Useful links: community ownership

Community Matters

Community Matters is a federation of community organisations that aims to build the capacity of community organizations and to provide networking opportunities and up-to-date information on government policy and new initiatives.

Tackling Social Exclusion in Rural England

TSE is an action research programme that provided funds for social enterprises for tackling social exclusion. The website presents the case studies and illustrates the programme's findings and results.

Ask what if?

Ask what if? is a website that provides information about community development, social enterprises and neighbourhood management.

Neighbourhood Connections

Neighbourhood Connections is a non-profit organisation in the US that supports inner-city neighbourhoods to create business by providing business development strategies.

Community Recycling Network

The CR network is an umbrella organisation that offers information and advice for community-based and cooperative waste management groups.

Co-operatives UK

Co-operatives UK is an organisation that campaigns to increase the awareness of the importance of co-ops and supports the development of new ones.

Novas Scarman Group

Novas Scarman is an organisation that provides support and development pathways to community-based organisations, emphasising the importance of social enterprise and cultural expression.

Social Enterprise East Midland

SEEM is an organisation that provides business support for setting up social enterprises in the East Midlands.

Social Enterprise Coalition

SEC is a network of social enterprises that promotes the benefits of the social enterprise model and best practice, and provides advice on social policy and the political agenda.

Make your mark

Make your mark is a national campaign to support social enterprises in the UK.

Social Enterprise Academy

SEA is an organisation that provides training for creating a social enterprise.

Plunkett

Plunkett supports the development of social enterprises to implement economic solutions to rural problems.

RISE Social enterprise

RISE provides business support for social enterprises in the South West.

Wales Community Recycling Network

The WCRN is an organisation that promotes sustainable resource management at community-level to create environmental, social and economic benefits.

Community Composting Network

The Community Composting Network is an internet-based tool that promotes social enterprises and projects that provide collection services.