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Five new Community Improvement Districts created in bid to save England’s struggling high streets
Second tranche of pioneering Community-focused pilots announced...
Tim Davies-Pugh appointed new CEO of Power to Change
Tim Davies-Pugh has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Power to Change. He takes over from Vidhya Alakeson OBE, who stepped down as Chief Executive in February...
New research programme on levelling up and social infrastructure
A new programme by Power to Change and the British Academy will help to better understand how social infrastructure approaches can contribute to the government’s levelling up...
Queen's Speech 2022: First steps in tackling high street decline
Power to Change’s Ailbhe McNabola responds to the Queen’s Speech 2022 and what the proposed Bills mean for...
Nick Plumb joins High Streets Task Force
Power to Change’s Nick Plumb is appointed to government task force tackling high street...
Britain’s high street crisis reaches tipping point
New report reveals a decade of accelerating shop closures and calls for a new fund to help local people secure property on the high...
£4 million fund to boost local community businesses across the North East
A new partnership between the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) and Power to Change will provide a £4 million boost for community businesses in North East...
Levelling Up White Paper: Power to Change responds
Power to Change responds to the publication of the Government's Levelling Up White...
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...
Leading the way: The funders supporting the next generation of community enterprise leaders
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...
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Understanding community life at a hyperlocal level
Power to Change commissioned Kantar to conduct a ‘hyperlocal’ version of the Community Life Survey, focused on six places in England participating in the Empowering Places programme. This blog outlines some initial findings on the relative impact of our...
Why now is the time for a High Street Buyout Fund
Power to Change’s Nick Plumb outlines why community ownership on the high street is essential to their...
How funders can support community business asset ownership
Asset ownership can have an impact on community businesses and the people they work with. We look at good practices for funders looking to support community businesses with asset acquisition and management....
Recognising the value of community organising
What is community organising? And what potential does it have to tackle local issues? Bonnie Hewson...
Diversity, equity and inclusion update
Laying out our diversity, equity and inclusion plans for the future, and our achievements so...
It's vital that levelling up delivers for communities
Power to Change’s Nick Plumb outlines the four things he’ll be looking out for in the Levelling Up White Paper when it publishes in the coming weeks...
Measuring the impact of community businesses at a neighbourhood level
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...
Real Ideas: From green shoots to mighty oaks
Real Ideas are a pioneering social enterprise supporting people to build better futures. In this blog, Ed Whitelaw reflects on the role of community business in parks and the importance of community climate...
How will COP26 encourage community climate action?
How will COP26 encourage community climate action? Will Walker, our climate action manager, blogs from...
Carbon Co-op: The people powered revolution
Carbon Co-op are a community energy organisation based in Greater Manchester. In this blog, Jonathon Atkinson discusses the importance of community climate action and reflects on what it all means at...
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At Power to Change, our mission is to strengthen community businesses to tackle some of society’s biggest challenges at a local level, including the three biggest challenges of our time: climate change, digital transformation and social inequalities.