Power to Change
@powertochange.org.uk
We are the think-do tank that backs community business. We turn bold ideas into action so communities have the power to change what matters to them.
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#CommunityBusinessWeek kickstarts this weekend on #SmallBusinessSaturday🎉 Download our free toolkit packed with posters, social templates, and press release tips to help you shout about your community business or one you love 👇 https://www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/community-business-week/
Tomorrow’s Budget will see the Chancellor set out tax and spending plans - a tricky sell in a challenging economic landscape.
A new essay by @anooshc.bsky.social explores how a major spending commitment - Pride in Place - could shift the odds for communities turning their local areas around.
A new essay by @anooshc.bsky.social explores how a major spending commitment - Pride in Place - could shift the odds for communities turning their local areas around.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Tomorrow’s Budget will see the Chancellor set out tax and spending plans - a tricky sell in a challenging economic landscape.
A new essay by @anooshc.bsky.social explores how a major spending commitment - Pride in Place - could shift the odds for communities turning their local areas around.
A new essay by @anooshc.bsky.social explores how a major spending commitment - Pride in Place - could shift the odds for communities turning their local areas around.
🤝 This month’s story hears how Back on the Map are cultivating change in Hendon, led by local people – revitalising local spaces and building pride across the neighbourhood.
👉 Read the full story here: buff.ly/8fogw6b
👉 Read the full story here: buff.ly/8fogw6b
Back on the Map - Power to Change
Evolving out of the New Deal for Communities in the early 2000s, Back on the Map is a changemaking community business based in Hendon, on the outskirts of S ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🤝 This month’s story hears how Back on the Map are cultivating change in Hendon, led by local people – revitalising local spaces and building pride across the neighbourhood.
👉 Read the full story here: buff.ly/8fogw6b
👉 Read the full story here: buff.ly/8fogw6b
#CommunityBusinessWeek kickstarts this weekend on #SmallBusinessSaturday🎉 Download our free toolkit packed with posters, social templates, and press release tips to help you shout about your community business or one you love 👇 https://www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/community-business-week/
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#CommunityBusinessWeek kickstarts this weekend on #SmallBusinessSaturday🎉 Download our free toolkit packed with posters, social templates, and press release tips to help you shout about your community business or one you love 👇 https://www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/community-business-week/
NEWSLETTER 🗞️ | Read for November's news, events and opportunities - plus a one-stop shop for everything you need for Community Business Week - which starts this Saturday! Dive in 👇
https://mailchi.mp/powertochange.org.uk/nov25_communitybusinessnews-13702588
https://mailchi.mp/powertochange.org.uk/nov25_communitybusinessnews-13702588
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEWSLETTER 🗞️ | Read for November's news, events and opportunities - plus a one-stop shop for everything you need for Community Business Week - which starts this Saturday! Dive in 👇
https://mailchi.mp/powertochange.org.uk/nov25_communitybusinessnews-13702588
https://mailchi.mp/powertochange.org.uk/nov25_communitybusinessnews-13702588
🤝 What wisdom or advice would you share to help strengthen the community business movement?
🎉 Leave a message on our digital notice board for #CommunityBusinessWeek (29 Nov to 5 Dec) and celebrate the businesses powering local change🎉
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🎉 Leave a message on our digital notice board for #CommunityBusinessWeek (29 Nov to 5 Dec) and celebrate the businesses powering local change🎉
👉https://buff.ly/2Bq5NGW
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This Community Business Week, we're celebrating community businesses in all their forms by shining a light on the difference they're making across ...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🤝 What wisdom or advice would you share to help strengthen the community business movement?
🎉 Leave a message on our digital notice board for #CommunityBusinessWeek (29 Nov to 5 Dec) and celebrate the businesses powering local change🎉
👉https://buff.ly/2Bq5NGW
🎉 Leave a message on our digital notice board for #CommunityBusinessWeek (29 Nov to 5 Dec) and celebrate the businesses powering local change🎉
👉https://buff.ly/2Bq5NGW
We’re pleased to see the government prioritising the impact economy through the launch of the new Office for the Impact Economy. It was great to feed into this work and we’re glad to see it being taken seriously at a national level.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We’re pleased to see the government prioritising the impact economy through the launch of the new Office for the Impact Economy. It was great to feed into this work and we’re glad to see it being taken seriously at a national level.
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#CommunityBusinessWeek is the perfect opportunity to celebrate & promote your community business or one you love! Our toolkit has everything you need to shout about it. Expect ideas, posters, social media templates & even a press release to send to your local news & radio! Get yours: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#CommunityBusinessWeek is the perfect opportunity to celebrate & promote your community business or one you love! Our toolkit has everything you need to shout about it. Expect ideas, posters, social media templates & even a press release to send to your local news & radio! Get yours: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
🏆 This #SocialEnterpriseDay, we're celebrating purpose-driven businesses at the Social Economy Awards! We're proud to sponsor the Community Business of the Year award. Best of luck to all the nominees! #SED2025
Take a look at the nominees for each category:
Take a look at the nominees for each category:
The Social Economy Awards 2025 Shortlist🎉 | Social Economy Drive
by iSE Events | Oct 4, 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🏆 This #SocialEnterpriseDay, we're celebrating purpose-driven businesses at the Social Economy Awards! We're proud to sponsor the Community Business of the Year award. Best of luck to all the nominees! #SED2025
Take a look at the nominees for each category:
Take a look at the nominees for each category:
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Went to two talks last night where 'the future' was a big theme. Excellent @powertochange.org.uk event @britishacademy.bsky.social with @anooshc.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social & @hetanshah.bsky.social. Thought calls for more ambitious plans for community biz, tech, housing etc were 🎯.
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Went to two talks last night where 'the future' was a big theme. Excellent @powertochange.org.uk event @britishacademy.bsky.social with @anooshc.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social & @hetanshah.bsky.social. Thought calls for more ambitious plans for community biz, tech, housing etc were 🎯.
Last night we launched our essay collection at @britishacademy.bsky.social with a bumper panel reflecting ideas from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social describing rewilding as a metaphor for civic renewal to @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social imagining how future data centres could be owned by communities.
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Last night we launched our essay collection at @britishacademy.bsky.social with a bumper panel reflecting ideas from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social describing rewilding as a metaphor for civic renewal to @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social imagining how future data centres could be owned by communities.
Day 3 of #SED2025, & we're joining the ‘Place’ panel, discussing how the social economy provides place-based solutions for resilient communities. Discover our insights for yourself in 'Lessons in Local Growth' - a blueprint for regional authorities to drive inclusive growth:
Lessons in local growth - Power to Change
‘Lessons in local growth’ highlights how strategic authorities can harness the power of the social economy to drive inclusive and sustainable economic growt ...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Day 3 of #SED2025, & we're joining the ‘Place’ panel, discussing how the social economy provides place-based solutions for resilient communities. Discover our insights for yourself in 'Lessons in Local Growth' - a blueprint for regional authorities to drive inclusive growth:
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Check out Community Business Week from @powertochange.org.uk
29 November - 5 December
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29 November - 5 December
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Community Business Week - Power to Change
This Community Business Week, we're celebrating community businesses in all their forms by shining a light on the difference they're making across ...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Check out Community Business Week from @powertochange.org.uk
29 November - 5 December
www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
29 November - 5 December
www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
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A pleasure to be at @powertochange.org.uk’s launch of their From The Ground Up essay collection tonight, and an honour to have been asked to contribute.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A pleasure to be at @powertochange.org.uk’s launch of their From The Ground Up essay collection tonight, and an honour to have been asked to contribute.
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
1/4 Today we've published our new essay collection. 'From the ground up: Community business & Britain’s next decade' marks a decade of progress for community business and Power to Change and presents bold ideas for a brighter, more connected future: buff.ly/XiNc26W
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
1/4 Today we've published our new essay collection. 'From the ground up: Community business & Britain’s next decade' marks a decade of progress for community business and Power to Change and presents bold ideas for a brighter, more connected future: buff.ly/XiNc26W
🧵 On day 2 of #SED2025, we're sharing a blueprint for regional authorities looking to drive inclusive growth that can be felt in people’s everyday lives. Discover what we learned through growing social economies in West Mids, North East & Liverpool. Read Lessons in Local Growth: buff.ly/rDo5wpg
Ten practical lessons in local growth - Power to Change
‘Lessons in local growth’ highlights how strategic authorities can harness the power of the social economy to drive inclusive and sustainable economic growt ...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🧵 On day 2 of #SED2025, we're sharing a blueprint for regional authorities looking to drive inclusive growth that can be felt in people’s everyday lives. Discover what we learned through growing social economies in West Mids, North East & Liverpool. Read Lessons in Local Growth: buff.ly/rDo5wpg
🏅🧵 We're honoured that the We're Right Here campaign was awarded highly commended in Best Campaign category at the Smart Thinking Awards. @right-here.org aims to close the gap between politics and ordinary people and put the power to make local decisions in the hands of local people: buff.ly/UqSbZhF
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🏅🧵 We're honoured that the We're Right Here campaign was awarded highly commended in Best Campaign category at the Smart Thinking Awards. @right-here.org aims to close the gap between politics and ordinary people and put the power to make local decisions in the hands of local people: buff.ly/UqSbZhF
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From pubs and farms to libraries and community centres - #CommunityBusinessWeek invites everyone to discover their local community business.
Want to showcase what you’re all about to your community? Download our free digital toolkit with everything you need to get started: buff.ly/B0imTBK 👇
Want to showcase what you’re all about to your community? Download our free digital toolkit with everything you need to get started: buff.ly/B0imTBK 👇
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This Community Business Week, we're celebrating community businesses in all their forms by shining a light on the difference they're making across ...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
From pubs and farms to libraries and community centres - #CommunityBusinessWeek invites everyone to discover their local community business.
Want to showcase what you’re all about to your community? Download our free digital toolkit with everything you need to get started: buff.ly/B0imTBK 👇
Want to showcase what you’re all about to your community? Download our free digital toolkit with everything you need to get started: buff.ly/B0imTBK 👇
💥 We're excited to join the #SED2025 Social Economy Drive in Birmingham this week! West Midlands Combined Authority have a bold vision to double the size of their social economy, and we're proud to partner with them to help implement their social economy growth strategy. Learn more: buff.ly/objDbsx
West Midlands Combined Authority - Power to Change
West Midlands Combined Authority is committed to tackling inequalities through inclusive growth. To do this, they have set out a bold vision to double the s ...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
💥 We're excited to join the #SED2025 Social Economy Drive in Birmingham this week! West Midlands Combined Authority have a bold vision to double the size of their social economy, and we're proud to partner with them to help implement their social economy growth strategy. Learn more: buff.ly/objDbsx
📆 Tomorrow is the launch event for our new essay collection. Sign up to come and hear our expert panel, chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social with @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social and Emily Bolton. Register 👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📆 Tomorrow is the launch event for our new essay collection. Sign up to come and hear our expert panel, chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social with @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social and Emily Bolton. Register 👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
🏆 Congratulations to Shropshire Council, winners of the 'Keep it Local' Award at this year’s @locality.org.uk Convention! Their work on community covenants shows what’s possible when councils & communities work hand in hand. Learn more about our pilot with them and Fordhall Farm 👉 buff.ly/IevJ6sh
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🏆 Congratulations to Shropshire Council, winners of the 'Keep it Local' Award at this year’s @locality.org.uk Convention! Their work on community covenants shows what’s possible when councils & communities work hand in hand. Learn more about our pilot with them and Fordhall Farm 👉 buff.ly/IevJ6sh
🎉 To celebrate ten years of backing community business, we’re bringing back #CommunityBusinessWeek! 🎉
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🎉 To celebrate ten years of backing community business, we’re bringing back #CommunityBusinessWeek! 🎉
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
The evidence is in: the social economy works.
@kindredlcr.bsky.social's latest impact data shows 96% repayment rate, strong turnover growth, & an expanding membership of over 1,400 socially trading orgs.
It proves that investing in the social economy is not a risk – it’s a route to resilience.
@kindredlcr.bsky.social's latest impact data shows 96% repayment rate, strong turnover growth, & an expanding membership of over 1,400 socially trading orgs.
It proves that investing in the social economy is not a risk – it’s a route to resilience.
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The evidence is in: the social economy works.
@kindredlcr.bsky.social's latest impact data shows 96% repayment rate, strong turnover growth, & an expanding membership of over 1,400 socially trading orgs.
It proves that investing in the social economy is not a risk – it’s a route to resilience.
@kindredlcr.bsky.social's latest impact data shows 96% repayment rate, strong turnover growth, & an expanding membership of over 1,400 socially trading orgs.
It proves that investing in the social economy is not a risk – it’s a route to resilience.
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On Tuesday we launch 'From the ground up: Community business and Britain's next decade' - an essay collection to celebrate 10 yrs of @powertochange.org.uk and look ahead into the future of our communities. Delighted we'll be joined by this excellent panel of guests to share their 2035 vision 👇
⏰ Join our essay collection launch in Westminster to hear leading voices on a decade of community business & what’s next. Chair: @anooshc.bsky.social Panel: @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social & Emily Bolton.✍️👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
On Tuesday we launch 'From the ground up: Community business and Britain's next decade' - an essay collection to celebrate 10 yrs of @powertochange.org.uk and look ahead into the future of our communities. Delighted we'll be joined by this excellent panel of guests to share their 2035 vision 👇
📣 Govt has launched a new Office for the Impact Economy, committed to working with impact investors, philanthropy & purpose-driven business. Partnership working like this is vital if we are to meet the pressing social and environmental challenges facing our communities.
Office for the Impact Economy
The Office for the Impact Economy provides a single front door for impact investors, philanthropy and purpose-driven businesses to partner with the government and grow their social impact across the U...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
📣 Govt has launched a new Office for the Impact Economy, committed to working with impact investors, philanthropy & purpose-driven business. Partnership working like this is vital if we are to meet the pressing social and environmental challenges facing our communities.
⏰ Join our essay collection launch in Westminster to hear leading voices on a decade of community business & what’s next. Chair: @anooshc.bsky.social Panel: @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social & Emily Bolton.✍️👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
⏰ Join our essay collection launch in Westminster to hear leading voices on a decade of community business & what’s next. Chair: @anooshc.bsky.social Panel: @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social & Emily Bolton.✍️👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp