31m refinancing. This landmark investment pioneers institutional financing into the community renewable energy sector.
Power to Change are committed to supporting community businesses to play their role in the fairer, greener economy.
Laying out our diversity, equity and inclusion plans for the future, and our achievements so far.
Supporting community businesses to make a real difference in the shift to a fairer, greener economy.
Community energy businesses are taking risks, and building new skills, through Power to Change’s Next Generation programme.
Is the concept of sector useful in understanding and supporting community businesses?
Community Business Market in 2021 report shows thriving sector provides economic and social boost despite the pandemic.
We are continuing to build the evidence base about how community businesses impact on health and wellbeing, employability, social isolation, their local environment, and much more.
A brand-new programme supporting community enterprise leaders in the North East of England and across Yorkshire & Humberside to build their skills and confidence to continue playing a vital role supporting communities.
Climate hero Mark Pepper of Ambition Lawrence Weston shares his thoughts on attending and speaking at COP26.
How will COP26 encourage community climate action? Will Walker, our climate action manager, blogs from COP26.
We are putting the climate crisis at the forefront of every single decision that Power to Change makes.
The public, and older voters especially, are extremely sceptical about the likely impact of the government’s levelling up agenda in their community.
We are seeking proposals from organisations with great ideas that will help to transform the sector, making it more resilient and sustainable for the long term.
Community business Covid-19 diaries give us a window in to how these diverse organisations and their communities coped and responded to the crisis.
Moving towards equity, how will we at Power to Change address the diversity, equity and inclusion recommendations from our latest report?
If government is serious about levelling up, it must put communities in the lead .
This new report explores why the government must abandon its centralised Westminster-led approach to ‘Levelling Up’ or risk failure from outset.
New research report launches five key commitments to support minoritised ethnic communities.