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Business in Community HandsBIG LUNCH EXTRAS Community Camp at Eden Project
22nd – 25th April 2016
• Introducing ourselves and community business• Three stories• How to get involved
Welcome
The Power to Change team here today
Rose Seagrief, Programmes Manager, Bristol office
Dot Zacharias, Head of Regional and Local Investment
Mark Gordon, Director of Communications and Partnerships
Chelsea Otto, Programmes Administrator
A brief introduction to Power to Change
• New charitable trust established in 2015 to grow, support and develop community business in England
• £150 million endowment from Big Lottery Fund to spend over 10 years
• Positive response to austerity, decline of high streets and loss of basic services in communities
• At the heart of our approach is the devolution of power to local people to make their places better
Our mission and objectives
Community business in 2015
What is community business?
Community business must be community led
Angler’s Rest, Bamford Community Pub
Granby Four Streets, Liverpool
Burton Street Foundation, Sheffield
Why this works
What makes a good community business
How to get people involved
Thank youPlease contact: info@thepowertochange.org.uk
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