What's the difference between a Community Benefit Society, Community Interest Company (CIC) and Community Land Trust? 🔡

What's a building survey versus a feasibility study? 🏗️

Check out our jargon buster for property and community assets 📖✨ platformplaces.com/news/jargon-bu…

Another chance to apply for the #CommunityOwnershipFund ! ✨👇

Important: the expression of interest (EOI) form has been updated to give applicants result within minutes -- this means EOIs submitted prior to March 2024 will no longer be valid & you'll need to complete a new one🗒️

Another chance to apply for the #CommunityOwnershipFund ! ✨👇

Important: the expression of interest (EOI) form has been updated to give applicants result within minutes -- this means EOIs submitted prior to March 2024 will no longer be valid & you'll need to complete a new one🗒️

Ever thought of learning more about community shares and helping us to reach even more communities with this brilliant method of raising investment and building a movement?

Last chance to sign up to our Community Shares Practitioner training:
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🏘 147 new affordable homes being built

🗺 7+ acres under development

💚 £100m co-secured for Bootle

🤝 546 local organisations supported

🙌 7K people accessing services/activities

💼 11 FTE jobs created

This is the story of Safe Regeneration! 👇

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Could you be a Community Champion?

We want to build a powerful, passionate and committed team of advocates for community power.

That's why we're recruiting 10-12 people who are active in their local community and have a story to tell.

Find out more 👉 right-here.org/become-a-commu…

BLOG 📝 | Ailbhe McNabola on why the owners of private buildings and land may look to provide space for communities – and why those who wish to empower communities should care about this too 👇
powertochange.org.uk/news/why-shoul…

In Oxford on April 13th? 👀

Want to learn how to transform empty spaces into vibrant, affordable, community-powered places? 🙌🏘️

Our friends at Makespace Oxford will be at #MarmaladeFestival sharing their experience! 💚

Are you a local authority considering selling assets? Find out whether community ownership could be an option to keep valued assets in the local community.
📅2pm-4pm, Tuesday 26 March
locality.org.uk/events/communi…

Community Asset Developers unite! 🙌

Join us for an online gathering on 21 March to help shape & grow our emerging ‘mycelial’ peer movement 🍄 🌐

If you’re activating & stewarding property in your neighbourhood, with your community, register now: buff.ly/3SZBXSb

Many local councils are facing financial challenges with some selling off assets, such as buildings & community spaces. Who should have priority in purchasing them? New polling for Power to Change shows people prefer that they're sold to the #community rather than on the open market