Future, fair communities: It’s in our hands
We worked with funded partners and young people in 2022 to design a new strategy and begin building future, fair communities together. Read our new Learning & Impact Report to find out what we achieved and learned.
Round Two of our £3.5m Carbon Innovation Fund opens today
Find out how to apply for grants of up to £200k from our record-breaking Co-op environmental partnership.
Our new #FutureCommunities podcast is here
We start the year with our first ever podcast series, talking through what went well, and what we learned, while developing our 2022-27 strategy.
Want to know more about Round Two of our Carbon Innovation Fund?
Join us online to learn more about our Carbon Innovation Fund when applications open on Wednesday 1 February.
Strategy learning blog (6/6): A radical and co-operative approach to grant making
In our sixth strategy learning blog from 2022, we announce our trailblazing new strategy.
Strategy learning blog (5/6): Building communities of the future together
In our fifth strategy learning blog from 2022, we invite everyone to join our launch webinar.
Strategy learning blog (4/6): Young people’s vision of future, fair communities
In our fourth strategy learning blog from 2022, we share what young people told us about their ideal future, fair communities.
Strategy learning blog (3/6): Learning matters when building co-operative communities
In our third strategy learning blog from 2022, we share what we uncovered about the importance of learning.
Strategy learning blog (2/6): Putting communities at the heart of our grant making
In our second strategy learning blog from 2022, we discuss what we found out from our partners about participatory grant-making.
Strategy learning blog (1/6): Help us create a vision for Co-op’s charity
In our first strategy learning blog from 2022, we asked young Co-op Members to help build our vision.
New fund alert: If you’re developing diverse leaders of the future, we want to hear from you
Eligible organisations can now apply for unrestricted grants of up to £30,000 a year for five years through our £1.5m Future Communities Fund.
Joining forces with Co-op to give away power
We’ve signed the #iwill Movement’s Power of Youth Charter and committing to give young people a voice in what we do.
An exciting new fund for charities building fairer communities of the future
Unrestricted, long-term grants of up to £30,000 a year are available through our Future Communities Fund.
We can all help lonely young people this World Kindness Day
This World Kindness Day we’re celebrating the amazing things young people do to support each other, and sharing how we can all help lonely young people through Lonely Not Alone.
Building Trust(ees)
We’re celebrating Trustees Week by inviting our Board members, George Imafidon and Sheila-Jane Malley, to share their hints and tips on how to apply for and be effective trustees.