Communitybuilders
Communitybuilders is a £70 million programme in the United Kingdom that aims to strengthen the resilience of multi-purpose, inclusive community-led organisations that operate at the neighbourhood level (sometimes referred to as community anchors).
Background[edit]
Government responsibility for Communitybuilders lies jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Office of the Third Sector.[1]
In June 2009, a consortium, led by the Adventure Capital Fund (ACF) and including Futurebuilders England and the Community Alliance (Development Trusts Association, BASSAC and Community Matters) was appointed to deliver the programme.[2]
Purpose[edit]
Communitybuilders takes forward a commitment within the Communities in Control: Real People, Real Power white paper[3] to build more cohesive, empowered and active communities.[4]
The aim of the Communitybuilders programme is to help community anchor organisations work towards long-term financial stability so they can meet the needs of their communities for generations to come. Communitybuilders provides a mix of loans, grants and non-financial support at different stages of the project cycle, supporting both existing organisations and newly formed organisations
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Communitybuilders". Cabinet Office. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "Adventure Capital Fund group to manage Communitybuilders". UK Fundraising. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "Communities in control: Real people, real power - White Paper - Communities and neighbourhoods - Communities and Local Government". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Communitybuilders Programme". Communities and Local Government. Archived from the original on November 25, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2009.