Georgina Edwards, Plunkett's Policy & Research Manger outlines five ways that community businesses are already fighting the climate crisis As businesses that are owned and run by local people, community businesses have ethical practice and local accountability at their core. Now, with greater awareness of the climate crisis, we are seeing more [...]
An inspiring, community pubs event for new and trading groups at Exelby Green Dragon, Yorkshire Available to attend online or 'in-person' - Thursday 11 November, 9.00-15.30 Join our inspiring, interactive community pubs event to discover the opportunities for establishing new or developing existing community businesses. This event, running from 9am to 3.30pm, [...]
Plunkett Foundation is proud to launch its latest set of reports providing an insight into the health of the community pub and community shop sectors. Our flagship reports capture the headline trends of both sectors in 2020, and bring the stats to life with insights directly from community businesses themselves. The [...]
We’re so pleased to share this film with you about our work and the work of Siop Griffiths, Penygroes, Wales, one of the community shops that we’re incredibly proud to have supported through our advice, training and technical expertise. This film is a celebration not only of the amazing impact of Siop [...]
James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation’s Chief Executive, explains how placing communities at the heart of food production and supply will lead to fairer access to fresh, healthy food for all. We are enormously excited by our ambitions to release the potential of new and existing community businesses, small scale producers and local food suppliers, [...]
Reports Launch Event - Community Pubs and Shops: A Better Form of Business 2021 Wednesday 20th October, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm - via Zoom Plunkett Foundation will launch its latest set of business reports providing an insight into the health of the community pub and shop sectors. Our flagship reports capture the [...]
James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation's Chief Executive, explains the issues many communities face in accessing healthy, nutritious food in rural areas. Amongst the many difficulties we have all experienced in the past year, our members and a wide variety of community-owned businesses have seen at first hand the vulnerability of the UK’s food system [...]
New Autumn & Winter Training Programme For Community Businesses From financing your community business and growing sales, to managing your customers and embracing change to make your business thrive. The Plunkett Foundation Training Hub offers a programme of events that develop your skills and knowledge and allow you to network with experts [...]
Chris Collin, Director of Three Rings CIC explains their role supporting charities and communities during the pandemic. Three Rings – an online volunteer management system – is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) run by volunteers and dedicated to helping charities and community businesses to co-ordinate, communicate with and manage their volunteer’s time [...]
Wishing Harriet English, Plunkett's Head of Engagement, all the best for the London Marathon on Sunday On Sunday, alongside thousands of others our Head of Engagement, Harriet English will be running her first ever London Marathon to raise funds for the Plunkett Foundation and Prostate Cancer Research. We are incredibly proud of [...]
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