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/

📰 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

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

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

🔊 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

"It's crucial to ensure that decisions about local public services reflect the real needs and strengths of the local area." Read our blog with @right-here.org on how government can ensure community organisations sit at the heart of decision-making about the health of their communities 👇

.@goodfinanceuk.bsky.social asked 3 experts to predict emerging trends in the world of social investment for 2026. Their blog unpacks the biggest developments in the social investment space and what this means in practice for charities and social enterprises. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3ZHeCsi

Proud to collaborate with @right-here.org @localtrust.org.uk @hopenothate.org.uk and @powertochange.org.uk on how New Neighbourhood Governance arrangements can put power in the hands of local people. Read the blueprint: bit.ly/A-blueprint-...

Decisions taken now will determine whether communities gain real influence or whether old patterns of bureaucratic governance & exclusion are baked into a new system. Blueprint co-written with @localtrust.org.uk @hopenothate.org.uk @locality.org.uk @powertochange.org.uk bit.ly/A-blueprint-... 🧵2/2

Ready to expand your #SocialInvestment knowledge in 2026? Good Finance e-learning program Social Investment Unpicked is beginner friendly and CPD-accredited! Join the next cohort starting 3 Feb. Register now: https://goodfinanceuk.typeform.com/to/Wz6GBWPz?typeform-source=www.goodfinance.org.uk

We did it - The Guardian appeal reached a million pounds! These donations will help Locality members create resilience, pride and opportunity in some of our most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. A huge thank you to readers and to the amazing Guardian team. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

💡 @locality.org.uk's free online event offers practical lessons in community‑led regeneration for anyone working in or near a Pride in Place area. 📅 Wednesday 21 January 👉 buff.ly/lL3fhJP

The Guardian's Hope charity appeal is now at £950,000. With only two days left can we get it to £1m? The response from readers has been amazing. Find out more here: www.theguardian.com/society/2026... @theguardian.com @katharineviner.bsky.social @patrickjbutler.bsky.social

Today as part of the Guardian appeal, this film explaining illegal HMOs features Locality members Canopy Housing and Back on the Map. They tackle the issue by buying and doing up homes, and renting them out at affordable rates. Please read, share and support: www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

The Guardian's charity appeal has reached £750,000! These organisations show that when people come together to listen and support each other, they create opportunities and hope. Can we get to £1m? Please share & donate: www.theguardian.com/society/2026... @antlondon.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Today's Guardian features 174 Trust's 'Circle of Change'. People from different backgrounds meet monthly, share stories and fundraise. The project tackles division and builds understanding. Please read, share & donate to the Guardian appeal: www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @theguardian.com

The Guardian's 'hope' appeal has reached £500,000! Some of this will help Locality members create opportunities and connections. As one reader said: “this country is full of decent and wonderful people who want to help those around them" Please share & donate: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Check out this film about rising hate in disadvantaged communities. Part of the Guardian charity appeal, it ends with Locality member Back on the Map who are improving their area and creating hope. Please share & donate www.theguardian.com/society/vide... @tajali1.bsky.social @theguardian.com

❄️Season's greetings from all the team at Locality❄️ The Locality office will be closed from 24 Dec- 4 Jan. We will occasionally post updates for @theguardian.com's charity appeal. We look forward to seeing you in the new year with an amazing events schedule locality.org.uk/events

Thank you so much to Guardian readers for their generosity, helping Locality members to bring together their communities in a time of division. Find out more, donate and share the campaign ⬇️

Applications for loans, grants & equity are falling — yet trust in social investment is rising. What’s really going on? Good Finance’s latest blog unpacks SEUK’s State of Social Enterprise report and what it means for charities & social enterprises. 👉 www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/...

A great read. Back on the Map are doing incredible things in Sunderland - local people coming together to transform their neighbourhoods and create opportunities.

Our friends at @locality.org.uk have been picked as one of five charities for this year’s Guardian charity appeal.👏👛 Locality supports grassroots community organisations to inspire much-needed hope in places across the UK. Learn more and donate if you can: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Meet @locality.org.uk They’re one of the 5 @theguardian.com Christmas Charities for this years theme of HOPE

Locality members Back on the Map are featured as part of @theguardian.com charity appeal. Back on the Map is transforming the local area, fostering hope and belonging, and bringing people together in a time where some communities feel more divided than ever. theguardian.com/society/2025...

We’re honoured to be included with the wonderful people of @citizensuk.org @locality.org.uk Hope Unlimited and Who is your neighbour The theme is #Hope @theguardian.com is recognising all our work in local communities where we’re building connections as an antidote to polarisation, distrust & hate

Congratulations to @locality.org.uk on being chosen as a partner for The Guardian’s Charity Appeal 2025! In line with this year’s theme, Locality works with communities to foster connections and strengthen local leadership, helping to tackle loneliness, division, and hate. Support them here 👇

🔔 Is it time for a new push on delinquent ownership? 🔔 We're hosting a conversation @kinship.works to share ideas... cado.kinship.works. 1/n

We're so proud that the Locality network has been chosen as a partner for the Guardian charity appeal 2025. The appeal focuses on local efforts to create hope. It launches today! Read more and donate: www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @theguardian.com Please share and follow us for updates.

🔎 New report shows the government’s upcoming Local Power Plan is a rare win–win: accelerating net zero and strengthening community infrastructure. Clean Power = Community Power shares stories, insights & practical guidance. 📄 Read more: https://locality.org.uk/reports/clean-power-community-power

#CommunityBusinessWeek kickstarts this weekend on #SmallBusinessSaturday🎉 Download our free toolkit packed with posters, social templates, and press release tips to help you shout about your community business or one you love 👇 https://www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/community-business-week/

⚡ Community energy is hugely popular, but it's being held back. 📄 @cmmonwealth.bsky.social’s report has outlined exactly what the Government needs to do to empower communities, bring down bills and create a local energy revolution. Now’s the time to act. 👉 www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...

Tony Armstrong, CEO of Locality, responds to the 2025 Budget: “We need ambitious, long-term, coordinated investment in community assets to get behind community organisations & help them drive national renewal from the ground up.” Read the full response: https://locality.org.uk/news/budget-2025

An insightful couple of days at @locality.org.uk #Locality25 Convention at Anfield Stadium! Two days full of inspiration, insights, and the power of community. It’s clear: local communities are shaping a brighter future 💪 #Locality25 #CommunityPower #CYDCymru #DTAWales

We had a blast talking about community power at @locality.org.uk Convention last week in Anfield, Liverpool. Watch our campaign leader Deana Bamford give her highlights. Thanks to everyone who dropped by our stall for a chat! #Locality25 #communitypower

100 years in the making, the #IFS100 #locality25 Convention has been exceptional. Thank you to everyone who attended, spoke, hosted a visit, supported, exhibited, was nominated for an award, and inspired us. Together, we have the tools, vision, and tenacity to create community-powered neighbourhoods

🏅🧵 We're honoured that the We're Right Here campaign was awarded highly commended in Best Campaign category at the Smart Thinking Awards. @right-here.org aims to close the gap between politics and ordinary people and put the power to make local decisions in the hands of local people: buff.ly/UqSbZhF

Our executive director, Christopher Hanway, joined community leaders from around the world at the IFS100 & Locality Convention in the UK this week, where he delivered a plenary speech on behalf of Riis, highlighting our Astoria Love Family Enrichment Center (FEC) and its resident-driven model.

It was wonderful that Melissa opened the convention. It was a pleasure to visit the University Settlement a few years ago whilst on our Jollies. They do so much inspirational work, and it always reminds me of an international youth exchange in Berlin (2010) as part of the #IFS100