by Alison Seabrooke | Sep 30, 2014 | Academic article
This article looks at the key factors in building a healthy community which includes the ability to access fair finance; for power to reside locally in determining community problems; and for communities to be able to resolve these issues. These factors have become...
by Alison Seabrooke | Sep 10, 2014 | CDF
Each of our departments has its own contribution to make – our Research team is providing innovative ways of measuring the impact the voluntary and community sector makes. We are active campaigners and key to the delivery and management of the Community Investment...
by Alison Seabrooke | Jul 22, 2014 | CDF, Guest blog
In recent years, there has been a marked shift in the debate on socially responsible business. At one time “social responsibility” meant setting aside a proportion of pre-tax profit for good causes as a kind of public relations tax. Yet the political fall out from the...
by Alison Seabrooke | Jul 10, 2014 | Guest blog
The launch of the Community Investment Coalition’s (CIC) Community Banking Charter is an important step forward in ensuring that every adult, household and business has access to a basic package of fair and affordable financial tools to enable them to operate in their...
by Alison Seabrooke | Jun 30, 2014 | CDF
I am a huge advocate of peer-to-peer learning and networking in communities and between community groups. It’s the place where people are able to speak frankly about their ideas, as well as any challenges they have faced, with people like them. I recently realised how...
