Co-op Foundation: The Future Communities Fund

Posted on 11 November 2022 by Christie McAlpine in Funding Grants

Co-op's charity, the Co-op Foundation, recently launched a new five-year strategy, called ‘Building communities of the future together’. The Future Communities Fund is the first round of funding under this new strategy and will support voluntary organisations building communities that are:

• Diverse, equitable and inclusive
• Prioritising youth activism, shared power and transparent governance

Offering unrestricted grants of up to £30,000 per year, for up to 5 years, applications to the fund are due to open at 9am on 25 November 2022 and will close at 12 noon on 23 December 2022.

The Fund will be open to organisations that:

• Have an annual turnover of £250k or less
• Have young people’s voices from all backgrounds and abilities at the core of their delivery
• Advocate for diversity and inclusion in all areas of society
• Actively engage with young people from diverse communities in a meaningful and inclusive way
• Have experience of removing barriers and providing opportunities for young people
• Have experience of delivering meaningful youth social action which supports young people into leadership roles
• Are able to demonstrate they have experience of co-operation/collaboration

The Foundation are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 23 November at 10-11am to announce its new Future Communities Fund. Book your spot via Eventbrite.

You can find out more about the Co-op Foundation's new strategy on their website.