We've awarded the first grants from our £4.5m Young Gamechangers Fund 🙌

Grants will help young people create safer, more sustainable and more inclusive communities!

Learn more about our new Gamechangers in Nick Crofts' latest blog 👇

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#YoungGamechangersFund

🤓 Are you ready for our #GamechangerOfTheWeek ? Say hello to Gemma!

✨ 20 year old Gemma is part of the core WigLe Dance - a team of passionate dancers using their talent to champion youth voice and leadership in their town and beyond!

💃Here's to dancing your way to change!!

📆 NEXT TUESDAY…

We’re hosting a webinar to share what we’ve learned about awarding funds directly to young people.

Interested?

Sign up and join us - Tuesday 7 May at 12pm! 👇

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🤔 Of course, they can! #YoungPeople are leading the change in communities across the world.

🏃We're so excited to share that our #YoungGamechangers have been selected and are raring to go!

👀 Stay tuned to this space as we introduce our #GamechangerOfTheWeek soon!!

#YouthFund

Here’s Ella, our Funding & Partnerships Manager, visiting Young Scot 👇

She heard what they'd learned through projects to address #YouthLoneliness but more importantly...

🎉CELBRATE their successes 🙌

Projects funded by us 💙

#FutureCommunities

It's #EarthDay !

We’re celebrating the incredible work our Carbon Innovation Fund partners do to tackle greenhouse gas emissions in the food & farming sector 🙌

Partners like FalFisheryCoop 👇

Learn more about our partners ➡️ bit.ly/3waG9XV

Partnership with Co-op

We've been out today to see our Carbon Innovation Fund partner Battling On - A CIC based in Cornwall, UK at the #RHSUrbanShow in Manchester.

Amazing to see what they have achieved to develop more resilient food growing systems - and of course meet the famous robot dogs!

🙌 Did you know? The Young Gamechangers Fund has been designed from the ground up by #YoungGamechangers passionate about driving change!

✊Mariama, one of the Steering Group members, shares her experiences of being a part of the youth-led process!

🔗 Check it out: bit.ly/FundYouth

💻 JOIN US on Tuesday 7 May at 12pm

We'll be sharing findings from our research into funding individuals.

We gave funding directly to young people through our Young Gamechangers Fund...

Now we want to share our learnings!

SIGN UP 👇

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#YoungGamechangersFund

We’re Co-op's charity!

Our work contributes to Co-op’s vision to create value for members and communities 💙

The Co-operate Report shows how Co-op did this in 2023.

Read in full - and spot us in the community section! 👇

coop.uk/4arlgXC

Do you want to learn more about funding individuals directly?

💻 JOIN US on Tuesday 7 May at 12pm for our webinar!

We'll share what we've learned about awarding funding directly to young people...

SIGN UP 👉 bit.ly/49p934p

We listen to and celebrate the voices of young people. We put them at the heart of what we do 💙

That's why we're a proud signatory & supporter of the #PowerOfYouth Charter - part of #iwill 🙌

IVAR's new report looks at the journey so far ➡️ bit.ly/3wVtSa5

Cultivating Community Farming Impact Report LAUNCHED!!!
@ImagineBelfast
CCF was led by Co-op Alternatives & Jubilee Farm, funded by the Co-op Foundation & featured 10 diverse Farms.
READ THE FULL REPORT & WHAT IS COMMUNITY FARMING VIDEO
jubilee.coop/2024/03/24/cul…

#coopalternatives

⏰ CLOSING TOMORROW!...

Applications for our Carbon Innovation Fund close tomorrow, Wednesday 20 March at 5pm.

If you're innovating ways to grow food without damaging peatlands, you can apply now for grants of up to £150k 👇

bit.ly/3Os3cDM

In partnership with Co-op

📢Extension for applications!

📅 You have until 5pm on 20 March to apply to our Carbon Innovation Fund ➡️ bit.ly/3Os3cDM

Grants of up to 150k are available for those developing ways to grow food without damaging peatlands.

In partnership with Co-op 💙💚

Happy #IWD2024 !

Our Future Communities Fund partner girls_into_coding definitely #InspireInclusion 🤩

Here 👇 Avye from Girls into Coding shares her thoughts this #InternationalWomensDay ✨

Learn more about our Future Communities Fund partners ➡️ bit.ly/3PfNmML

REMINDER!

There’s still time to apply for funding from our Carbon Innovation Fund 💚

If you’re innovating ways to grow food without damaging peatlands, you can apply now for grants of up to £150k 👇

bit.ly/3Os3cDM

In partnership with Co-op 💙

#FutureCommunities

📢 Want to know more about our Carbon Innovation Fund?

Our latest blog post shares why we want to fund new ways to grow food without damaging peatlands ➡️ bit.ly/3OYfbJr

Applications for grants of up to £150k are now open!

In partnership with Co-op 💙

🏳️‍🌈It’s LGBT+ History Month!

Our fantastic funded partner The Proud Trust has a free resource pack to help youth groups mark the month ➡️ bit.ly/3URtnHU

Well worth a look if you want to explore this year's theme ‘Science and Medicine’ in an easy and engaging way!

📰 We’re in the news!…Co-operative News

Read all about our latest round of funding from our Carbon Innovation Fund 👇

bit.ly/48qZkdp

In partnership with Co-op 💙 💚

#FutureCommunities #sustainability #CarbonReduction