News and Events 9 tips to put your community business on the map 12 questions to explore community accountability Community as remedy: How B Inspired tackles health and social care People with Bright Ideas for a community business urged to apply for share of £3.2m fund Bristol’s newest investment fund secures over £10 million to address citywide inequality Local Heroes: How to sustain community spirit beyond Covid-19 £6.5 million boost for Liverpool City Region’s socially trading organisations Vital lifeline to help communities save their local pubs from closure after lockdown Community ownership key to survival of Britain’s High Streets How to build a multi-million emergency funding programme in 35 days A vision for the future of Bristol’s voluntary sector beyond Covid Create new £400m fund to help football fans buy their clubs Pioneering community solar farms generate £60k for communities SAFE Regeneration, Bootle Diversity, equity and inclusion: where are we now? The Empowering Places model and emerging impact How to make places even stickier Ibe Hayter: Everyday Climate Hero Sandra Salazar D'eca: Everyday Climate Hero How can community businesses thrive and be sustainable? England’s first Community Improvement Districts could be the lifeline that helps save our high streets It's vital that levelling up delivers for communities Recognising the value of community organising How funders can support community business asset ownership £4 million fund to boost local community businesses across the North East Milestone £31m refinancing deal for community solar partnership Britain’s high street crisis reaches tipping point Why now is the time for a High Street Buyout Fund Evaluating change for Empowering Places How can funders support early-stage community businesses? How can funders support established community businesses? The future of civil society infrastructure funding Helping community businesses be more resilient with Trade Up Understanding community life at a hyperlocal level Assessing our Diversity, Transparency and Accountability Learning about what works (and what doesn’t) for community energy businesses Understanding the financial impact of Power to Change’s grant-funding on community businesses Inclusive local economies through traditional retail markets What can community businesses do for our high streets? Empowering Places: The impact of the programme on community businesses What next for the communities agenda? Untangling TWINE What we've learned from three years of evaluating Empowering Places Two thirds of people favour community power to restore trust in politics compared to just half for House of Lords reform Accelerating the Social Economy in the North East New support for community businesses facing cost of living crisis New hope for communities in the year ahead Meet the Makers and Maintainers in community tech New research explores solutions for building resilient communities and tackling geographic inequalities £2.2 million fund will help communities take ‘levelling up’ into own hands Space for community: strengthening our social infrastructure Supporting the social economy through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund: a guide for lead authorities What next for community energy businesses? Exploring next generation business models Driving Hendon’s high street revolution Spring Budget 2023 Analysis: Unexpected wins, but ongoing challenges for community business Levelling up perspectives from the community to the national level Creating inclusive community spaces on our high streets Exploring barriers to funding: insights from community businesses experiencing marginalisation Unlock your high street buildings with a social value lease New co-funding collaboration heralds greater support for community businesses Exploring barriers to funding: restoring capacity, agency, choice and trust Evolving Power to Change for the long-term Funding and infrastructure organisations must find their North Star to tackle marginalisation Traded income and the link to a more resilient and impactful sector Visiting community powered places with Platform Places New report reveals struggling high streets across Britain and highlights community businesses leading regeneration efforts Bringing more investment into the community business sector Supporting community businesses to better measure their impact What we’ve learnt about strengthening community businesses’ financial capabilities How can we build an ecosystem that supports community businesses to be financially savvy? Five lessons for local authorities to grow their social economy What makes a community thrive? Our visit to Witton Lodge Creating a more diverse and equitable community tech sector What have we learnt about the value and impact of supporting crowdfunding among community businesses? Community led approaches are breathing new life into Britain's high streets Community businesses are more confident, diverse, and optimistic than other third sector organisations Sharing our impact Empowering Places: reflecting on five years of place-based investment Catalysing the community energy sector Why Power to Change is staying around for community business The local Impact of Empowering Places New report sets out roadmap to help assess and amplify the positive climate impacts of community businesses Creating high streets of the future through Community Improvement Districts How community businesses are driving climate action Meet the community businesses on the Discovery Fund How we are tackling DEI, using Data and Discovery Community business is key to building a local political economy that works for everyone King's speech failed to recognise the potential of community business A tale of two cities: the disconnect between Westminster and communities Our response to Government’s consultation on the £87.5 million Community Wealth Fund Hyperlocal 2023: the transformative power of long-term investment in community business Chancellor’s Autumn Statement misses opportunity to back community business Unlocking the Potential of Community Energy How to grow community enterprise leaders: 5 key learnings from our Leading the Way programme New project on privately-owned social infrastructure New proposals could ensure resources are available to facilitate community ownership Biggest ever transfer of community energy assets in the UK is completed Scaling community energy: four key lessons Clusters of community business at a hyperlocal level make places more resilient Fostering community power through regional social action hubs Community ownership key to saving local council assets Empowering Change: How Makers & Maintainers are transforming community technology Tax-cut heavy Spring Budget lacks critical investment in communities Why should the private sector care about space for community? Powering up Britain Labour’s high streets plans a welcome step to Take Back the High Street Power to Change’s plan to take back the high street What the mayoral elections mean for communities How we’re backing community business Unlocking finance for community business Funding for community business must be more affordable, flexible and accessible, new report finds Financing the future economy report launch What are we doing to help finance the future economy? Social investment that serves communities Putting communities at the heart of our future economy Do party manifestos matter? How can the new government make change happen? A community-powered vision for a new government Community shares are crucial to a future economy that works for all Tackling cost-of-living and climate resilience through the Resilient Communities Fund English Devolution Bill and Community Right to Buy could be transformational for community business Push devolution beyond the town hall to restore trust in government A new look for Power to Change Private space, public good – the private sector and social infrastructure Places and spaces matter: a Community Right to Buy It’s just the beginning for community power Governing in partnership: How can Labour collaborate with business and civil society to create lasting change? Delivering missions locally: meet the Liverpool City Region’s community businesses Political influencing in action: what we're doing at the party conferences Power in your hands: community ownership driving local growth Getting a Community Right to Buy right Postcard from Brighton: The communities agenda at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference Power to Change welcomes new Deputy CEO
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