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, [...]
28th and 29th October 2021 Two day study visit to 3 community-owned pubs in Oxfordshire This event, sponsored by Blenheim, is FREE to all Oxfordshire groups interested in learning more about community-ownership of their local pub. Attendees will visit 3 pubs in the county (with transport provided), hearing first-hand from local residents [...]
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 [...]
Plunkett's community business manager Alison Macklin looks at the importance of choosing a legal structure.
Harriet English, Plunkett's Head of Engagement, outlines the benefits of locating community businesses in active places of worship. Many great ideas begin with a friendly conversation, a chance meeting or in response to a set of unexpected circumstances. An initial spark of an idea often inspires a group of people to come [...]
More than a Pub programme – final report and reflections The More Than A Pub (MTAP) programme, run by the Plunkett Foundation with funding from Power to Change and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, was an unprecedented success for the community-owned pub sector. Delivered in partnership with social lenders [...]
Plunkett's community business manager Alison Macklin looks at the importance of choosing a legal structure.
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