Plunkett Foundation

The Plunkett Foundation is a charity with the purpose to assist rural communities in the United Kingdom to create and run community-owned businesses.[1] The organisation aims to support community-owned enterprises in the United Kingdom[2] while also aiming to raise awareness for community-ownership potential to be successful in rural areas, and to make it easier for rural communities to start such businesses.[3]

Plunkett Foundation
Named afterHorace Plunkett
Formation17 January 1919 (1919-01-17)
FounderHorace Plunkett
Founded atDublin, Ireland
TypeCharitable foundation
PurposeSupport rural community-owned businesses
HeadquartersWoodstock, Oxfordshire, England
CEO
James Alcock
Chair
Stephen Nicol
Websiteplunkett.co.uk

History

The Plunkett Foundation was founded in 1919 by the pioneer of rural co-operation in Ireland, Sir Horace Plunkett. Since being founded it has been involved in a range of work relating to international development, rural development and agricultural development. The foundation is based in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.

To celebrate being designated as the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives in 2012, the Plunkett Foundation held the World of Rural Co-operation International Roundtable event.[4] This event led to the development of the Dunsany Declaration for Rural Co-operative Development,[5] which has fed into the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade.

See also

References
  1. The Plunkett Foundation website
  2. Plunkett Community Shops Network - http://www.communityshops.coop Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. See for example http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk
  4. World of Rural Co-operation - http://www.rural2012.coop
  5. Dunsany Declaration for Rural Co-operative Development - http://www.plunkett.co.uk/templates/asset-relay.cfm?frmAssetFileID=1507
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