My Community

22/07/2025

🧐Wondering how to find a social investor that's right for you?

The Good Finance Fundmapper Directory lists more than 150+ investors and funds and is a great tool for charities and social enterprises seeking social investment.

Check it out 👇

The Fundmapper Directory lists more than 150+ investors and funds and is a great tool for charities and social enterprises seeking social investment.

11/06/2025

Webinar: Accessing capital funding for your project
📅 Thursday 19 June | 🕥 10.30am - 12pm

Learn how to identify and find the right funding for your capital project including acquisitions or refurbishments.
We'll cover what you need to have in place before you start fundraising to scoping, finding and applying for funds.
And we'll explore a range of funding options including:
✅ grants
✅ loan finance
✅ fundraising including crowdfunding
✅ Plus record keeping for boards and stakeholders

With real life insights and practical tips from Josie Baker (McCullen) and Tamara Pekelman from Locality, and Karen Dobson from Scotswood Garden Limited.

Book your place: https://mycommunity.org.uk/securing-funding-for-your-capital-project

12/05/2025

Your staff and volunteers are one of your organisation's most important assets. The My Community HR Hub, sponsored by Sharpe Pritchard, will help you to manage, develop and recruit employees and volunteers. The hub includes a range of resources, from contract templates to appraisal guidance.

The resources in this hub are designed to help you to manage, develop and recruit employees and volunteers. The hub includes a range of resources from HR templates to KPI guides.

16/04/2025

A good business plan is key to your capital funding application. This guide has resources, templates and worked examples to help you create and improve your business plan
https://mycommunity.org.uk/how-to-write-your-business-plan-for-a-capital-funding-application

18/03/2025

🧐Wondering how to find a social investor that's right for you?

The Good Finance Fundmapper Directory lists more than 150+ investors and funds and is a great tool for charities and social enterprises seeking social investment.

Check it out 👇

The Fundmapper Directory lists more than 150+ investors and funds and is a great tool for charities and social enterprises seeking social investment.

28/01/2025

👏 Well done Big River Bakery!

🎞 Watch them in action when Locality visited their social enterprise bakery youtube.com/watch?v=aHiLKAJ2HZ0

The Changemakers nourishing their local communities by making food and education available for those in need.

28/01/2025

A strong business case can make all the difference in your capital funding application. Discover our top tips for creating a compelling case that funders can’t ignore: https://mycommunity.org.uk/top-tips-for-writing-a-strong-business-case

24/01/2025

In search of capital funding to save an asset in your community? Our top tips, from expression of interest to evidence of local support, will help make your application the best it can be: https://mycommunity.org.uk/top-tips-for-submitting-your-capital-funding-grant-application

20/01/2025

Join Locality and Plunkett UK for a free webinar to help maximise the potential of your space - giving value to the community and crucial unrestricted funding for your organisation.
📆28 Jan 2025, 10.30am
Tickets:

This webinar will help community organisations maximise the potential of space rental.

17/01/2025

Could social investment help fund your capital project? Visit the My Community hub, supported by Good Finance, to find out more about if social investment is right for you:

Find out more about social investment and if it's right for you.

03/01/2025

A strong business case can make all the difference in your capital funding application. Discover our top tips for creating a compelling case that funders can’t ignore:

This guide provides advice for building a strong business case for capital funding

30/12/2024

In search of capital funding to save an asset in your community? Our top tips, from expression of interest to evidence of local support, will help make your application the best it can be:

This guide provides general advice for submitting your capital funding grant application