Leadership

We are inviting research agencies and consultants to tender for a £10k contract that will help us decide on the grant-giving focus for round two of our Future Communities Fund. 

Co-op Foundation chair, Jamie Ward-Smith, and fellow trustee, George Imafidon, have received MBEs in the King’s first Official Birthday Honours List.

Co-op’s charity awarded £3.4m in grants to organisations across the UK and globally in 2022 to help build fairer, more co-operative communities.

We’ve welcomed new Co-op colleagues and Council Members to our board of trustees as we begin work to deliver our new five-year strategy, Building communities of the future together.  

From 23 March, the Co-op Foundation will boost Co-op donations to Ukraine by enabling the retailer’s Members to donate the rewards they gain shopping in store to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

We’re taking responsibility to be a more climate-focussed funder by signing the Association of Charitable Foundation’s Funder Commitment on Climate Change.

We’re building on our commitment to increase diversity in charity leadership through £155k worth of grants.

We’ve welcomed two new trustees to our board, as we move into a new era as the Co-op’s charity.

The Co-op Foundation has appointed a new Head of Funding and Partnerships as it enters an exciting new era as Co-op’s charity.

The Co-op Foundation has awarded a £250,000 grant to Refugee Action support Afghan refugees.

We’ve welcomed Michael Fletcher as our newest Trustee.

The Co-op Foundation, welcomes lifelong co-operator Nick Crofts as its new CEO.

Long term co-operative advocate, activist and charity leader, Nick Crofts, will join the Co-op Foundation as our new Chief Executive from January 2021.

The Co-op Foundation, has confirmed the appointment of three new Trustees – Sharon Jones, Sarah Woodcock and Shane Brogan.