Leadership
Acting fast and funding flexibly to help tackle the refugee crisis
Nick Crofts, CEO of Co-op Foundation, talks about our biggest single donation to Refugee Action in response to the Afghan Refugee crisis.
Building on the lessons of 2020 for a fairer future with a co-operative difference
Co-op Foundation CEO, Nick Crofts, blogs for the first time in his new to share our highlights and learning from a 2020 like no other.
We’re celebrating a record-breaking 12 months
Blog: 2018 was a year to remember for the Co-op Foundation. With the support of Co-op colleagues and members as well as major new funding partnerships, we almost trebled our income to help us make a bigger impact than ever.
How young people’s voices help us allocate funding
Blog: Listening to the communities we serve and ensuring they have a voice in what matters to them is one of our key commitments to democracy.
We’re recruiting four new Trustees
Blog: Bringing more diverse skills and backgrounds to our Board will help us prepare for the next phase of our charity’s development. Could you be part of this?
#ValuesinAction – the heart of our Co-op difference
In our final blog for Co-operatives Fortnight 2018, we look at how putting our values into action adds up to our #coopdifference …
#ValuesInAction – Helping young care leavers tackle loneliness together at the Co-operative College
In our penultimate blog for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values guide everything we do, we look at how our funding for the Co-operative College is helping young care leavers come together to tackle loneliness …
#ValuesInAction – going the extra mile for honesty and openness
In our latest blog for Co-operatives Fortnight, we look at how our values of honesty and openness are helping us give a voice to the young people and communities we support …
#ValuesInAction – Giving young people a say in how we allocate our funding
In our third blog for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values guide everything we do, we look at how communities and young people are having on say on how we allocate our funding …
#ValuesInAction – investing wisely to make a difference to society
In our latest blog for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values impact on everything we do, we look at how our investments can combine financial returns with achieving great things for communities and the environment…
#ValuesInAction – Championing equality for LGBT+ young people
In the second in our series of blogs for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values guide everything we do, we look at how our funding for The Proud Trust is helping LGBT+ young people overcome loneliness and champion equality …
#ValuesInAction – Sowing the seeds for a more empowered community in Hulme
In the first in a series of blogs for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values guide everything we do, we look at how our funding for Hulme Community Garden Centre is empowering the community in south Manchester…