We work with our partners to build better places.
We know community business works to build stronger communities and better places to live. We back them to grow and succeed. But we don’t do it alone, we work in partnership with a range of organisations to shape the conditions for community businesses to thrive.
We work with a large range of organisations to shape the conditions for community businesses to thrive. This includes:
- Funders and foundations
- Investors, from social investors to private investors
- Government at all levels, including regional and local authorities
- Think tanks and advocacy organisations
- Community businesses
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We do, test and learn in three areas
News and views
Our thinking and latest updates on how we’re backing community business.
Give us a chance and we’ll give you community power
Next up in our 10th anniversary essay collection, Sacha Bedding, Chief Executive of the Wharton Trust, reflects on their journey to empower local people in Dyke House, Hartlepool, to take action in their community.
Unlocking potential through open working
As part of the Powering Up programme, Power to Change embraced open working. Through this process, we learned how transparency and collaboration can drive innovation, amplify impact, and support a more sustainable and equitable future for community businesses.
Empowering community businesses through flexible support
The Powering Up programme illustrates how devolving power and adopting flexible, inclusive approaches can significantly enhance the effectiveness of support for community businesses.
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Learning what works
We’ve built up significant evidence and research about what works for community business to thrive. We are committed to partnering with think tanks and research institutions to test, do and learn how to tackle the barriers to their success.
Powering Up final evaluation report
This evaluation report presents the findings of Renaisi-TSIP’s evaluation of the Powering Up programme, a collaborative and innovative programme working to support the growth of community businesses, funded by Power to Change.
Resilient Communities Fund: Review
The Resilient Communities Fund provided emergency support as quickly as possible to community businesses, to support them to implement energy resilience projects to become more resilient to both climate change and the cost-of-living crisis.
Leading the Way – Evaluation Report
The Leading the Way programme aimed to increase the skills, confidence, and networks of community enterprise leaders. This report evaluates it's impact, including on their enteprises and communities.
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