Co-operative Futures
@CoopFutures
Bespoke business consultancy + support. Our Mission? More #Coops THE best option for people + planet.
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Since launching we've attracted media headlines, secured cross-party support & met with Bham City Council leaders. But there's still uncertainty around how the council will balance the books & we're a long way from protecting our community places.
Join us savebirmingham.org
Read all about it! Our JoCoop gets a mention too as she supported with preparing grant applications and share offer docs for #FromehallMill Community Benefit Society | MP backs community purchase of thriving historic mill stroudtimes.com/mp-backs-commu… via Stroud Times #Stroud
Following rare cross-party support last week, great to meet with LeaderofBirmingham John Cotton about how #savebirmingham can work with Bham City Council to protect & improve community places in #Birmingham . Thanks to 1,000 residents backing our campaign so far! savebirmingham.org
How good (and refreshing) is it to see co-operation in action?! Well done #savebirmingham for gaining cross-party support for your campaign to protect #Birmingham places!
This is just weeks after an emergency meeting that was full of party politics and blames games. We've somehow managed to bring together partners & parties around the #savebirmingham campaign focused on positive actions.
Think we've done something really special tonight. We had unprecedented cross-party support for a motion for Bham City Council to work with Save Birmingham to protect our heritage, cultural & community places.
📣NEW: Unprecedented cross-party support to protect community places in vote by Birmingham City Council tonight.
Great news for the #SaveBirmingham campaign & people & communities of #Birmingham . Join the campaign & nominate somewhere you want to protect savebirmingham.org
💥NEW SHARE LAUNCH! 💥
The community share offer for #FromehallMill in #Stroud hopes to raise £200,000 & is now live! Co-op Futures helped prepare this offer & we'd love for people in Stroud & #Gloucestershire & the #coops movement to consider investing fromehallmill.org
'The country is ready for the #PowerofCommmunity ' says Marc Stears at #Locality23 .
Ahead of next year's election, there is a strong desire from the public for more power to shape things like public services.
It's why we're campaigning for a Community Power Act.
Last month, Co-operative Futures hosted a Co-op Connections networking event in Oxford with Irena Pistun from Co-operatives UK
Read all about the event here ➡️ buff.ly/40suyOY
We are so happy that we were able to offer business support to such a fantastic group. They did an amazing job promoting their share launch to secure a local community gem for years to come! #kingsheath #birmingham
Co-op Futures' Alice Hemming is co-facilitating a workshop with Jacy The Ubele Initiative at the Stir to Action Summit in Manchester on Wednesday - a one-day event to advance democracy in workplaces and communities. More info ⤵️ stirtoaction.com/summit
Making places thrive and strengthening communities through community business is what Power to Change is all about. So we are thrilled that this powerhouse org is backing the #SaveBirmingham campaign. Find out how you can get involved at savebirmingham.org
Huge congratulations to Gower Power, @YealmEnergy, Kent Community Energy, Shropshire & Telford Community Energy and Wight Community Energy on the success of their 36MW solar deal!
This will mean a 20% increase of community-owned solar AND £20M of community benefit funds.
Community energy on the rise! 🚀
Our #SaveBirmingham campaign is just a month old & momentum is steadily building. Delighted to have Central Co-op, one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK backing us.
Worried that vital community spaces will be sold off? ⤵️
savebirmingham.org