We work with our partners to build better places.
We know community business works to build stronger communities and better places to live. We back them to grow and succeed. But we don’t do it alone, we work in partnership with a range of organisations to shape the conditions for community businesses to thrive.
We work with a large range of organisations to shape the conditions for community businesses to thrive. This includes:
- Funders and foundations
- Investors, from social investors to private investors
- Government at all levels, including regional and local authorities
- Think tanks and advocacy organisations
- Community businesses
Want to work with us?
We do, test and learn in three areas
News and views
Our thinking and latest updates on how we’re backing community business.
The Shuttered Front: High street decline and the rise of Reform
Power to Change’s new analysis – Introducing the Shuttered Front – suggests a clear association between high street decline and an increased support for Reform UK in England.
Imagine if we took community seriously
What would the future look like if communities had more say and power, and how would we make this happen? James Plunkett reflects as part of our 10th anniversary essay collection.
Five high street innovators join new learning partnership
Community-Led High Street Innovators invests in community-led action to revitalise high streets and town centres across England.
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Learning what works
We’ve built up significant evidence and research about what works for community business to thrive. We are committed to partnering with think tanks and research institutions to test, do and learn how to tackle the barriers to their success.
The economic contribution of community business
There have long been gaps in quantitative evidence around the unique economic contribution that community business makes. This new research provides an estimate of the total economic contribution made by community businesses to the national economy. It highlights the different ways, to whom, and where community businesses drive economic benefits locally.
Powering Up diversity, equity and inclusion reports
The Powering Up Programme offered deliver capacity building support for the organisationThese interim and final reports outline the diversity, equity and inclusion approach taken during the Powering Up programme.
‘No-code’ but not alone
A guide for community businesses developing the right tech with the right type of support, drawing on lessons from our Powering Up programme. This guide is designed to help community businesses explore a model of digital development that balances the strengths of no-code solutions with the benefits of expert collaboration.
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