#FutureCommunities by the Co-op Foundation

Jan 23 2023 26 mins 1

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Co-op Foundation is the Co-op's charity and we're co-operating for a fairer world. We believe co-operation is at the heart of strong communities, and this makes us a different kind of funder. We work closely with communities, we listen and we learn. We unlock communities’ power by focusing on those who have most at stake. We asked young people to shape our vision, and now we’re co-operating with them and others to turn this into reality. Our #FutureCommunities podcasts share our learning as we work with others to build communities of the future together.

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A radical new way of funding

Jan 23 2023 26 mins

We believe co-operation is at the heart of strong communities and this makes us a different kind of funder. We work closely with communities, we listen and we learn. In our third #FutureCommunities podcast, we talk about how our partners helped us shape a radically new style of unrestricted, long-term funding with co-operation at its heart. Our CEO, Nick, returns with Asimina, our

Co-creating a vision with young people

Jan 16 2023 25 mins

Almost 100 diverse young people helped to create the Future Communities Vision that forms the bedrock of our new ‘Building communities of the future together’ strategy. They’ll inherit the communities we want to create, so it was only fair they got the chance to shape the work we do, too. In this #FutureCommunities podcast, we discuss how this research phase worked, and what

How ‘co-operation’ helped us develop our new strategy

Jan 06 2023 27 mins

We're using our first ever #FutureCommunities podcast to share everything we learned by co-operatively developing our new strategy. Our process took more than 12 months as we collaborated with colleagues, Trustees, Co-op and funded partners, but we truly believe our end-product is richer, and more impactful, as a result. Listen to our CEO Nick; our chair, Jamie; and third sec