Are you looking for an investor that truly understands your social mission? Check out the Good Finance Investor Directory! It features 100+ social investors, all over the UK. Find what you need: https://www.goodfinance.org.uk/investors?utm_source=locality_bluesky&utm_medium=organic_social

Your organisation's legal structure might feel like background admin. But when it comes to accessing social investment, it can be the difference between having options and hitting a wall. 👉 Read the full blog from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/4pNdPCs

By popular demand we've extended early bird pricing for #Locality26 Convention in Leicester - get your ticket now to avoid disappointment! Expect: • Inspiring stories • Practical tools & resources • New connections 📅 1–2 December 2026 Tickets: https://locality.org.uk/events/locality-convention

Final few days to get your discount to the biggest community sector event of the year 🎉 #Locality26 Convention is coming to #Leicester! Expect: • Inspiring stories • Practical tools & resources • New connections 📅 1–2 December 2026 Tickets: https://locality.org.uk/events/locality-convention

Seeing hope for communities in an Andy Burnham government: as the former Mayor moves into Number 10, we consider how his previous community power credentials could translate into national policy. 📰 Read more: https://locality.org.uk/news/hope-for-communities-in-andy-burnham-government

Community ownership is proven to drive local renewal. But while political support is growing, investment still falls far short of demand. New research from @locality.org.uk @powertochange.org.uk sets out how we can scale #CommunityOwnership nationwide. 📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/4h0aMo1

Grants are getting harder to come by and local authority budgets are tightening. But social investment could provide a route often overlooked by small charities. 🤝 @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social explore 7 tips to help take your first steps into social investment: https://bit.ly/4eZjuAl

New role just in 👇 Community Organisation Development Officer (Home-based in North or Central region) @locality.org.uk 
💷 £35,995 🕰️ FT Follow us at fundraisingjobs.bsky.social #FundraisingJobs #CharityCareers #NonprofitJobs

New role just in 👇 Community Organisation Development Officer (Home-based) @locality.org.uk 
💷 £35,995 🕰️ FT Follow us at fundraisingjobs.bsky.social #FundraisingJobs #CharityCareers #NonprofitJobs

“This funding allows us to expand our vital work and provide a safe, recovery-focused environment for women.” Newquay Lighthouse Project CIC needed an investment to open a new house for women in recovery. Find out more about the @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social case study here: https://bit.ly/3R6FRfi

The biggest community sector event of the year is back 🎉 #Locality26 Convention is coming to #Leicester! Expect: • Inspiring stories • Practical tools, resources and motivation • New connections 📅 1–2 December 2026 Tickets: https://locality.org.uk/events/locality-convention

The £61 million Community Right to Buy Fund is a welcome move to help save our spaces. However, we know demand will far outstrip the money available, so this needs to be the start of an ambitious step change for community ownership.

How do you scale your services when the need is growing faster than your resources? In @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social latest case study, they explore how Keep Active NE CIC used blended finance to expand their services and support more people in their community. 🔗Read more: https://bit.ly/4d87GfD

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

Meet the investors exhibiting at Good Finance Live! We're excited to announce the funders joining us on the day, including Key Fund, AHF, and more. Come ready to connect, ask questions, and explore what funding could look like for your organisation. 🔗 buff.ly/iSd2G4K #GoodFinanceLive

How do you scale mental health services when the need is growing faster than your resources? @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social explore how Keep Active CIC used blended finance to expand their services and support more people in their community. 🔗 Read the full case study here: https://bit.ly/4d87GfD

Tony Armstrong writes for @labourlist.bsky.social: "The real test for Labour now is whether it is willing to back the Community Right to Buy with the resources needed to make it meaningful in every part of the country" Read more 👇 https://labourlist.org/2026/05/go-further-community-right-to-buy/

‘The Community Right to Buy is now law. Labour must go further to make it count' – LabourList

The Community Right to Buy has finally made it onto the statute book, following Royal Assent for the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act. For...

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📰 BBC News covers the new Community Right to Buy - After a decade of campaigning by Locality and our partners, sweeping changes in England have put power into the hands of thousands of community groups https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypwyzk71po

Community groups given right to buy for the first time

Ministers say the new law in England gives power to local people who want to help others.

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We're backing The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out - taking place on 5-8 June this year. It will be one big do – where everyone is invited to meet, eat and lend a hand as part of the UK’s biggest celebration of community. What will you do? Find ideas and get a free pack www.thebigdo.com

The big do - Eden Project communities

The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out are teaming up on 5-8 June for a weekend of friendship, food, fun and action – and everyone’s invited!

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Our new report and action plan Creating Places for Everyone explores the vital role of place-based community organisations in the pursuit of racial justice & sets out how we will support our members to make positive social change. 📖 https://locality.org.uk/creating-places-for-everyone

Tees Valley’s Half Moon Inn faced closure due to rising costs and a deteriorated building. Despite warnings he was “mad”, Martin stepped in. How did he turn risk into success & what role did social investment play? Read more in our blog with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social ➡️ https://bit.ly/406aSRx

Are you looking for an investor that truly understands your social impact organisation? Check out the Good Finance Investor Directory! It features 100+ social investors, all over the UK. ➡️ https://www.goodfinance.org.uk/investors?utm_source=locality _bluesky&utm_medium=organic_social

Today, we’re publishing two new guides on adopting the #KeepItLocal approach to transform health services. We’re exploring how the NHS can shift toward a prevention-focused “neighbourhood health service” by working with communities. (1/3)

The Museum of Community Futures shares powerful stories of local people across Greater Manchester defying the odds to achieve extraordinary change in their places. 📆 12–14, 19–21 March 📍Factory International Presented by @right-here.org & @greatermcr.bsky.social www.right-here.org/museum-of-co...

Great to be at @locality.org.uk' roundtable in Parliament on putting community anchor orgs at the heart of national policy. Heard from Afzal, CEO of @wittonlodge.bsky.social, a brilliant anchor in my constituency. If we’re serious about devolution, we have to be serious about partnerships.

JUST LAUNCHED: our report and action plan Creating Places for Everyone explores the vital role of place-based community organisations in the pursuit of racial justice & sets out how we will support our members to make positive social change. 📖 https://locality.org.uk/creating-places-for-everyone

New research & action plan - join us at our launch event to hear what we’ve learnt and how we've developed a new practical support offer for our members that puts racial justice at the heart of our work. Book your place: https://locality.org.uk/events/creating-places-for-everyone-launch-webinar

Tees Valley’s Half Moon Inn faced closure due to rising costs and a deteriorated building. Despite warnings he was “mad”, Martin stepped in. How did he turn risk into success & what role did social investment play? Read more in our blog with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social ➡️ https://bit.ly/406aSRx

Participatory democracy is good for you! Neighbourhood governance in a Neighbourhood Health Service. Sam Pluckrose-Oliver, @locality.org.uk 👉 www.right-here.org/participator... Reading list 🧵8/10

Participatory democracy is good for you! Neighbourhood governance in a Neighbourhood Health Service  - We're Right Here

How to make the UK's health system more prevention-focused, neighbourhood-based, and community-led, written by Locality.

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🔊 Calling charities & social enterprises. Help shape @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's future. Share what works, what doesn’t & what support you really need for your social investment journey in their short survey. 🎁 Win a £50 voucher 👉 https://goodfinanceuk.typeform.com/to/xpAtn7MV