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Toolkits and future support
Practical support and resources for community organisations
Find out moreDemonstrating the value of long-term, unconditional, resident-led funding
Find out moreA series of projects sharing what worked in the Big Local programme and why, and supporting the Big Local legacy in the communities that were involved.
Beacon areas
Supporting connections between community organisations continuing resident-led action beyond Big Local
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Supporting community-led health and wellbeing approaches to tackle health inequalities
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Local Trust is a place-based funder supporting communities to achieve their ambitions.
Find out moreGo straight to…
< Back to main menuEssential guidance and information to help you deliver change in your community
Toolkits and future support
Practical support and resources for community organisations
Find out moreDemonstrating the value of long-term, unconditional, resident-led funding
Find out moreA series of projects sharing what worked in the Big Local programme and why, and supporting the Big Local legacy in the communities that were involved.
Beacon areas
Supporting connections between community organisations continuing resident-led action beyond Big Local
Find out moreHealth inequalities
Supporting community-led health and wellbeing approaches to tackle health inequalities
Find out moreThe latest news and blogs from Local Trust, Big Local and beyond, exploring community power and resident-led change
ExploreGo straight to…
Principles for shaping the design of the UKSPF and other place-based funding initiatives
This report, published by the Community Wealth Fund Alliance, discusses how place-based funding streams like the UK Shared Prosperity Fund can be designed to empower the communities deemed most ‘left behind’ by the economic system. This report draws together the evidence base around local economic development, and offers a set of principles for designing really impactful and long-lasting funding programmes, which have community control at their heart.