# Community-Ownership Organizations Plunkett Foundation Works in Rural Parts of the United Kingdom By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-07-15 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plunkett-foundation References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/plunkettfoundation) & [plunkett](http://www.plunkett.co.uk/) Based in The Quadrangle, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, the Plunkett Foundation is an organization that works across the United Kingdom in order to support rural communities in creating community-owned enterprises. The foundation, which was founded in 1919, operates in a number of arenas including [community food enterprises](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microgrant-program), rural community enterprises, [community shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nisa-making-a-different-locally-pink-friday) and cooperative pubs. On the less hands-on side of things, they organize events, conduct research, act as a consultancy and attempt to influence national policy decisions. Their Making Local Food Work campaign, which was funded by the Big Lottery Fund and ended in June of last year, was a successful and well-known part of the Plunkett Foundation as a whole. **Contact Information** Plunkett Foundation [website](http://www.plunkett.co.uk/) Plunkett on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/plunkettfoundation) Plunkett on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PlunkettFoundat) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Community-owned Enterprises:** Opportunity for businesses to explore the model of community-owned enterprises in rural communities. - **Rural Community Enterprises:** Opportunity for businesses to support and collaborate with rural community enterprises in the United Kingdom. - **Cooperative Pubs:** Opportunity for businesses to invest in and develop cooperative pubs as a community-owned drinking establishment. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food and Beverage:** Opportunity for the food and beverage industry to collaborate with community-owned enterprises in the production and distribution of local food. - **Consulting:** Opportunity for consulting firms to offer their expertise to community-owned enterprises in areas such as business strategy and operations. - **Policy and Advocacy:** Opportunity for organizations focused on policy and advocacy to collaborate with the Plunkett Foundation to influence national policies regarding community-owned enterprises. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Social-First Local Shopping Schemes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shop-local-by-tiktok-shop.md) - [Repurposed Community Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mooie-buurt.md) - [Plinth Wall Contemporary Extensions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plinth-house.md) - [Stone Plinth-Grounded Modern Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ayn3.md) - [In-Person Community Builders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/community-builders.md) - [Educational Food Insecurity Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/albertsons-companies-foundation.md) - [Philanthropic Housing Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/build-from-the-heart.md) - [Eco-Friendly Pop-Up Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-green-vic.md) - [Illuminated Local Pubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-up-your-local.md)