#futurecommunities by the co-op foundation by Co-op Foundation

Last Updated: June 20, 2026

Co-op Foundation is the Co-op's charity and we're co-operating for a fairer world. We believe co-operation is at the heart of strong communities, and this makes us a different kind of funder. We work closely with communities, we listen and we learn. We unlock communities’ power by focusing on those who have most at stake. We asked young people to shape our vision, and now we’re co-operating with them and others to turn this into reality.Our #FutureCommunities podcasts share our learning as we work with others to build communities of the future together.

A radical new way of funding

Published: January 23, 2023

We believe co-operation is at the heart of strong communities and this makes us a different kind of funder. We work closely with communities, we listen and we learn.

Co-creating a vision with young people

Published: January 16, 2023

Almost 100 diverse young people helped to create the Future Communities Vision that forms the bedrock of our new ‘Building communities of the future together’ strategy. They’ll inherit the communities we want to create, so it was only fair they got the chance to shape the work we do, too.

How ‘co-operation’ helped us develop our new strategy

Published: January 6, 2023

We're using our first ever #FutureCommunities podcast to share everything we learned by co-operatively developing our new strategy. Our process took more than 12 months as we collaborated with colleagues, Trustees, Co-op and funded partners, but we truly believe our end-product is richer, and more impactful, as a result.