Time to “Grow a New Economy”

The Social Enterprise World Forum 2015 was held in Milan, Italy this year and Tiziana O’Hara from Co-Operative Alternatives found the event hugely inspiring. Tiziana writes: The three day event,… Read more

Why should we co-operate?

Co-operation and collaboration can be the key to success for many enterprises. Forward thinking organisations, community groups and individuals are now increasingly harnessing the power of working together to build… Read more

Building a Community through shares

Community shares have proved to be an ideal means of ‘cementing’ finance for local groups planning to take over and restore unused or derelict buildings for the benefit of all…. Read more

Growing Together: Making community gardens sustainable

Growing Together is a three year UK-wide project dedicated to increasing the sustainability of the community growing sector. In Northern Ireland it is being spearheaded by Miriam Turley of the… Read more

Footballing community ‘shares’ love of ‘Beautiful Game’

There is nothing unites a community more than the love of its local football club and that’s why more and more supporters are taking the community share option to protect… Read more

Raglan group seek members for Harryville project

Co-operative Alternatives continues its work with the Raglan Community Development Society in Ballymena on the development of an underused credit union building in Harryville, Ballymena. The group are being assisted… Read more

NICE consider second share offer

NICE (Northern Ireland Community Energy) are currently considering whether to put together a second Community Share Offer. Should they go ahead, they would be seeking new third sector businesses who… Read more

‘Down to Earth’ share offer launched

Down to Earth NI, a new community-led, environmentally aware burial project launched a share offer today in what it is hoped will become Northern Ireland’s first woodland burial site in… Read more