Head of Community Business, Claire Spendley shares an update from the Community Business team following announcements made at the AGM In our 2022-2026 strategy, we articulated an ambition to provide a first-class ‘universal’ service for community businesses throughout the UK - ensuring that Plunkett had sufficient resources to meet the support needs [...]
This new blog has been written ‘in conversation’ with Stephen Nicol and James Alcock. You will have seen last month that we were delighted to announce the continuing support of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Our long-term partners are backing Plunkett’s strategy of mobilising the community business movement to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion [...]
Harriet English, Head of Engagement on our work with the North Barnes Farm Partnership Plunkett works closely with the North Barnes Farm Partnership (NBFP) in an advisory capacity as part of a shared ambition to promote the concept of walkable and sustainable new settlements underpinned by community businesses and community infrastructure. The [...]
As part of Plunkett's ambition to support more community businesses to set up in active places of worship we are delighted to announce the first group in Wales to benefit from a grant, thanks to our programme of support funded by Benefact Trust. One of the reasons many community businesses fail to [...]
The resounding message from Plunkett’s community business conference, Facing the Future: Together, was that “we can’t stand still”. Representatives from community businesses all over the UK came together at this one-day event on 6 July in Birmingham, sharing experiences and ideas with peers, keynote speakers and panellists, partners and suppliers, and [...]
The #iwill programme was delivered by the Plunkett Foundation from 2022 to 2023, to help community businesses engage, involve and employ young people. It was funded by the Dulverton Trust, in partnership with the #iwill Fund (a joint investment between The National Lottery Community Fund and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport). [...]
The countdown is on for the Plunkett team with only one week to go until the community business sector converges on Austin Court in Central Birmingham for Plunkett’s ‘Facing the Future; Together’ community business conference, sponsored by Bestway Wholesale, on Thursday July 6th. Members of the Plunkett Membership Team did the final recce of [...]
Survey now live! What is the research about, and why are you doing it? ‘Better Form of Business’ is a series of research reports that have been completed annually by the Plunkett Foundation since 2011. The reports help Plunkett to understand the needs and health of the community business sector, trends in growth and [...]
James Alcock, Chief Executive reflects on the Future Countryside event held at Hatfield House I was honoured to represent our members at the Future Countryside conference held at Hatfield House earlier this week, co-chaired by rural champions Nick Herbert and Julian Glover. The event had keynote speeches from political leaders including Rory [...]
Plunkett's project manager, Susie Middleton shares her thoughts on youth loneliness ahead of Loneliness Awareness Week 2023. There’s a lot of hard work going on, all year round, up and down the country to raise awareness of loneliness and at the same time reduce the stigma that surrounds it. But the fact [...]
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