🔆Free @cooperativesuk.bsky.social webinar on 1st July: The Power of Community Energy Come along and learn about co-ops creating and running community energy projects, inc. hearing from some co-operators themselves! www.uk.coop/events-and-t...

Are you coming to @cooperativesuk.bsky.social Congress next week? Looking forward to slots on We have the (community) power and hearing from GB Energy about the Local Power Plan. More here - www.uk.coop/events-and-t...

Help investors to spread the cost with payment by instalments. New guidance on how to do this with community shares: www.uk.coop/resources/co... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @coopfinance.bsky.social

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

Looking to grow your organisation or explore new funding options? The Reach Fund offers grants of £5k–£15k to prepare for social investment, including Community Share Offers. As an approved Access Point, we can support you to apply: 👉 www.uk.coop/news/co-oper... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social

A new resource outlining the benefits of using the Community Shares Standard Mark to develop high-quality share offers that attract investment, promote sustainable growth, and align with their community mission. www.uk.coop/resources/us...

Need investment in your share offer? Match investment from our partner Community Shares ICOF are still available through the Booster Fund. See more and how to apply here: www.uk.coop/resources/bo...

New share offer from Sister Midnight to renovate & fit out their new venue. Complete with the Standard Mark. They are aiming to raise at least £75k, & have match funding from our Energy Efficiency Sharematch fund & @musicvenueprop.bsky.social www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sistermidn...

New - Community Shares Booster Fund development grant deadlines and upcoming pause to applications. Read more here: www.uk.coop/support-your...

🍻Community shares offer helps reclaim the New Clarence Pub in #Hull. 🫂A rare urban community pub, brought into community hands and now with 440 investor members! www.uk.coop/case-studies...

Get inspired by communities raising their own investment! We publish all new community share offers with our Standard Mark accreditation online and on instagram. 🕸️ www.uk.coop/share-offers 📸 www.instagram.com/comshares

🥶As it gets colder, we have grant funds still available for Energy Efficiency improvements in your community building, see our Sharematch fund with @crowdfunder.bsky.social for details: 😎https://www.uk.coop/support-your-co-op/community-shares/support/energy-efficiency-sharematch

🥵New community share offer from Leeds Community Sauna, with Community Shares Standard Mark. ♨️They are creating a community-oriented, affordable sauna space nestled amongst the trees and the river Aire #leeds 🌡️Invest from £25 www.leedscommunitysauna.com/share-offer @cooperativesuk.bsky.social

Co-operative societies can now be awarded the Community Shares Standard Mark: ✔️ ➡️https://uk.coop/blog/co-operative-societies-can-now-be-awarded-standard-mark 📝We have a new framework specifically for use with co-operative societies that have a non-user member category...

🌊Community Power making a big splash Read how #BramleyBaths in #Leeds used Community Shares to raise £384k from 531 investors to refurb their historic swimming pool. www.uk.coop/case-studies... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @coopfinance.bsky.social @locality.org.uk @crowdfunder.bsky.social

The fifth Community Share offer from Greater Manchester Community Renewables is live and complete with the Standard Mark. They are seeking £250,000 to fund solar arrays on FOUR separate sites in #salford , #trafford and #manchester 🙌 Check them out here: www.gmcr.org.uk/invest/

The #Headingley Investment Fund 2025 closes soon. Raising community shares investment for their community owned greengrocers, arts centre and more in #Leeds 👇 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hif25 @locality.org.uk @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social @access-si.bsky.social

Read reflections from our recent Community Shares roundtable Success factors discussed included: -Access to technical input from practitioners -Peer support -Flexible grants to prepare share offers www.uk.coop/blog/communi...

🚀 Where next for community shares? We recently brought together people & organisations working to grow this unique form of democratic finance – at a roundtable exploring the future of community shares & launched a review of standards. 🎥Check out the video & read our blog summary below

🌳New share offer from Wylderne Community Benefit Society with the community shares standard mark. 🧗Raising £50k+ to bring this outdoor activities centre in the Forest of Dean into community ownership. 🍃See more on www.wylderne.com @coopfutures.bsky.social @crowdfunder.bsky.social

🍰The Community Shares Standard mark is ten years old. Instead of a party, we are taking a look at how it works, what it does and how it could work in future to protect the special form of (unregulated) capital that is Community Shares. Find out more and see our survey here: www.uk.coop/standards

🔋Planning energy efficiency measures for a community building? Why not use community shares and receive match grant funding to pay for things like solar, insulation, heat pumps, double glazing etc. 🔅We even have guidance and support to help: www.uk.coop/support-your...

Read about Otley Common's ambitious plans to take over and transform a disused Methodist Church in the outskirts of #Leeds with backing from @cooperativesuk.bsky.social and a great write up by @ethexuk.bsky.social www.ethex.org.uk/news/a-bluep...

Cheriton Fitzpaine Community Shop Limited raising £100k+ to buy their local chapel to save + rehome their Village's last remaining shop into long term community ownership. Share offer with the Standard Mark, check it out here: cheritonshopchapelproject.info/buy-shares

🌏The Globe in Torrington, Devon launch share offer to buy+revive the Globe Hotel and return it to its former glory, raising £230k+ 🏨Individual investments from £50 More: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-globe-... @crowdfunder.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social

🔋Share offer with the community shares standard mark from SaveEnergy raising £50k-£100k, with 50% SEIS tax relief. SaveEnergy provide energy audits, advice & retrofit. More here: saveenergy.coop/share-offer/ @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social

🌞Community Energy Newham's share offer now extended to end of May. Raising £120k+ to invest in solar on local libraries, with our @comshares.bsky.social Booster Fund co-investing + standard mark. www.repowering.org.uk/community-en... @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @commenergyengland.bsky.social

The team at @glenuiginn.bsky.social have launched a share offer to bring their remote pub into long term community ownership through #comshares. Find out more about their Inn and their share offer here www.glenuigcommunityinn.org/support-us

🔋Check out the Decarbonise the Warehouse share offer from @birminghamfoe.bsky.social to see a community organisation taking the lead to reduce their carbon footprint and energy bills.🔌 Communities can lead the change! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/decarbonis...

🍻The Drewe Arms: reviving a historic pub and creating community. 🍺Read how one #Devon community used community shares and tax relief to raise over £550k from 600 investors to save their pub: www.uk.coop/case-studies... @plunkettuk.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social