Alison Macklin, Community Business Manager at Plunkett Foundation explores the importance of measuring your social impact after a Good Finance workshop at the Facing the Future Together conference.
Many community groups find the prospect of raising the significant funds required to convert local assets, such as parks, libraries, pubs, cinemas and more, into community ownership, ensuring local people have control over these spaces, particularly daunting. In this blog, we'll go over the idea of...
2-3 Degrees is an award-winning social enterprise that inspires and equips young people with the personal development skills they need to become the best versions of themselves. Since 2016, 2-3 Degrees has worked with over 6,000 young people across the UK in education, community and sport.
Sarah Benn, Membership & Training Manager at Plunkett Foundation, explores Community Shares, how they work and why they're integral to supporting community-owned businesses to thrive and survive in 2023.
Locality , a Good Finance partner, supports local community organisations to be strong and successful. Lewis Garland , Content and Media Officer for Locality, explores the impact of the cost of living crisis on their members and the users they serve.
On Saturday, the Dormant Assets consultation was launched to help the government make an informed decision on what should happen with the £738m+ made available via the scheme. At Good Finance, we are supporting the Community Enterprise Growth Plan . This post explores what that is and crucially...
Director of Social Sector Engagement, Mel Mells, caught up with Seb Rocco, Founder and CEO of Micro Rainbow CIC, to discuss their journey so far, from raising investment to what’s next for the organisation...
At our recent Let's Talk Good Finance: Outdoor Spaces and Liveable Places event, we were joined by Holly Cross, Director and Project Development Manager at Cwm Arian Renewable Energy Ltd and Trewin Restorick, CEO at Hubbub Foundation.
Annoushka Deighton and Simon Borkin at Friends of Stretford Public Hall joined us for our recent Let's Talk Good Finance: Arts, Culture and Heritage event as part of our 'Hear From a Peer' panel. Listen to their experience with social investment...