Are you a local cause? Apply to Co-op’s Local Community Fund by 11 June
Our friends at Co-op are looking for some amazing causes to support through its Local Community Fund. Apply for funding now until 11 June 2023.
Using our own funds where they can make the most difference
We’re using our endowment fund to help our partners during the cost-of-living crisis.
Lonely Not Alone 2023 launches this June!
Our youth-led campaign to tackle the stigma of youth loneliness will launch this June during Loneliness Awareness Week. Find out what you can expect and how you can support us.
Creating a long-lasting legacy for change
We brought together nine young co-designers from across the lifespan of the campaign one last time for a weekend of reflection and celebration in Manchester.
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.