Co-operatives Fortnight 2017 standard wording

About Co-operatives Fortnight 2017

Key messages / Get ready for Co-operatives Fortnight
It’s time to co-operate
Share your story of co-operation
Let’s create a wealth of stories to inspire people to think differently
Short description / After a year of conflict, it’s time to co-operate. For Co-operatives Fortnight 2017, running from 17 June to 1 July, we want to encourage people to share stories of how working together has made a difference. Together we will create a wealth of stories to inspire people to think differently.
Longer copy / Co-operatives Fortnight is a chance to remind ourselves of the power of co-operation.
It’s a time to co-operate. And after a year of conflict, it's never been needed more. So this year people across the country will be sharing stories of how co-operating, working together, has made a difference. Together we will create a wealth of stories to inspire people to think differently.
Running from 17 June to 1 July 2017, it is organised by Co-operatives UK, sponsored generously by some of the UK’s most successful co-operatives and brought to life by co-ops across the UK.
Why? Because we know that co-operating makes a big difference and it’s time to remind the rest of the UK too.
Facebook messages / After a year of conflict it’s time to co-operate. From 17June to 1 July we’ll be encouraging people to share stories of co-operation. Get ready for Co-operatives Fortnight. Get ideas, resources and join in at www.uk.coop/fortnight
Twitter messages / Get ready for Co-operatives Fortnight. From 17June-1 July we’ll be encouraging people to share stories of co-operation. #coopstories. www.uk.coop/fortnight
After a year of conflict it’s time to co-operate. Get ready for Co-operatives Fortnight: 17 June to 1 July. www.uk.coop/fortnight
After a year of conflict it’s time to co-operate. Share your story of co-operation during Co-operatives Fortnight. #coopstories. www.uk.coop/fortnight

About co-operatives

Key messages / Co-ops give people control over the things that matter to them.
Co-ops give people an equal say in how they are run and their profits are used
From fan owned football clubs to farmer controlled businesses, there are 7,000 co-ops contributing £34bn to the UK economy
Short description / Co-ops give people control over the things that matter to them. As businesses owned and run by their members, co-operatives give them – whether they are customers, employees, suppliers or local residents, co-ops allow people to have an equal say in how they are run and their profits are used.
There are 7,000 co-operatives in the UK. They are owned by 17.5 million people right across the country and together they contribute £34 billion to the British economy.
Longer copy / What if you had more control over the things that matter to you – your workplace, your housing, your local area?
From the outside a co-operative might look like any other business. It is what happens inside that makes them different.
They are businesses that are owned and run by the people who are most affected by them. Whether they are customers, employees, suppliers or local residents, the members of a co-operative have an equal say in what it does and decide how the profits are shared.
Whether it’s a football club like Barca or a large retailer, your local co-op pub or group of dairy farmers, co-operatives are successful businesses.
From high street retailers to community owned pubs, fan owned football clubs to farmer controlled businesses, co-operatives work across the economy. There are 7,000 co-operatives in the UK. They are owned by 17.5 million people right across the country and together they contribute £34 billion to the British economy.
Facebook / Co-ops give people control over the things that matter to them. As businesses owned and run by their members, co-operatives give them – whether they are customers, employees, suppliers or local residents, co-ops allow people to have an equal say in how they are run and their profits are used.
http://www.uk.coop/economy2016
From high street retailers to community owned pubs, fan owned football clubs to farmer controlled businesses, co-operatives work across the economy. There are 7,000 co-operatives in the UK. They are owned by 17.5 million people right across the country and together they contribute £34 billion to the British economy.
http://www.uk.coop/economy2016
Tweet / What if you had more control over the things that matter – work, housing, your local area? It’s time to co-operate. #coops
From the outside a co-op might look like any other business. It is what happens inside that makes them different. #coops
From fan owned football clubs to farmer controlled businesses, there are 7,000 #coops contributing £34bn to the UK economy