Co-operatives UK

🏘️ Making coastal homes affordable for local people! 🌊 💜 Discover the great work Three Seas Cornwall is doing to help natives of Cornish coastal towns sidestep the overpriced holiday market and live in low‑cost homes.👍 💷 And how the Community Shares Booster Fund helped them raise the capital to buy flats to renovate and KEEP in the control of the local community.👏 🤩 Read their inspiring story: https://buff.ly/4dvKZzi #coops #comshares #communitybenefitsociety #affordablehomes #affordablehousing

👋 Calling all HR leaders in #coops! 👋 Boost your skills, knowledge and expertise at our flagship training event, Practitioners Forum, on 20 November at The Studio in Manchester, with expert led HR sessions: ⭐️ Creating an inclusive and accessible workplace – gain the skills to effectively engage with disabled colleagues and encourage people with disabilities to work for your co op ⭐️ Employment law update – recent and upcoming changes in employment law and their impact on co-op businesses ⭐️ Flexibility at work – how co ops can implement flexible working practices to help create stronger, more inclusive and successful organisations ⭐️ The use of AI in recruitment – explore what co ops should consider so they can deploy AI responsibly in recruitment 🤩 You can also mix and match throughout the day with sessions on Governance, Membership, Communications and Finance too. Sign up now! 👉 https://buff.ly/3TmzWkk Proudly sponsored by Civica 👍 #CoopPF

🚜 A co‑op of farmers who do better business together... 🌾 Camgrain is the UK’s largest farmer‑owned grain storage co‑operative, with more than 500 members pooling resources and expertise – and benefiting from economies of scale. See them feature in our Co‑operative and Mutual Economy 2024 report and discover: ⭐ How they support their farmer members. ⭐ The extra benefits of co‑op membership that aren’t generally offered in the sector. ⭐ Innovations that extract even more value for their members. ⬇️ Download the report here: https://buff.ly/48xNaQZ (and check them out on pages 28‑29.) 🌱 #coops #mutual #CoopEconomy #farmcoop #farmcooperative #farmercoop #grainstore #grainfarmer #camgrain #agriculture

🚀 OPPORTUNITY ALERT! 🚀 If you’re an entrepreneurial woman aged 18-35 living or working in London or Liverpool – now’s your chance to apply to Women’s Enterprise Growth Programme 2025, delivered by The School for Social Entrepreneurs. Go on a 9-month journey for ambitious female-identifying and NB entrepreneurs and benefit from: 🌿 Bespoke 1:1 business development and modelling support 🧠 8 days of focused study 🌎 Opportunities to build supportive peer networks 🤝 Access to Contract Readiness support 🏆 A graduation event in December 2025 to celebrate your achievements Find out more and apply: https://buff.ly/3PWhahT #WomensEnterprise #womeninbusiness

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCOTTISH CO-OPS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 You are invited to attend the next Scottish Cross Party Group on Co‑operatives in the Scottish Parliament. This is YOUR chance to shape the future of co-operation in Scotland: 📅 Tuesday 29 October, 6-7pm – join us in person or online 🎟️ Book now 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehXsyYNK The CPG provides a platform for Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to increase awareness of the co‑operative model and promote co‑operation as a vital component of Scotland’s future. We encourage any representatives from Scottish co‑ops and supporters of the co‑operative movement to be involved.

👏 Congratulations to our member Animorph Co-op! 🎉 👨💻 Their team – who attended our #CoopHackathon earlier this month – is one of the organisations behind an AI innovation that has reached the finals of the Longitude Prize on Dementia. 👓 Their interactive, multi-function AI #smartglasses are being developed to help people with dementia stay active and independent. 📰 And they feature in an article in The Guardian! So give it a read to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eQfbTwJN #Coops #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood #EthicalTech

We're delighted to announce that our CEO, Rose Marley, has been appointed to the Board of the International Cooperative Alliance - the global organisation representing three million co-operatives worldwide! We've a brilliant quote from ICA President Ariel Guarco: "The UK's rich co-operative history and ongoing commitment to social and economic justice make it a vital voice in our international efforts. Rose's expertise and passion will undoubtedly contribute to the success of our shared goals." There's more reaction here: https://buff.ly/3zEVd25 #coops

📜 Do you work in GOVERNANCE for a co‑op? Want to make it more effective and successful? ✅ Join us at Practitioners Forum on 20 November at The Studio in Manchester to boost your skills, knowledge and expertise. Sessions include: ⭐️ Neurodiversity guidance for boards – providing you with tools to support neurodivergent people in the boardroom. ⭐️ Law Commission consultation – meet Dr Nathan Tamblyn of the Law Commission of England and Wales to help shape a landmark consultation for improving co‑operative law. ⭐️ Ask the experts – put your questions to our panel 🤩 You can also mix and match with other sessions throughout the day on HR, Membership, Communications and Finance too. Sign up now! 👉 https://buff.ly/3TmzWkk Proudly sponsored by CIVICA 👍#Coops #CoopPF

🧮 Do you specialise in FINANCE in your co-operative? ✅ Boost your skills and knowledge at Practitioners Forum on 20 November at The Studio in Manchester at expert-led sessions including: ⭐️ Optimise your finance function ⭐️ Employment tax and VAT for co-ops ⭐️ Financial reporting update Delivered by experts from Forvis Mazars, Crowe UK – and more TBC! 🤩 You can also mix and match with other sessions throughout the day on HR, Membership, Communications and Governance too. Sign up now! 👉 https://buff.ly/3TmzWkk Proudly sponsored by CIVICA #Coops #CoopPF

⭐️ FREE WEBINAR ALERT! ⭐️ Calling all Co‑operatives UK members. 🗓️ Join our ‘Health and safety essentials’ webinar on Wednesday 16 October at 11am‑12pm. Held in partnership with WorkNest. FREE to members! 👍 🦺 Get health and safety savvy to keep your people, customers and co‑operative safe. 🥽 ✏️ Sign up here: https://buff.ly/4et5kWK 😊 #coops