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"The @right-here.org campaign said Starmer’s devolution bill represented a “significant opportunity to win tangible power”, but that it should establish a Community Right to Shape Public Services, and Community Covenants." @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

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@locality.bsky.social Sitting in an inspiring webinar "We are right here" around community ownership. Inayat Omarij says " Community power is not the ceiling, it's the floor" #devolution #communityRightToBuy #CBS #communitypower #community

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Social investment enabled Locality members Rose Tinted Financial Services to deliver personal financial support & wellbeing services by covering essential costs, along with additional finance via grants and contracts. Read @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social case study www.goodfinance.org.uk/case-studies...

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The @smkcampaigners.bsky.social Foundation Best Community Campaign Award celebrates a successful campaign that involves a community coming together, leading to systemic change that benefits all or part of the community. Nominate your organisation or another amazing organisation you know!

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@thinknpc.bsky.social has announced a £1.5m environmental project with support to be given to 180 smaller charities. With funding from @tnlcomfund.bsky.social the project will aim to amplify the voices of those most affected by climate change in England and Scotland.

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Join our first free event for trustees which will explore what AI means for the charity sector and how trustees can support their charities to make the most of AI and manage risks. We will be joined by @yasminibison.bsky.social from @jrf-uk.bsky.social & Kieran John from @mishcondereya.bsky.social

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💻We are looking forward to running this free webinar next week. Hear from York Supplies & @comshares.bsky.social on why community engagement is key to your community project success 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Sign up here: mycommunity.org.uk/why-communit...

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Charity leaders have welcomed a new government procurement policy statement that looks to “champion innovation” by giving VCSEs a fair chance at winning public contracts as current sector contracts are “critically underfunded”

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Meet the inspiring leaders of the @right-here.org campaign - including many Locality members! Learn how you can get involved in the campaign and make 2025 the year of community power. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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"This new approach needs to turn the tide. Local community orgs can deliver better services for local people and keep the income and opportunities flowing round their neighbourhoods." Locality in @charitytimes.bsky.social on new govt procurement guidance www.charitytimes.com/ct/Governmen...

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"The new statement makes clear the policy priority is to be flexible and look local." Locality's Director of Policy and Engagement Ed Wallis sets out how the government's new approach to procurement could help local community organisations bidding for contracts: locality.org.uk/news/look-lo...

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To celebrate #LGBTQHistoryMonth the Locality team visited #QueerBritain, the UK's first and only LGBTQ+ museum. The museum celebrates activism, art, culture and social history covering over 100 years of queer life.

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A win for our 'Keep it Local' campaign today! Government has just said public contracts should 'maximise spend with SMEs and VCSE organisations'. This could be a first step towards helping local people get better services and building the economy. Read our statement here:

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2025 is the year of community power. ✊ If you believe in putting power in the hands of communities, join the @right-here.org webinar on 27 Feb. Learn how to get involved in the campaign. 🗓️ 27 Feb | 13:00 GMT 🖥️ Online 👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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👩‍💻Transforming Community Spaces? Or renovating / managed community assets? Free webinar - 'Why community engagement is key to your success' Join us on 25 Feb for a mix of a film, presentation, Q&A & discussion mycommunity.org.uk/why-communit... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @locality.bsky.social

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. @justgiving.bsky.social's customer engagement manager shares insights from the fundraising platform’s latest research

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We love to see Humshaugh Community Solar in the spotlight!🔦 Once built, the farm will generate half the electricity the village currently uses - a huge step towards energy independence! It’s inspiring to see communities taking charge of their future 🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Join us and @heritagenetwork.bsky.social to learn more about this exciting new programme! The toolbox will build resilience and capacity in the community & grass-roots #heritage sector in West #Yorkshire. Sign up for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-t...

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We've created a UK Heritage Restoration and Regeneration starter pack! It includes organisations and individuals who are rescuing, restoring, re-using and running historic buildings, structures and places across the UK. Know anyone else who should be included? #Heritage go.bsky.app/4ghsGmp

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Great work Ed explaining how the new Community Right to Buy would work, and thank you to Emily Hudson for showcasing the amazing work of Foxies Futures and others in taking over and running local buildings for the benefit of their communities.

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"The Community Right to Buy is a really important step forward, it's something we've been calling for for a long time" - #ICYMI, watch Locality's Ed Wallis in this BBC Politics South feature highlighting orgs purchasing buildings through the Community Ownership Fund www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Check out our social investment resources, supported by @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social! Find out your options, how to find the right social investor for you, and whether you could offer community shares in your project mycommunity.org.uk/social-inves...

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I hope No. 10 will be engaging closely with the findings of this work. For community cohesion to have a chance of sticking, it needs to be a society-wide effort, so I'm pleased to see this being launched. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Our CEO Tony Armstrong wrote to the Treasury with others from the sector, welcoming the commitment to a Community Right to Buy, and calling for it to be backed up with more community ownership funding. The letter is below. Read about the Community Right to Buy here: locality.org.uk/what-is-comm...

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Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday's 'Renting your space' webinar, with @Plunkett_UK & @KettsBooks. You can watch the film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttK_... - plus there's plenty more more to come...

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Get your place on our free webinar with Development Trusts Association Scotland on how to renovate and adapt your space to meet community needs! Key topics include project planning and securing funding. 📆18 March 2025, 10.30am Tickets:

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Along with 22 other organisations we're backing the #DoWith campaign, calling for a shift away from ‘doing to’ communities and towards ‘doing with'. Like our Keep it Local campaign, through which commissioners are involving local communities in contracts... locality.org.uk/our-influenc...

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The Wolfson Foundation says it will focus its grants on new build, refurbishment and equipment projects. Priorities are projects that make organisations “more sustainable, both financially and environmentally”, help them make a “strategic change”, and “allow talent and brilliant work to flourish”.

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4.3 million children are in poverty UK govt won’t see progress on child poverty by 2029 even with high economic growth 📢 Our analysis shows under our central scenario only Scotland will see child poverty rates fall by 2029 in part due to social security policies 1/5

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Congratulations Big River Bakery! 👏 They have been named one of @bigissue.com's 100 Changemakers of 2025! They showcase a fairer food system with healthy, affordable food thriving through its people-first, small-batch bakery. 📖 Read more in the link below👇 #Changemakers2025 #FoodPoverty

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Join us at 10.30am tomorrow (28 Jan 2025) for a free webinar on how to rent out your space for the benefit of your community. This webinar will be led by experts from @Plunkett_UK. Sign up today! locality.org.uk/events/renti...

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Could social investment help fund your capital project? Visit the My Community hub, supported by @GoodFinanceUK.bsky.social , to find out more about if social investment is right for you:

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Want to learn about renting your building for the benefit of your community? Join us & @plunkettuk.bsky.social for a free webinar to help maximise the potential of your space and raise crucial unrestricted funding for your organisation. 📆28 Jan 2025, 10.30am Tickets: locality.org.uk/events/renti...

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A good business plan is key to your capital funding application. This My Community guide has resources, templates and worked examples to help you create and improve your business plan

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Have you seen our new resources about social investment, supported by @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social? Including what options there are, how to find the right social investor for you, and whether offering community shares in your project might be an option: mycommunity.org.uk/social-inves...

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New data from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social shows more support for energy projects if they are community-owned. The Local Power Plan should drive a community-owned clean energy revolution, creating new jobs, income, and lower energy costs for local people. www.common-wealth.org/publications...

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✨ New Heritage Toolbox programme to build skills & capacity in West Yorkshire community & grassroots heritage orgs. Help @westyorkshireca.bsky.social, @heritagenetwork.bsky.social & @locality.bsky.social shape it at our events: 13 Feb in-person, 27 Feb online. Register: bit.ly/4jlj34F

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Congratulations to Inspiring Housing Community Land Trust on becoming a Registered Provider! We @Localitynews have helped them with the process, which will allow them to deliver much needed community-led housing in Greater Manchester. inspiringhousing.co.uk/inspiring-ho...

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Here are two free webinars from our partners @plunkettuk.bsky.social and NCVO that might help charities and community businesses who are struggling: One on 6 Feb 10.30-12.00 on funding options, from shares to grants, loans to fund-raising... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...

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⚡ 🍃 How do you unlock consent for the green energy transition? Give communities a proper stake. New polling from from @yougov.co.uk for @cmmonwealth.bsky.social @powertochange.org.uk @locality.bsky.social and @ashden-org.bsky.social shows widespread support for community-owned renewable energy.

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Want to learn more about renting our your building? Join us and @plunkettuk.bsky.social for a free webinar to help maximise the potential of your space, giving value to the community and crucial unrestricted funding for your organisation. 📆28 Jan 2025, 10.30am Tickets:

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📢 We're hiring! @locality.bsky.social is searching for a Head of Services (North & Central) to join our talented team. Are you passionate about making community organisations strong and successful? Salary: £55,191 - £59,390 Apply by 12pm, 10 Feb 2025 locality.org.uk/vacancies/he...

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