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We're Right Here @right-here.org · 29/09/2026
As politicians chat in the Labour Party Conference rooms far from the communities they serve, we brought the two worlds closer together through the Community Power Bus. 🚌 Community spaces are essential infrastructure, not optional extras. The next stop for devolution has got to be community power.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 8h
How do ambitious community orgs become long-term sustainable businesses? From how to utilise early-stage grants and donations to accessing bigger funds via social investment, find out how to sustain community-owned businesses in this blog from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social 📖https://bit.ly/47rYE9m
Navy blue Plunkett UK and Good Finance co-branded new blog graphic asking, 'Can community action really become a sustainable business?', with a photo of a large group of people celebrating outside the Bell Inn pub holding a 'Save The Bell Inn' banner.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 01/09/2026
Charlton Park RFC needed to lower their environmental impact & reduce energy bills due to uncertainty surrounding supply & price. So what was the best solution? 🔗 Find out in this @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social blog how a 60% loan and 40% grant investment helped achieve this: bit.ly/4yhQfRu
 Good Finance new case study graphic overlaid on an aerial photo of a building with solar panels, promoting a £97k blended investment for Charlton Park RFC to install a solar system and battery storage to reduce energy bills and environmental impact.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 31/07/2026
Are you looking for an investor that truly understands your social mission? Check out the Good Finance Investor Directory! It features 100+ social investors, all over the UK. Find what you need: www.goodfinance.org.uk/investors?ut…
Navy blue Good Finance graphic promoting the UK's only social investor Directory, illustrated with mockups of the tool on a laptop, tablet, and mobile showing a colour-coded map of UK regions and investor listings.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 29/07/2026
Your organisation's legal structure might feel like background admin. But when it comes to accessing social investment, it can be the difference between having options and hitting a wall. 👉 Read the full blog from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social : bit.ly/4pNdPCs
Magenta Good Finance 'New Blog' graphic overlaid on a photo of two people working together, promoting a blog titled 'Built to last, built to borrow? Legal structures and social investment readiness', with a 'Read the full blog' and icon link.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 28/07/2026
By popular demand we've extended early bird pricing for #Locality26 Convention in Leicester - get your ticket now to avoid disappointment! Expect: • Inspiring stories • Practical tools & resources • New connections 📅 1–2 December 2026 Tickets: locality.org.uk/events/locality-con…
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 24/07/2026
Final few days to get your discount to the biggest community sector event of the year 🎉 #Locality26 Convention is coming to #Leicester! Expect: • Inspiring stories • Practical tools & resources • New connections 📅 1–2 December 2026 Tickets: locality.org.uk/events/locality-con…
Locality Convention - 1&2 December 2026, Leicester. Book now for 15% off
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 20/07/2026
Seeing hope for communities in an Andy Burnham government: as the former Mayor moves into Number 10, we consider how his previous community power credentials could translate into national policy. 📰 Read more: locality.org.uk/news/hope-for-commu…
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 07/07/2026
Community ownership is proven to drive local renewal. But while political support is growing, investment still falls far short of demand. New research from @locality.org.uk @powertochange.org.uk sets out how we can scale #CommunityOwnership nationwide. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/4h0aMo1
Image with builder and people talking. Text reads "New report: Keys to the future: How we build a new era of community ownership."
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 02/07/2026
Grants are getting harder to come by and local authority budgets are tightening. But social investment could provide a route often overlooked by small charities. 🤝 @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social explore 7 tips to help take your first steps into social investment: bit.ly/4eZjuAl
Good Finance graphic co-branded with Small Charity Week, titled 'Social investment for small charities: 7 key questions answered', with an illustration of a hand holding a megaphone.
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FundraisingJobs.org.uk @fundraisingjobs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
New role just in 👇 Community Organisation Development Officer (Home-based in North or Central region) @locality.org.uk 
💷 £35,995 🕰️ FT Follow us at fundraisingjobs.bsky.social #FundraisingJobs #CharityCareers #NonprofitJobs
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FundraisingJobs.org.uk @fundraisingjobs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
New role just in 👇 Community Organisation Development Officer (Home-based) @locality.org.uk 
💷 £35,995 🕰️ FT Follow us at fundraisingjobs.bsky.social #FundraisingJobs #CharityCareers #NonprofitJobs
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 29/06/2026
“This funding allows us to expand our vital work and provide a safe, recovery-focused environment for women.” Newquay Lighthouse Project CIC needed an investment to open a new house for women in recovery. Find out more about the @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social case study here: bit.ly/3R6FRfi
Magenta and white Good Finance graphic showcasing a £106K social investment case study for Newquay Lighthouse Project CIC, a supported housing service for people in recovery. Below the text, two women are seated in conversation in a homely living room setting.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 23/06/2026
The biggest community sector event of the year is back 🎉 #Locality26 Convention is coming to #Leicester! Expect: • Inspiring stories • Practical tools, resources and motivation • New connections 📅 1–2 December 2026 Tickets: locality.org.uk/events/locality-con…
Smiling woman at Convention. Text reads 1 & 2 December 2026, Leicester, Book now for 15% off
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 16/06/2026
The £61 million Community Right to Buy Fund is a welcome move to help save our spaces. However, we know demand will far outstrip the money available, so this needs to be the start of an ambitious step change for community ownership.
Quote from Ed Wallis “The announcement of the £61 million Community Right to Buy Fund is a welcome move to help save our spaces and improve our communities – because rights without resources aren’t really rights. So this fund is an important step forward.
 
“However, we know demand will far outstrip the money available, so this needs to be the start of an ambitious step change for community ownership.
 
"With Power to Change, supported by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, we’ve developed a detailed plan for how government can drive co-ordinated long-term investment, which we’ll be publishing in the coming weeks. We look forward to working with the Secretary of State, alongside funders and social investors, to make sure this money has maximum impact. With the right support, communities can transform their local area, and make a real difference to people’s lives.”
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 01/06/2026
How do you scale your services when the need is growing faster than your resources? In @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social latest case study, they explore how Keep Active NE CIC used blended finance to expand their services and support more people in their community. 🔗Read more: bit.ly/4d87GfD
£60k social investment case study - Keep Active NE CIC. A mission to encourage everyone to lead healthy and more fulfilled lives. A deal that enabled them to expand their work. With picture of two men drinking tea
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Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We have a new + detailed section in our finance guide on 'Handling interest payments on community shares' Check it out here: www.uk.coop/resources/co... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @plunkettuk.bsky.social @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social @ethexuk.bsky.social @locality.org.uk
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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Meet the investors exhibiting at Good Finance Live! We're excited to announce the funders joining us on the day, including Key Fund, AHF, and more. Come ready to connect, ask questions, and explore what funding could look like for your organisation. 🔗 buff.ly/iSd2G4K #GoodFinanceLive
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 08/05/2026
How do you scale mental health services when the need is growing faster than your resources? @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social explore how Keep Active CIC used blended finance to expand their services and support more people in their community. 🔗 Read the full case study here: bit.ly/4d87GfD
 Two men sharing a cup of tea at a community space, each holding a mug. Text reads "£60k social investment case study: keep active NE CIC. A mission to encourage everyone to lead healthy and more fulfilled lives. A deal that enabled them to expand their work."
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 05/05/2026
Tony Armstrong writes for @labourlist.bsky.social: "The real test for Labour now is whether it is willing to back the Community Right to Buy with the resources needed to make it meaningful in every part of the country" Read more 👇 labourlist.org/2026/05/go-further-c…
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‘The Community Right to Buy is now law. Labour must go further to make it count' – LabourList
The Community Right to Buy has finally made it onto the statute book, following Royal Assent for the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act. For...
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 01/05/2026
📰 BBC News covers the new Community Right to Buy - After a decade of campaigning by Locality and our partners, sweeping changes in England have put power into the hands of thousands of community groups www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypwyz…
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Community groups given right to buy for the first time
Ministers say the new law in England gives power to local people who want to help others.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 22/04/2026
We're backing The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out - taking place on 5-8 June this year. It will be one big do – where everyone is invited to meet, eat and lend a hand as part of the UK’s biggest celebration of community. What will you do? Find ideas and get a free pack www.thebigdo.com
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The big do - Eden Project communities
The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out are teaming up on 5-8 June for a weekend of friendship, food, fun and action – and everyone’s invited!
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 10/04/2026
Our new report and action plan Creating Places for Everyone explores the vital role of place-based community organisations in the pursuit of racial justice & sets out how we will support our members to make positive social change. 📖 locality.org.uk/creating-places-for…
People speaking in cafe. Text reads Creating Places for Everyone
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 31/03/2026
Tees Valley’s Half Moon Inn faced closure due to rising costs and a deteriorated building. Despite warnings he was “mad”, Martin stepped in. How did he turn risk into success & what role did social investment play? Read more in our blog with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/406aSRx
How social investment saved a treasured pub
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 27/03/2026
Are you looking for an investor that truly understands your social impact organisation? Check out the Good Finance Investor Directory! It features 100+ social investors, all over the UK. ➡️ www.goodfinance.org.uk/investors?ut… _bluesky&utm_medium=organic_social
Map with Good Finance logo and text: Check out the UK's only social investor directory on the good finance website
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 27/03/2026
Today, we’re publishing two new guides on adopting the #KeepItLocal approach to transform health services. We’re exploring how the NHS can shift toward a prevention-focused “neighbourhood health service” by working with communities. (1/3)
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 12/03/2026
The Museum of Community Futures shares powerful stories of local people across Greater Manchester defying the odds to achieve extraordinary change in their places. 📆 12–14, 19–21 March 📍Factory International Presented by @right-here.org & @greatermcr.bsky.social www.right-here.org/museum-of-co...
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Paulette Hamilton MP @paulettehamiltonmp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Great to be at @locality.org.uk' roundtable in Parliament on putting community anchor orgs at the heart of national policy. Heard from Afzal, CEO of @wittonlodge.bsky.social, a brilliant anchor in my constituency. If we’re serious about devolution, we have to be serious about partnerships.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 11/03/2026
JUST LAUNCHED: our report and action plan Creating Places for Everyone explores the vital role of place-based community organisations in the pursuit of racial justice & sets out how we will support our members to make positive social change. 📖 locality.org.uk/creating-places-for…
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 10/03/2026
New research & action plan - join us at our launch event to hear what we’ve learnt and how we've developed a new practical support offer for our members that puts racial justice at the heart of our work. Book your place: locality.org.uk/events/creating-pla…
Creating places for Everyone. Launch webinar 20am, 22 March. Join us to learn about our research on place-based, community led approaches to racial justice
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 04/03/2026
Tees Valley’s Half Moon Inn faced closure due to rising costs and a deteriorated building. Despite warnings he was “mad”, Martin stepped in. How did he turn risk into success & what role did social investment play? Read more in our blog with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/406aSRx
How social investment saved a treasured pub read the blog to find out more
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We're Right Here @right-here.org · 25/02/2026
Participatory democracy is good for you! Neighbourhood governance in a Neighbourhood Health Service. Sam Pluckrose-Oliver, @locality.org.uk 👉 www.right-here.org/participator... Reading list 🧵8/10
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Participatory democracy is good for you! Neighbourhood governance in a Neighbourhood Health Service  - We're Right Here
How to make the UK's health system more prevention-focused, neighbourhood-based, and community-led, written by Locality.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 26/02/2026
🔊 Calling charities & social enterprises. Help shape @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's future. Share what works, what doesn’t & what support you really need for your social investment journey in their short survey. 🎁 Win a £50 voucher 👉 goodfinanceuk.typeform.com/to/xpAtn…
Have your say! Help shape the future of good finance. Take our quick survey, share your lived experience, win a £50 voucher
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 14/02/2026
"It's crucial to ensure that decisions about local public services reflect the real needs and strengths of the local area." Read our blog with @right-here.org on how government can ensure community organisations sit at the heart of decision-making about the health of their communities 👇
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 30/01/2026
.@goodfinanceuk.bsky.social asked 3 experts to predict emerging trends in the world of social investment for 2026. Their blog unpacks the biggest developments in the social investment space and what this means in practice for charities and social enterprises. Find out more: bit.ly/3ZHeCsi
Image of 2026 diary. Text reads "Trends and predictions for social investment in 2026"
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 20/01/2026
Proud to collaborate with @right-here.org @localtrust.org.uk @hopenothate.org.uk and @powertochange.org.uk on how New Neighbourhood Governance arrangements can put power in the hands of local people. Read the blueprint: bit.ly/A-blueprint-...
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We're Right Here @right-here.org · 20/01/2026
Decisions taken now will determine whether communities gain real influence or whether old patterns of bureaucratic governance & exclusion are baked into a new system. Blueprint co-written with @localtrust.org.uk @hopenothate.org.uk @locality.org.uk @powertochange.org.uk bit.ly/A-blueprint-... 🧵2/2
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 19/01/2026
Ready to expand your #SocialInvestment knowledge in 2026? Good Finance e-learning program Social Investment Unpicked is beginner friendly and CPD-accredited! Join the next cohort starting 3 Feb. Register now: goodfinanceuk.typeform.com/to/Wz6GB…
Social investment unpicked: An e-learning programme for anyone who wants to learn more about social investment. Limited spaces remaining. next cohort begins 3 February. CPD certified
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 16/01/2026
We did it - The Guardian appeal reached a million pounds! These donations will help Locality members create resilience, pride and opportunity in some of our most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. A huge thank you to readers and to the amazing Guardian team. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Guardian’s Hope appeal raises more than £1m for charities opposing hatred
Five organisations whose work fosters community, tolerance and empathy will share proceeds of readers’ generosity
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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 07/01/2026
💡 @locality.org.uk's free online event offers practical lessons in community‑led regeneration for anyone working in or near a Pride in Place area. 📅 Wednesday 21 January 👉 buff.ly/lL3fhJP
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Practical lessons in community-led regeneration. If you are working in or near a Pride in Place area, this webinar is designed for you.
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 12/01/2026
The Guardian's Hope charity appeal is now at £950,000. With only two days left can we get it to £1m? The response from readers has been amazing. Find out more here: www.theguardian.com/society/2026... @theguardian.com @katharineviner.bsky.social @patrickjbutler.bsky.social
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Guardian Hope appeal raises £950,000 for charities tackling racism and division
Appeal, now in its final few days, raising funds for organisations trying to stop rise of hatred across UK
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 09/01/2026
Today as part of the Guardian appeal, this film explaining illegal HMOs features Locality members Canopy Housing and Back on the Map. They tackle the issue by buying and doing up homes, and renting them out at affordable rates. Please read, share and support: www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
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How illegal HMO properties are risking lives (and how Guardian readers can help) – video
Josh Toussaint-Strauss investigates how illegal HMOs contribute to a crisis of poor housing and how local grassroots organisations are trying to help
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 07/01/2026
The Guardian's charity appeal has reached £750,000! These organisations show that when people come together to listen and support each other, they create opportunities and hope. Can we get to £1m? Please share & donate: www.theguardian.com/society/2026... @antlondon.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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Guardian readers raise £750,000 for charities uniting divided communities
Hope appeal supports causes battling backdrop of extremist violence, anti-migrant rhetoric and racism
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 27/12/2025
Today's Guardian features 174 Trust's 'Circle of Change'. People from different backgrounds meet monthly, share stories and fundraise. The project tackles division and builds understanding. Please read, share & donate to the Guardian appeal: www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @theguardian.com
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‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast
An initiative linking people across race, class and faith offers an antidote to silence, hate and growing division Donate to the charity appeal here
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 23/12/2025
The Guardian's 'hope' appeal has reached £500,000! Some of this will help Locality members create opportunities and connections. As one reader said: “this country is full of decent and wonderful people who want to help those around them" Please share & donate: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Guardian readers’ Christmas appeal donations surpass £500,000
Hope appeal is raising funds for five UK charities that build trust, hope and change at grassroots level
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 22/12/2025
Check out this film about rising hate in disadvantaged communities. Part of the Guardian charity appeal, it ends with Locality member Back on the Map who are improving their area and creating hope. Please share & donate www.theguardian.com/society/vide... @tajali1.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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'Abusing Muslims is not going to fix this country': rising hate in the UK
Hate crimes are rising around the UK, after a summer of flags going up on lamp-posts across the country and racist riots in 2024. Taj Ali is a Muslim journalist who has been collating evidence of thes...
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 19/12/2025
❄️Season's greetings from all the team at Locality❄️ The Locality office will be closed from 24 Dec- 4 Jan. We will occasionally post updates for @theguardian.com's charity appeal. We look forward to seeing you in the new year with an amazing events schedule locality.org.uk/events
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 18/12/2025
Thank you so much to Guardian readers for their generosity, helping Locality members to bring together their communities in a time of division. Find out more, donate and share the campaign ⬇️
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Locality @locality.org.uk · 18/12/2025
Applications for loans, grants & equity are falling — yet trust in social investment is rising. What’s really going on? Good Finance’s latest blog unpacks SEUK’s State of Social Enterprise report and what it means for charities & social enterprises. 👉 www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/...
Good Finance logo with text: What the State of Social Enterprise report reveals about social investment: read the blog to find out more
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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 15/12/2025
A great read. Back on the Map are doing incredible things in Sunderland - local people coming together to transform their neighbourhoods and create opportunities.
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