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Co-operatives UK partners with Ubele to launch new research on community shares and diversity
Content by Community Shares
We are pleased to share news of a partnership and piece of research with The Ubele Initiative exploring the barriers and opportunities for black and racially minoritised communities leading community…
4 months
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Tips on bidding to the Community Ownership Fund
Content by Community Shares
Co-operatives UK is a Community Ownership Fund (COF) delivery partner and John Dawson, Head of Market Development in our Community Shares Unit, spoke to a community benefit society (CBS) about their…
10 months 4 weeks
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The Big Switch Off – everything you should know
Over the next few years the UK will see a big change in telecommunications with Openreach switching off the analogue network by 2025. Hear from Your Co-op Business Solutions about why you need to pay…
1 year 5 months
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Hello and happy International Day of Co-ops!
Today is July 2. It is the International Day of Co-operatives – the 100th one in fact. It is a day of celebration – to show people in the UK and across the world about the unique contribution of…
1 year 9 months
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Empowering co-operation
As Co-operatives UK launches it's new three-year strategy and new look branding, CEO Rose Marley explains the thinking behind this approach.
2 years
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Our CEO reflects on 2021
Rose Marley summarises and reflects on what we have achieved together as a UK co-operative movement in 2021, her first year as CEO
2 years 4 months
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A ‘game-changing’ revolution taking shape in communities across the UK
Content by Community Shares
A mountainous two-day hike into the Knoydart peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland, takes you to one of the most remote communities in the UK – and the mainland’s most remote pub (the Guinness…
2 years 6 months
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Why there’ll be a roaring twenties and why co-operatives are well placed to lead it
A series of technological advancements are converging together, that will dwarf the breakthroughs of all preceding industrial revolutions and impact on the way we live, work and consume, says CEO Rose…
2 years 9 months
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Working towards a more inclusive UK co-operative sector
As I come to end of my first month in post at Co-operatives UK, I’ve been looking closely at our work on diversity, equity and inclusion. There is a long way to go - both to ‘put our own house in…
3 years 1 month
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Why everyone’s talking about co‑operatives
Our new CEO, Rose Marley, shares her reflections on her first week in post.
3 years 2 months
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A year that no-one expected
As 2020 comes to a close, it’s safe to say it’s been a year that none of us expected.
3 years 3 months