Community leadership

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: what does the future look like for local councils? 

Blog 2 September 2025

Our Chair Kersten England CBE reflects on the Devolution Bill, and what the future looks like for local councils.

MPs confronted with their communities’ broken dreams in Parliament

News 1 September 2025

A striking new exhibition, the Museum of Broken Dreams, opens in Parliament, telling the stories of community-led projects that could have transformed lives but never reached their potential.

£6m project will drive academic evidence in public policymaking

News 15 July 2025

£5.9m-programme will champion and strengthen evidence-informed policymaking

‘Preparing for disaster is not a solo sport’

Blog 2 April 2025

After a childhood fearing nuclear war and early adult years as a ‘city prepper’, our CEO now calls for ‘whole society’ preparedness and greater recognition of community responders. 

Report calls for a ‘whole society’ approach to crisis planning

News 2 April 2025

Our CEO says ‘neighbours are more supportive than government’ when crisis hits.

Community, not catastrophe

Publication 2 April 2025

When disaster strikes, local people and communities step up. This report calls for them to be recognised as part of our Critical National Infrastructure in times of crisis.

‘Research and innovation are about hope and empowerment’

Blog 18 December 2024

At our Community Research Networks Away Days, Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), shared a vision for a more ‘open and inclusive’ future.

‘Challenging a disconnect between communities and research’

Blog 16 December 2024

Supporting community-led networks can challenge a ‘dysfunctional relationship’ in research, say UKRI’s Tom Saunders and David Chapman, and The Young Foundation’s Helen Goulden.

£10m project will build stronger communities across the UK

News 10 December 2024

New £10m C4 Centre, led by Sheffield Hallam University, will strengthen community leadership and build connections.

Heritage organisations drive ‘meaningful and sustainable’ change

News 5 December 2024

As our Heritage Innovation Fund partnership moves into its third phase, organisations across the UK continue to innovate creative new ways of working. 

What are creative communities?

Blog 25 September 2024

Helen Goulden OBE joins the Creative Communities podcast, saying we need to “engage in stories” and explore the power of cultural research.

‘Putting local people at the heart of policy’ 

Blog 9 July 2024

Could our new government bring opportunities to work differently? Introducing our organisation’s vision for a fairer, greener and more prosperous, community-powered future.