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The energy crisis and community businesses
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Levelling Up White Paper: Power to Change responds
Power to Change responds to the publication of the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper.
House of Commons committee publishes high street recommendations for government
Power to Change responds to the House of Commons Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee’s high streets report.
Fan Led Review of Football Governance publishes its recommendations
Power to Change responds to the Fan Led Review of Football Governance
How will COP26 encourage community climate action?
How will COP26 encourage community climate action? Will Walker, our climate action manager, blogs from COP26.
Older voters sceptical of Government’s levelling up agenda
The public, and older voters especially, are extremely sceptical about the likely impact of the government’s levelling up agenda in their community.
Ten things we’ve learnt about volunteering
Power to Change recently commissioned a study on the value that volunteers contributed to community businesses. In this blog, Sarah Thelwall describes some of the findings that might be useful for community businesses.
The Empowering Places model and emerging impact
Following on from the progress update of Empowering Places in January of this year, Bonnie Hewson shares a roundup of our learning to date.
Building financial capabilities
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
Community business Covid-19 diaries give us a window in to how these diverse organisations and their communities coped and responded to the crisis.
Diversity, equity and inclusion: where are we now?
Moving towards equity, how will we at Power to Change address the diversity, equity and inclusion recommendations from our latest report?
To level up, put communities in the lead
If government is serious about levelling up, it must put communities in the lead .
Abandon centralised ‘Levelling Up’ or risk failure
This new report explores why the government must abandon its centralised Westminster-led approach to ‘Levelling Up’ or risk failure from outset.
Five key commitments to support minoritised ethnic communities
New research report launches five key commitments to support minoritised ethnic communities.
Championing inclusion in England’s community business sector
Community businesses strengthen local economies and enrich the fabric of society. They bring people together to improve their local areas, often operating in low-income areas while supporting our most vulnerable groups.
Meet more successful grantees of Community Business Renewal Fund
Meeting the grantees using their grants to support their communities through the Covid-19 crisis.
Biting the ‘better’ bullet: Can community business make places better?
What do we mean by ‘better places’? Can community businesses really transform their local areas?
Opening the lid on Empowering Places: Welcome to the year of accountability
Programme manager Bonnie Hewson reflects on the progress of the programme