top 100 civic / social / environmental business models that are worth scaling (and 100 apps to empower them)

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Builder/decorators co-ops?

LEDfantastic
LEDfantastic delivers workshops that enlighten & entertain, offers a bespoke installation service, provides the kits and components you need to create your own ultra-low energy LED magic, maintains an in-depth knowledge base to help you understand and plan your own LED revolution...and sources, tests, sells and guarantee LED lights, bulbs, strips, and modules in a wide range of styles and fittings...
http://www.ledfantastic.com/


FreeAgent
http://freeagent.com

Expensify
http://expensify

Lodsworth Larder (award winning community shop)
http://www.lodsworthlarder.co.uk/

FC United (raised £1.6million in Community Share issues
http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/communityshares?moston

Goteo
http://goteo.org

PeopleFund.it
http://peoplefund.it

Crowdcube
http://crowdcube.com

The Bicycle Academy
http://www.thebicycleacademy.org/
http://www.startups.co.uk/how-to-crowdfund-your-start-up.html


The Good Gym
http://www.thegoodgym.org/

http://www.southwarkcircle.org.uk/

http://www.camdenshares.org.uk/

http://www.kachingle.com/ (like flattr)

http://www.koodonation.com/
microvolunteering community

http://www.dotdotdotproperty.com/
Dot Dot Dot is a social enterprise working to bring empty properties into use for everyone’s benefit – for owners, for communities and for property guardians. We place individuals who do great voluntary work in houses that would otherwise be vacant, protecting the properties and contributing to the neighbourhood.

Reuse It Yourself Network
ReIY - short for Reuse It Yourself - is a UK-wide network of building material reuse centres. These are enterprises which collect surplus construction materials and sell them on. 
http://www.reiy.net/

London Re-use Limited
http://www.lcrn.org.uk/projects/london-re-use-limited

Yooz
Reclaiming building and landscaping materials for charity
http://www.yooz.me/

ReBuild North East
"To create a sustainable social enterprise based around the re-use and recycling of waste materials"
http://rebne.co.uk/

ReStore resale outlets
Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore resale outlets sell reusable and surplus building materials to the public (and are the model upon which the ReIY network is built upon)
http://www.habitat.org/restores/

Centre for Remanufacturing & Reuse 
This website is a resource for anyone interested in the reuse and remanufacture of products.
http://www.remanufacturing.org.uk/


MakerHood
Buy and sell things made in your neighbourhood. A community project for Brixton, Camberwell, Clapham, Dulwich, Herne Hill or Stockwell. Join us!
http://brixton.makerhood.com/

Remarkery


ResetRetail
hmz, can't find what that actually was


100k garages
http://www.100kgarages.com/


Birmingham Bike Foundry
http://www.birminghambikefoundry.org/

OpenEyes
"OpenEyes is a collaborative, open source, project led by Moorfields Eye Hospital. The goal is to produce a framework which will allow the rapid, and continuous development of electronic patient records (EPR) with contributions from Hospitals, Institutions, Academic departments, Companies, and Individuals."
http://www.openeyes.org.uk/

Open Data Kit
Open Data Kit (ODK) is a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions. ODK provides an out-of-the-box solution for users to:
1.    Build a data collection form or survey;
2.    Collect the data on a mobile device and send it to a server; and
3.    Aggregate the collected data on a server and extract it in useful formats.
http://opendatakit.org/

OpenMRS
OpenMRS is a community-developed, open source, enterprise electronic medical record system platform. We’ve come together to specifically respond to those actively building and managing health systems in the developing world, where AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria afflict the lives of millions. Our mission is to improve health care delivery in resource-constrained environments by coordinating a global community to create and support this software.
http://openmrs.org/

FOOD AND DRINK

1. Online Local Food Hub

StroudCo
Order local food online, collect it from Food Hub at local primary school
http://www.stroudco.org.uk/how-it-works
http://www.stroudco.org.uk/documents/Stroudco_Food_Hub_case_study.doc

2. Food Growing Co-ops

OrganicLea - A workers' cooperative growing food on London's edge in the Lea Valley
OrganicLea doesn't just grow food, it sells it a farmers markets, via a box scheme, trains community groups in growing and runs the Hornbeam cafe http://www.hornbeam.org.uk/
http://www.organiclea.org.uk/
http://www.organiclea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/secondary-rules-Jan-2010.doc

Growing with Grace - worker co-op turned community-owned food projectre
http://www.growingwithgrace.org.uk/

3. Community-led Veg Box Schemes

Growing Communities
Runs one of the oldest veg box schemes in London, grows food, also runs the UK's only 100% local and organic farmers market in Stoke Newington
http://www.growingcommunities.org/
http://www.growingcommunities.org/start-ups/
http://www.growingcommunities.org/start-ups/model/

4. Wholefood Wholesale Co-op

Suma Wholefood Co-op
http://www.suma.coop/
The Viable Systems Model Guide Case Study 2 (Triangle Food, trading as Suma):
http://www.esrad.org.uk/resources/vsmg_3/screen.php?page=2_2cs2

Essential Trading Co-op
http://www.essential-trading.co.uk/

Infinity Food Co-op
http://www.infinityfoods.co.uk/

5. Wholefood Retail Co-op

Union Grocery
http://www.unicorn-grocery.co.uk/
Union Grocery Guide to Starting and Growing a Wholefood Co-op
http://www.unicorn-grocery.co.uk/grow-a-grocery/Grow%20a%20Grocery.pdf

6. Forest Garden

Primrose Earth Centre - according to Small is Successful report makes £20k from produce from 1.5 acre Forest Garden
http://www.primroseearthcentre.co.uk/

Primrose Earth Centre is one of the 8 case studies in this report, with name Bridge Farm given
http://www.ecologicalland.coop/sites/ecologicalland.coop/files/Small_is_Successful.pdf

Agroforestry Research Trust
http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/

7. Community Bakery

Loaf Community Bakery
http://www.loafonline.co.uk/bakery/

Dunbar Community Bakery
http://dunbarcommunitybakery.org.uk/

The Handbake Bakery
http://www.thehandmadebakery.coop/

http://www.thehandmadebakery.coop/courses/community-bakery-course

Commmunity Supported Baking
http://www.sustainweb.org/realbread/community_supported_baking/
http://www.sustainweb.org/realbread/knead_to_know/

8. Community Supported Agriculture

Stroud Community Agriculture
http://www.stroudcommunityagriculture.org/

Somerset Land and Food - didn't actually manage to raise initial target
http://www.somersetcommunityfood.org.uk/index.php?page=somerset-land-food
- Business Plan: http://www.wessexca.co.uk/userfiles/file/Somerset%20Land%20for%20Food%20Ltd%20Business%20Plan%20final.doc
- Rules: http://www.wessexca.co.uk/userfiles/file/Reinvestment%20Rules%20-%20Community%20Assets%202009%20SLFF.doc
- Offer document: http://www.wessexca.co.uk/userfiles/file/Somerset%20Land%20for%20Food%20Offer%20Doc.pdf
- Share application form: http://www.wessexca.co.uk/userfiles/file/Share%20application%20form%20SLFF%20Ltd(1).doc

The Community Farm, Chew Magna
http://www.thecommunityfarm.co.uk/
http://www.peoplefund.it/the-community-farm-chew-magna/

Community Led Food Initiatives:
http://www.nef.org.uk/communities/documents/Local_United_Sustainable_Food_Diffusion_Pack_APR2011c.pdf

Community Supported Agriculture Action Manual
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Food/Community_Supported_Agriculture_Action_Manual.pdf

Community Investment in Community Supported Agriculture
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Food/Community_investment_in_CSA.pdf

9. Cooperative Brewery

East Anglian Brewers Co-op
http://www.eastanglianbrewers.com/about.php

Hesket Newmarket Brewery
http://www.hesketbrewery.co.uk/

10. Food Buying Co-op
Food Co-ops
http://www.sustainweb.org/foodcoops/

Food Co-ops Toolkit
http://www.sustainweb.org/foodcoopstoolkit/
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Food/Food_co-ops_toolkit.pdf

Organic Food Buying Groups
http://www.soilassociation.org/Takeaction/Getinvolvedlocally/Organicbuyinggroups/Resources/tabid/636/Default.aspx

11. Community Pub

Community Pubs Foundation
http://www.communitypubs.org/advice.htm

Pubs and Places: The social value of community pubs
http://www.ippr.org/publications/55/1682/pubs-and-placesthe-social-value-of-community-pubs
http://www.ippr.org/images/media/files/publication/2011/05/Pubs%20and%20places%20summary_1682.pdf

Hudswell Community Pub
http://www.richmond.org/community/hudswellpub/
- Rules: http://www.richmond.org/community/hudswellpub/HCP-rules.pdf
- Case Study: http://www.co-operative.coop/Campaigns/EnterpriseHub/Pdfs/Hudswell_casestudy.pdf
- Prospectus: http://www.richmond.org/community/hudswellpub/Prospectus.pdf

Old Crown Pub
Britain's first co-operatively owned pub
http://www.theoldcrownpub.co.uk/

Star Inn in Salford
Britain's first urban co-op pub
http://www.staronthecliff.co.uk/

The Butchers Arms
Lyvennet Community Pub

12. Farmers Market

Stoke Newington Farmers' Market
http://www.growingcommunities.org/market/

http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Food/Farmers_Markets/
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Food/Urban_Farmers_Market_Toolkit.pdf

FARMA Certified Farmers' Markets
http://www.farmersmarkets.net/

London Farmers Markets
http://www.lfm.org.uk/

City and Country Farmers Markets
http://weareccfm.co.uk/

13. Commmunity Cafe

Hornbeam - Community Cafe and Environment Centre
http://www.hornbeam.org.uk/

Pogo Cafe
http://www.pogocafe.co.uk/

Forest Cafe
http://blog.theforest.org.uk/


14. other food models

Food Cycle
We empower local communities to set up groups of volunteers to collect surplus produce locally and prepare nutritious meals in unused professional kitchen spaces. These delicious meals are then served to those in need in the community.
http://www.foodcycle.org.uk/

Hospital Food Done Properly
http://www.rbht.nhs.uk/patients/brompton/food/
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23635134-hospital-food-thats-healthy-for-patients-and-the-environment.do
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications/downloads/Royal-Brompton-Hospital-Food-Project.pdf

SPIN Farming
http://spinfarming.com/whatsSpin/

Bucky Box
http://www.buckybox.com/
"it’s your operations team for your organic deliveries..."
"Finally a simple web app that automates your billing, delivery logistics, and makes caring for your customers fun again."

Sustaination
http://www.sustaination.co.uk/
http://app.sustaination.co.uk/
SUSTAINATION is an online service which makes it easy and profitable for food businesses to find each other, talk, and trade.

Farm:SHOP
http://farmlondon.weebly.com/farmshop.html

Growing Power
http://www.growingpower.org/

The Urban Farming Guys
http://theurbanfarmingguys.com/

Guide to Starting a Community Kitchen (i.e. Pay as you can eateries)
http://www.oneworldeverybodyeatsfoundation.org/images/SPIRIT_IN_BUSINESS.pdf

Article about Pay as you can eateries (of which there are now about a dozen in the US)
http://www.successmagazine.com/article?articleId=1286&taxonomyId=15

Cooks of Country Markets
Have produced a guide called 'Becoming A Country Markets Cook - A Practical Guide for a Better Business' about the business side of selling home made food at markets etc :)
http://www.cooksofcountrymarkets.co.uk/WorcestershireCountryMarkets.aspx


Food Processing and Storage?

15. Community Shops

Green Valley Grocer
http://www.slaithwaite.coop/
http://www.communityshares.org.uk/case_studies/green-valley-grocer

Community Shops Network
http://www.plunkett.uk.net/info/early-days

Community-Owned Village Shops: A Better Form of Business:
http://www.plunkett.uk.net/sites/default/files/23/Better%20Business%20Report%202010%282%29.pdf

The People's Supermarket
http://www.thepeoplessupermarket.org/
- Rules: http://www.thepeoplessupermarket.org/members/members-handbook/

ENERGY

16. Community Wind Farm

Energy4all - Community Wind
http://www.energy4all.co.uk/

17. Community Hydro

H2ope - Community Hydro
http://www.h2ope.org.uk/

Community-led Hydro Initiatives:
http://www.nef.org.uk/communities/documents/Local_United_Hydro_Diffusion_Pack_Jan2011c.pdf

18. Community Biogas

Community Renewable Energy - Community Biogas and more
http://www.corecoop.net/

Energy Farms - Anaerobic Digestion Diffusion Pack:
http://www.nef.org.uk/communities/documents/Local_United_Anaerobic_Digestion_Diffusion_Pack_Jan2011c.pdf

19. Community Solar

The Solar Energy Co-op
http://solarenergy.coop/

The Solar Co-op
http://solar.coop/
- Rules: http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/Smart_Energy_Co-operative_Limited-Rules.pdf

20. Waste Veg Oil Biedisel Business

Proper Oils - London
http://www.properoils.co.uk/

Sundance Renewables - worker co-op in Carmenthshire in Wales
http://www.sundancerenewables.org.uk/ (site not working)

Golden Fuels - workers co-op in Oxford
http://www.goldenfuels.com/

Good Fuel Co-op - a co-op of co-ops (including the 2 above plus 2 more), but whose website has disappeared
http://www.goodfuel.coop
http://www.biodienet.eu/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Good-Fuel-Co-operative-D11.pdf
http://www.clearlyso.com/company/166/TheGoodFuelCo-op.jsf

21. Wood Fuel Co-op

Dartmoor Woodfuel Co-op
http://www.dartmoorwoodfuel.co.uk/

22. Community Renewable Energy Services

Totnes Renewable Energy Society
http://www.tresoc.co.uk/

Ouse Valley OVESCO 
http://www.ovesco.co.uk/

Brighton Energy Co-operative
http://www.brightonenergy.org.uk/

Brixton Energy
http://brixtonenergy.co.uk/

FINANCE

23. Community Revolving Loan Funds

Camden Revolving Energy Fund
http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/press/2008/march/camdens-bright-idea---250k-for-green-energy-fund/

Funding Revolution:
a written guide to establishing and running low-carbon community revolving funds. 

A written guide to establishing and running low-carbon community revolving funds. Forum wrote this guide in collaboration with Bates Wells & Braithwaite solicitors (BWB) to show communities how they can use smart finance to kick-start carbon saving projects like these in their area and make their investments go further. 

http://www.forumforthefuture.org/project/funding-revolution/overview
http://www.forumforthefuture.org/sites/default/files/project/downloads/funding-revolutionsummaryweb.pdf
http://www.forumforthefuture.org/sites/default/files/project/downloads/fundingrevolutionfullguide.pdf

Sustainable Community loan Fund
http://www.nef.org.uk/communities/documents/Local_United_Sustainable_Community_Loan_Fund_Diffusion_Pack_Apr2011c.pdf

Rootstock
- Rules: http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/rootstock_rules.pdf
- Secondary Rules: http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/Rootstock_Secondary_Rules_and_Policies.rtf

24. Credit Union (savings and loans)

Setting up a credit union
http://www.abcul.org/credit-unions/setting-up-a-credit-union
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Money_and_Economics/Cooperatives/Credit_Unions/

ABCUL Model Rules
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Money_and_Economics/Cooperatives/Credit_Unions/ABCUL-Credit-Union-model-rules.pdf

25. Community Investment
http://www.communityshares.org.uk/resources

- Somerset Multistakeholder Cooperative Society Rules http://www.somerset.coop/somersetrules

- Wessex Reinvesetment "Community Assets" Model (Community Benefit Society) Rules: http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/Wessex_Reinvestment_Rules-Community_Assets_Model_2010.doc

- Wessex Reinvesetment "Enterprise Investment" Model Rules:
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/rootstock_rules.pdf

- CoopsUK Community Finance Model Rules: http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/CoopsUK_Community_Finance_Model_Rules.pdf

26. Community Development Finance Insitution

Fair Finance - affordable personal and business loans and money advice
http://www.fairfinance.org.uk/

London Rebuiding Society
http://www.londonrebuilding.com/

Aston Reinvestment Trust (ART)
http://www.reinvest.co.uk/

Cooperative and Community Finance
http://www.coopfinance.coop/

More at:

Community Development Finance Association members
http://www.cdfa.org.uk/membership/our-members-2/

TRANSPORT

Lightweight Community Transport
http://www.lctltd.co.uk/

The Big Lemon
waste veg oil buses
http://www.thebiglemon.com/

27. Cooperative Rail

GO! Cooperative
a cooperative rail company (but also started Swindon Car Club)
http://www.goco.coop/
- Rules: http://www.goco.coop/workspace/uploads/files/go!_rules_v3.0.pdf

28. Car Sharing

Street Car
http://www.streetcar.co.uk/

City Car Club
http://www.citycarclub.co.uk

Car Clubs
http://www.carplus.org.uk

CARvenience hourly car rental by Avis
http://www.avis.co.uk

hOURCARS Salisbury
http://www.hourcars.co.uk/

29. Ride Sharing

Liftshare
http://www.liftshare.com

National CarShare
http://www.nationalcarshare.co.u

Carbon Heroes
http://www.carbonheroes.com

ShareACar
http://www.shareacar.com

goCarShare
http://gocarshare.com

RideKicks
http://www.ridekicks.com

CatchALift
http://www.uk.catchalift.com

ShareAJourney
http://www.shareajourney.com

30. P2P car rentals

WhipCar - Rent the Car Nextdoor
http://www.whipcar.com/

31. Cycling Businesses

The Bike Station - Scotland
http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/

Build Your Bike - Waltham Forest Bike Recycling Scheme
http://www.bikerecycle.org/

BikeRescue CIC
http://www.bikerescueproject.org.uk/

Oxford Cycle Workshop
http://www.ocw.coop/

Glasgow Bike Shed
http://www.glasgowbikeshed.org/

Bikeworks - London
http://www.bikeworks.org.uk/

Re-Cycling - London’s largest retailers of reconditioned bicycles
http://www.re-cycling.co.uk/

BikeSpace CIC - Plymouth
http://www.thebikespace.org/about.html

Magnificent Revolution
http://www.magnificentrevolution.org/

Cycle Training UK - Workers Co-op
http://www.cycletraining.co.uk/

32. Cycle Delivery Companies

Outspoken Delivery - Cycle Couriers and Deliveries in Cambridge
http://www.outspokendelivery.co.uk/

VeLocal Cycle Delivery in Brixton - got £14k funding in Apr 2011
http://www.velocal.co.uk/
http://www.transitiontownbrixton.org/2011/04/velocal-pedal-powered-delivery-service-gets-funding/

Cyclus Maximum - manufacturer of the best electric-assit freight cycles and pedicabs, based in Bath
http://www.cyclesmaximus.com/

Cycle Freight in London - A scoping study
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/businessandpartners/cycle-as-freight-may-2009.pdf

33. Bike Sharing

Barclays Cycle Hire
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/cyclehire


HOUSING

32. Housing Co-ops

Sanford Housing Co-op
oldest and biggest in London, 130 people, eco-refurbished whole street
http://www.sanford.coop

The Drive
London's newest housing co-op, in Walthamstow
http://www.thedrive.coop 

Radical Routes
network of co-ops working for radical social change with loads of housing co-op members
http://www.radicalroutes.org.uk/

A couple of their many members
- Equinox Housing Co-op http://www.eqnx.co.uk/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S32RhMed7cI
- Cornerstone http://www.cornerstonehousing.org.uk/ 

How to set-up a Housing Co-op
workshop events in London
http://www.housingcoops.org.uk/

Lots of helpful documents
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Money_and_Economics/Cooperatives/Housing_Co-ops/

33. Community Land Trust

Community Land Trust Network Step by Step Guide:
http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/step-by-step-guide

CDS Model Rules
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Community_Land_Trusts/CDS_CLT_IPS_Model_Rules.doc

Land for People Model Rules
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Community_Land_Trusts/Land_for_People_CLT_Model_Rules.pdf

Somerset, Devon and Dorset Community Land Trust
http://www.wessexca.co.uk/sdcltp_index.html

Community Land Trust Fund
http://www.cltfund.org.uk/

Wye Community Farms Rules:
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/Wye_Community_Farm_Rules.pdf

Fordhall Community Farm
http://www.fordhallfarm.com/get_involved_fardhall.php?pid=8
- Rules: http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Community_Land_Trusts/Fordhall-Community-Land-IPS-Rules.doc

Lot more useful documents
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Community_Land_Trusts/

34. P2P Home rentals

Crash Padder - Short lets, flatshares and holiday rentals
http://www.crashpadder.com/

Airbnb
http://www.airbnb.com/

35. Cohousing

LILAC - Eco Co-housing in Leeds
http://lilac.coop/

Springhill - Stroud
http://www.therightplace.net/coco/public/

UK Cohousing Network
http://www.cohousing.org.uk/
http://www.cohousing.org.uk/map

Cohousing for Seniors - there are a few in development
http://www.cohousing.org.uk/taxonomy/term/25

36. Ecovillages

Lammas
Ecovillage in Pembrookeshire, Wales
http://www.lammas.org.uk/ecovillage/index.htm

Cloughjordan Ecovillage
Ecovillage in Cloughjordan, Ireland
http://thevillage.ie

Findhorn Ecovillage
http://www.ecovillagefindhorn.com/

Hockerton Housing Project
http://www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk/

BedZed
http://www.bioregional.com/what-we-do/our-work/bedzed/

Ecovillage Network UK
http://www.evnuk.org.uk/

Global Ecovillage Network
http://gen.ecovillage.org/

Books to read:
http://www.dianaleafechristian.org/finding_community.html
http://www.dianaleafechristian.org/creating.html

37. Eco small holdings

Ecological Land Co-op
- Rules: http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/Rules_of_the_Ecological_Land_Coop_IPS.pdf

38. Self-builds

Ashley Vale, Bristol
http://wildgoosespace.org.uk/
http://www.selfbuild-central.co.uk/first-ideas/examples/ashley-vale-bristol/
http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/upload/public/CLT%20Annual%20Conference%202011/(B6)%20Jackson%20Moulding,%20Ashley%20Vale.pdf

Walters Way, London



SPORT and LEISURE

38. Cooperative Football Club

FC United Manchester
http://fc-utd.co.uk/
http://fc-utd.co.uk/communityshares
http://fc-utd.co.uk/commshares/FCUM_Offer_Document_Final.pdf
http://fc-utd.co.uk/commshares/FCUM%20Business%20Plan%20Summary%202010.pdf
http://fc-utd.co.uk/commshares/FCUM%20Com%20Use%20Plan%20Summary%202010.pdf
http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/documents/FC%20United%20of%20Manchester%20IPS%20Rules%20May%202010.pdf
http://www.communityshares.org.uk/case_studies/fc-united-manchester

Barcelona FC
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/
http://www.uk.coop/system/files/sites/default/files/barca%20statutes.pdf

Ebbsfleet United/ MyFootballClub.co.uk
http://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/
http://www.myfootballclub.co.uk/
http://files.uniteddiversity.com/Legal_Structures_etc/MyFootballClubRules.pdf

Supporters Direct
goal is to promote sustainable spectator sports clubs based on supporters' involvement & community ownership.
http://www.supporters-direct.org/

39. Community Leisure Centre

Oldham Community Leisure - community benefit society
http://www.oclactive.co.uk/

Greenwich Leisure
http://www.gll.org/
http://www.uk.coop/case-study/gll-greenwich-leisure-limited

Gravesham Community Leisure Limited
http://www.gcll.co.uk/

COMMUNICATIONS

40. Community Broadband

Cybermoor Broadband
http://www.cybermoor.org/cybermoor-services/broadband/
http://www.communityshares.org.uk/case_studies/cybermoor
Rules - http://91.102.68.231/assets/files/directory/Cybermoor/Cybermoor%20M&A.pdf

Bristol Wireless
http://www.bristolwireless.net/

Community Broadband Network
http://www.broadband.coop/

Independent Networks Cooperative Association
http://www.inca.coop/
http://www.inca.coop/big-society-broadband-project

Big Society Broadband
http://www.bigsocietybroadband.coop/
http://www.bigsocietybroadband.coop/about

WORKSPACE

41. Coworking Spaces

Open Space Cooperative
http://openspace.coop/

The Hub
http://www.the-hub.net

Third Door
coworking space with creche/ nusery
http://www.third-door.com/

The Werks - Brighton
http://www.woodshedcollective.co.uk/

The Skiff - Brighton
http://theskiff.org/

Lewes Werks
http://leweswerks.org.uk/

West Werks
http://westwerks.org.uk/

Article on Exceptional Coworking Space Models
http://www.deskmag.com/en/exceptional-coworking-space-models-217

42. Community Studio and Workshop Space

InBristol - Studio and workshop space, coworking style
http://www.inbristol.org/

The Woodshed Collective
http://www.woodshedcollective.co.uk/

Coackwerks
http://www.coachwerks.org.uk/

The Papered Parlour - Studio Space
http://www.thepaperedparlour.co.uk/

Space Studios
http://www.spacestudios.org.uk/

BeingHuman
http://www.beinghuman.com/

43. Community Tech Space

Access Space - open digital arts lab, Sheffield
http://www.access-space.org/doku.php

London Hackspace
http://london.hackspace.org.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6WPYpcCd0M - video tour

Hackspace Foundation
http://hackspace.org.uk/

Hackerspaces
community-operated physical places, where people can meet and work on their projects
http://hackerspaces.org/
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Documentation
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces

fizzPOP
http://www.fizzpop.org.uk/

Deckspace - SPC Media Lab
http://dek.spc.org/

45. Techshops, Fablabs, 3D Printing Companies

Tech Shops
http://techshop.ws/

MadLab
http://madlab.org.uk/about/

3D Creation Lab
http://www.3dcreationlab.co.uk/

46. Community Composting/ Recycling Business

Brighton Compost
http://www.brighton-compost.coop/

Devon Community Composting Network - doing lots of good work with schools
http://www.dccn.typepad.com/

Forest Recycling Project - paints and more
http://www.frponline.org.uk/

Fairfield Compost - veg waste at manchester fruit and veg market
http://www.fairfieldcompost.co.uk/
http://www.communitycompost.org/index.php/casestudies/68-fairfield-materials-managment

East London Community Recycling Partnership
http://www.elcrp-recycling.com/
http://www.communitycompost.org/index.php/casestudies/66-elcrp

Green Works - furniture (mostly office stuff)
http://www.green-works.co.uk/

Restore Community Projects - domestic furniture charity based in Tottenham, London
http://www.restorecommunityprojects.org/

See also:

REalliance
REalliance supports and represents social and community enterprises working to use and manage resources sustainably.  We inform and advise government and policy-makers through partnership working, consultation responses, research and lobbying.
Our shareholders are the four main community resource and recycling networks in England – Community Composting Network (CCN), Community Resource Network UK (CRN UK), London Community Resource Network (LCRN) and Furniture Re-use Network (FRN).
http://www.realliance.org.uk/

47. Community post office

Community Post Offices - directory of public post offices operated by and for communities
http://communitypo.cflabs.org.uk/

Darnall Post Office - run by local charity Darnall Forum
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/in-your-area/community-assemblies/east/plans/community-news
http://darnallforum.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&max-results=15
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sheffield/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8958000/8958143.stm

Headley and Ashford Hill Community Shop and Post Office 
http://www.headleyshop.org.uk/
http://www.plunkett.uk.net/shop/headley-ashford-hill-community-shop

Nenthead Community Shop and Post Office


48. children's literacy?


49. community creche

Third Door
coworking space with creche/ nusery
http://www.third-door.com/

Cooperative Childcare
http://www.uk.coop/system/files/sites/default/files/Legal-Structures---Its-Childs-Play.pdf

Rainbow Creche Cooperative
http://www.uk.coop/node/6607

Edinburgh Creche Co-op
http://www.uk.coop/node/2338

More here:
http://www.uk.coop/taxonomy/term/487

50. community powered logistics? last square mile issues?

see cycle delivery companies in Transport? Bet something more like what you're thinking exists though. Remember reading about something cool in Denmark or somewhere but can't find the info right now...

Gnewt Cargo
http://gnewtcargo.co.uk/
http://www.slideshare.net/g00dfornothing/gnewt-cargo-final-presentation

51. community social care? old people's 'home' / carers network?

Sunderland Home Care
http://www.sunderlandhomecare.co.uk/

Wrekin Care
http://www.wrekincare.co.uk/

Cooperative Home Care Associates - South Bronx
http://www.chcany.org/

Cooperatives in Community Care - Case studies of the above
http://www.uk.coop/system/files/sites/default/files/resources/Co-operatives%20and%20Community%20Care.pdf

Cohousing for Seniors - there are a few in development
http://www.cohousing.org.uk/taxonomy/term/25

Keeping Control of our Lives - Mutual retirement housing for older people
proposes two models which involve either a form of commonhold or mutual home ownership
http://www.cds.coop/about-us/news/keeping-control-of-our-lives-mutual-retirement-housing-for-older-people/
http://www.cds.coop/about-us/news/keeping%20control%20of%20our%20lives%20b2003.pdf

got more links about co-op retirement homes to add here too..

52. learning adventures / experiences for young people? disabled people? the elderly?

Lupine Adventure Co-op
http://www.lupineadventure.co.uk/

Hackney Pirates
http://www.hackneypirates.org/

Imayla - Urban Rural Creative Connections
http://www.imayla.com/

53. Community/ Cooperative (Free) School

The Swanage School
http://www.educationswanage.co.uk/
http://www.educationswanage.co.uk/userfiles/file/ES_SUMMARY.pdf

The ON School
http://www.onschool.org.uk/

http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/co-operative-schools/
http://www.co-operative.coop/Membership/pdfs/Co-operative%20schools%20-%20making%20a%20difference.pdf
http://www.co-operative.coop/join-the-revolution/our-plan/Young-People/Co-operative-Schools/

Co-operative Values Make a Difference – In the Curriculum and Governance of Schools
http://www.co-op.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/4050_Co_op_leaflet_WEB.pdf

Schools Cooperative Society
http://www.co-op.ac.uk/schools-and-young-people/co-operative-schools/co-operative-society/

Free School Proposals:
http://www.education.gov.uk/freeschools/b0066077/free-school-proposals

The 4 that sound most interesting (to me):
http://www.education.gov.uk/freeschools/b0066077/free-school-proposals/discovery
http://www.education.gov.uk/freeschools/b0066077/free-school-proposals/rivendale-free-school
http://www.education.gov.uk/freeschools/b0066077/free-school-proposals/stour-valley-community-school

New Schools Network
http://newschoolsnetwork.org/

See also:
Temporary School of Thought
http://otherexcuses.blogspot.com/2009/01/temporary-school-of-thought-round-up.html

School of Everything
http://schoolofeverything.com/

ReallyFreeSchool
http://reallyfreeschool.org/

New Public Thinkers
http://newpublicthinkers.org/

The University Project
Dougald's University Project at Hub Westminster
http://www.theuniversityproject.org.uk/

Schools Plus - rent out schools out of school time (and one of the people starting a Free School)
http://www.schools-plus.org/

Education Otherwise - Home Schooling
education is compulsory. school is optional
http://www.education-otherwise.net/

54. sexual health / mental health community run support services?


55. ethnic minority stuff .... refugee / immigrant employment?


56. community run festivals

Sunrise Celebration
http://sunrisecelebration.com/

Tribe of Doris
http://tribeofdoris.co.uk/

Dance Camp East
http://www.dancecampeast.org/

Strawberry Fair
http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/

probably loads more too, I'd say most festivals are fairly community organised really, in that the crew of all festies are a strong community and many of them overlap

57. Community run markets / fetes 

Brixton Village Market
http://spacemakers.org.uk/brixton/

West Norwood
http://westnorwood.spacemakers.org.uk/

both Space Maker projects see:

Space Makers Agency
http://spacemakers.org.uk/

Space Makers Network
http://spacemakers.ning.com/

See also:

Storrington Community Market (a co-op)
http://storringtonmarket.co.uk/

East Oxford Farmers' & Community Market
http://www.eastoxfordmarket.org.uk/

Sustainable Ottery Community Market
http://www.sustainableottery.org.uk/#/community-market/4530406055

Palmers Green Community Market
http://www.foxlane.net/cmarket.html

58. community arts centre/ venue?

Arcola Theatre
http://www.arcolatheatre.com/

Jackson's Lane
http://www.jacksonslane.org.uk/

Watershed, Bristol
all sorts of things, including a cinema
http://www.watershed.co.uk/

Valley Community Theatre, Liverpool
http://www.valleytheatre.co.uk/

Coexist at Hamilton House
http://coexist.hamiltonhouse.org/

Knowle West Media Centre - Media Arts Charity
http://www.kwmc.org.uk/

Passing Clouds
http://passingclouds.org/

Open the Gate
http://www.openthegate.org.uk/

491 Gallery
http://www.491gallery.com/

59. community cinema

Curzon
showing films since 1912
http://www.curzon.org.uk/

Plaza Community Cinema
Volunteer run non-profit charity
http://www.plazacinema.org.uk/

Bude community cinema
Volunteer run non-profit charity
http://budecinema.org.uk/

Glenrothes Community Cinema
another volunteer charity run cinema
http://www.glenrothescommunitycinema.co.uk/

The Regent - Leven Community Cinema
http://www.levencommunitycinema.co.uk/

Watershed
all sorts of things, including a cinema
http://www.watershed.co.uk/

Whirledart
studio space and small cinema in Loughborough Junction, London
http://www.whirledart.co.uk/

Community Cinemas
Mobile cinema, bringing the big screen to you
http://www.communitycinemas.com/

60. community tools bank

Streetbank
http://www.streetbank.com

Green City Action Tool Bank
http://www.gca.burngreave.net/tool-bank/

Wonder if there are any other non-web based examples... probably...

Plenty of action in the US...

Tool Bank USA
Have helped set tool banks up in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chorlotte and Cincinnati
http://www.toolbank.org/
http://www.toolbank.org/ToolBank101/ToolBankFAQ.aspx

Groundwork Providence Tool Bank
http://groundworkprovidence.org/programs/tool-bank/

Start Your Own Tool Sharing Program
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/2004-04-01/Share-Tools.aspx

61. community time banks - the best ones?

Not sure about "best" this one comes to mind

Rushey Green Time Bank
http://rgtb.org.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_nW__d0Yr4

Find more at and lots of useful info at:

Time Banking UK
http://www.timebanking.org/

62. Community Toy Library

Lewisham Toy Library
http://www.lewishamtoylibrary.org.uk/

bet there are loads more out there, just stumbled across that on the Rushey Green Time Bank website! :)

62. City Farms and Community Gardens

East Side Roots
a brilliant one at a train station in Bristol
http://www.eastsideroots.org.uk/

Kentish Town City Farm

Spitalfields City Farm

Surrey Quays City Farm

Stepney City Farm

Mudchute Farm

Fordhall Farm
Loads more via here:

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/

63. Make use of dis/underused space

Space Makers Agency
http://spacemakers.org.uk/

Space Makers Network
http://spacemakers.ning.com/

Schools Plus - rent out schools out of school time (and one of the people starting a Free School)
http://www.schools-plus.org/

. The Place Station
http://www.theplacestation.org.uk/

. Spare Place
http://www.spareplace.com/index.html

. 3Space - space for charities in unused buildings
http://www.3space.org/

. Meanwhile Space
http://www.meanwhilespace.com/

. Empty Shops Network
http://www.artistsandmakers.com/staticpages/index.php/emptyshops

. Creative Space Agency
http://www.creativespaceagency.co.uk/


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100 Apps to power civic initiatives

ACCOUNTING, EXPENSES

1. Free Agent Central
Accounting software, simplified
http://www.freeagentcentral.com/

2. Freshbooks


3. Expensify
https://www.expensify.com/

4. Bamboo Invoice
open source online invoicing
http://www.bambooinvoice.org/

5. Invoice Bubble
http://invoicebubble.com/

6. Receipt Bank
converts those annoying bits of paper - receipts - into data you, and your company, can use! 
http://www.receipt-bank.com/

7. Kash Flow
http://www.kashflow.com/

8. Xero
http://www.xero.com/

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Leaders:

9. BetterMeans
Open and Democratic Project Management
http://bettermeans.com/front/index.html

13. Basecamp
http://basecamphq.com/

12. Pivitol Tracker
http://www.pivotaltracker.com/

10. Redmine
open source project management (what bettermeans is built on top of)
http://www.redmine.org/

Asana
Asana is an effort to re-imagine how we work together, through modern productivity software. 
http://asana.com/

Others:

11. OpenAtrium
open source drupal power project management
http://openatrium.com/ 

14. TeamWork Project Management
http://www.teamworkpm.net/home

15. DeskAway
http://www.deskaway.com/index.php

. Dooster
http://dooster.net/

. Toodledo
http://www.toodledo.com/

. Atom Plan
http://atomplan.com/ - 

. Unfuddle
http://unfuddle.com/

. Harvest
http://www.getharvest.com/

. Co-op
http://coopapp.com/ (powered by Harvest above)

. Moobiz
http://www.moobiz.com/ - simple 

. Huddle
http://www.huddle.com/

. Tadalist
simple todo lists online


CRM

12. CiviCRM

 
13. SalesForce
http://www.salesforce.com/uk/
http://www.thecharitycloud.co.uk/cloud_computing/salesforce_for_charities_and_nfps/

x. vtiger
http://www.vtiger.com/ - open source online crm

x. Zoho
http://www.zoho.com/

SOCIAL NETWORKING/ SOCIAL MEDIA

Things everyone could do with using:

14. Facebook
http://www.facebook.com

15. Google Plus
http://plus.google.com

16. Flickr
http://www.flickr.com

17. Delicious
Social bookmarking
http://www.delicious.com

18. Youtube
http://youtube.com

19. Twitter
http://twitter.com

20. Ping.fm
http://ping.fm

21. TweetDeck
http://tweetdeck.com/

Others:

22. Stumpleupon


. Friendeka - open source
http://project.friendika.com/

. threadsy
a bit like an online tweetdesk with email
http://www.threadsy.com/

. Shareaholic
http://www.shareaholic.com/

. Posterous
https://posterous.com/

. Wordbooker
wordpress pluing for facebook integration
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordbooker/

BUILD YOUR OWN WEBSITE

23. Wordpress
hosted service
http://wordpress.com
http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/how-set-wordpress/

. Wordpress
Self-hosted version
http://wordpress.org

24. Drupal
http://drupal.org

28. Drupal Gardens
Get a hosted Drupal site
http://www.drupalgardens.com/

25. Mediawiki


27. Buddypress
http://buddypress.com

29. Square Space
http://www.squarespace.com/

30. Ning
create your own social network
http://ning.com

POWER YOUR LOCAL FOOD BUSINESS

31. local food cooperative software
Local Food Hub supports cooperative supply, purchase and distribution of local produce on a regular order cycle.
http://www.localfoodcoop.org/

32. local food hub software
http://code.google.com/p/localfoodhub/

33. Bucky Box
http://www.buckybox.com/
"it’s your operations team for your organic deliveries..."
"Finally a simple web app that automates your billing, delivery logistics, and makes caring for your customers fun again."

34. Sustaination
http://www.sustaination.co.uk/
http://app.sustaination.co.uk/
SUSTAINATION is an online service which makes it easy and profitable for food businesses to find each other, talk, and trade.

RUN A CREDIT UNION

. Cuprium


RAISING FUNDS

33. Crowdcube


34. Crowdfunder


35. Sponsume


36. We Did This
http://wedidthis.org.uk/

38. We Fund
http://www.wefund.co.uk/ 

39. Pledge Music
http://www.pledgemusic.com/

40. Indiegogo
http://www.indiegogo.com

41. Buzzbnk


41.ChipIn
http://www.chipin.com/

42. mGive - donation my text message
http://www.mgive.com/

43. the new vodafone/justgiving partnership

P2P Loans

. Zopa


. Quackle


. Funding Circle


DECISION MAKING

42. Adhocracy


43. One click orgs



TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT

43. Tripit


44. The Man in Seat 61


45. Loco2

. Google Maps

. Rail Europe


FIND SPACE TO WORK

46. Worksnug


. The Place Station
http://www.theplacestation.org.uk/

47. OpenDesks
http://www.opendesks.com/

. Spare Place
http://www.spareplace.com/index.html

. 3Space - space for charities in unused buildings
http://www.3space.org/

. Work Hubs
http://www.workhubs.com/

. DeskSurfer - rent desks by the hour in London
http://www.desksurfer.com/

. DeskSpaceGenie
http://www.deskspacegenie.co.uk/

. Coworking Registry
http://coworkingregistry.org/

. LooseCubes - find a great place to work
http://loosecubes.com/

. CoLoco - find a great workspace near you
http://www.co-loco.com/

. Desk Wanted - Rent Desk Space Worldwide
http://www.deskwanted.com/

FIND SPACE TO STAY

48. Crashpadder


49. Couch Surfing


50. Hosplitality Exchange

. Airbnb
global network of accommodations offered by locals
http://www.airbnb.com/


TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR EMAIL

Email clients:

54. Gmail


55. Google Apps Standard (Free) Edition


56. Squirrel Mail


16. Horde
open source web mail and more
http://www.horde.org/

17. Roundcube
open source web mail
http://roundcube.net/

58. Thunderbird


x. Evolution

. Crystal Mail - 99% GPL based on Roundcube
http://www.crystalmail.net/

. Emexis Webmail - open source web mail based on Squirrel Mail
http://emexis-webmail.brc.com.br/lang/en/

. AtMail - open source version
http://atmail.org/

Mailing lists/ Newsletters:

51. Mailchimp
http://mailchimp.com/

52. Constant Contact


53. Campaign Monitor


x. Pure360
http://www.pure360emailmarketing.co.uk/

ONLINE MEETINGS

59. Etherpad
Etherpad is a hosted web service that allows really real-time document collaboration for groups of users. Etherpad is open source; you can host your own Etherpad by downloading the source code or try Etherpad for free on one of the Public Sites.
http://etherpad.org/

60. BigBlueButton
BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system built on over fourteen open source components to create an integrated solution that runs on mac, unix, or PC computers.
http://bigbluebutton.org/

61. GoToMeeting
Easy web conferencing and online meeting tools.
Work with anyone, anywhere.
http://www.gotomeeting.co.uk/

62. Freenode
http://freenode.net/
http://webchat.freenode.net/

SELL ONLINE

63. Ebay


64. Gumtree


65. Etsy


MAKE CHEAP CALLS

66. SIPGate
http://www.sipgate.co.uk/user/

x. SIPdriod
free open source SIP/VoIP client for andriod
http://sipdroid.org/ 

67. Skype
http://www.skype.com

68. PBXes
https://www2.pbxes.com/index_e.php


MEDIA

Miro - open source
http://www.getmiro.com/

VLC - open source
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Songbird  - open source
http://getsongbird.com/

Audacity - open source
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

68. Newspaper Club
create your own newspaper
http://www.newspaperclub.co.uk/

69. Tokbox
video chat on your website
http://www.tokbox.com/

70. CANstreamer
http://www.canstream.co.uk/canstreamer

71. Peoples Voice Media
http://peoplesvoicemedia.co.uk/

72. Miro Community
The easiest way to make a video website
http://www.mirocommunity.org/

73. Qik
stream video from your phone
http://qik.com/

x. MediaCore
open source media platform
http://mediacore.com/

x. Showmee
instant video messaging for andriod
https://showm.ee/

. BlogTalkRadio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/

. Spot.Us
Community-funded Reporting
http://spot.us/

MIND MAPPING AND DATA VISUALISATION

Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) - open source
http://vue.tufts.edu/


GET OR BORROW STUFF FOR CHEAP OR FREE

74. BorrowMe
http://www.borrowme.com/

75. Neighborgoods
http://neighborgoods.net/

76. Freecycle/ Freegle


77. Streetbank


78. Freeconomy Community


x. Ecomodo
http://ecomodo.com/


ORGANISE AN EVENT

Scheduling (find a date people can make)

81. Doodle


82. Meetomatic

. TungleMe
http://www.tungle.me/Home/

Ticketing and RSVP:

79. EventWax
http://www.eventwax.com/

80. Amiando
http://www.amiando.com/ - like eventbrite

83. Eventbrite
http://www.eventbrite.com/

x. Eventbrite for Causes
http://www.eventbrite.com/npo

85. COD (Conference Organising Distribution for Drupal)


x. Meetup
http://www.meetup.com/

ONLINE PAYMENTS

86. Paypal
http://www.paypal.com

87. Moneybooker


88. Bitcoin

. Web Money


FREE OFFICE SOFTWARE

x. Open Office - open source
http://download.openoffice.org/

. LibreOffice


. Feng Office
http://www.fengoffice.com

. GoogleDocs


. Google Calendar


TAKE ACTION LOCALLY

. Togethr.at
social action network
http://togethr.at

. CitySourced - Find & Report Civic Issues Around You
http://www.citysourced.com/

. CivicEvolution	
CivicEvolution is a website that helps citizens propose changes in their community
http://civicevolution.org/

. FixMyStreet
http://www.fixmystreet.com/

. Nation of Neighbors - online neighborhood watch and reporting
http://www.nationofneighbors.com/

. SeeClickFix
http://seeclickfix.com/

. Four Square
https://foursquare.com/

. WalkScore
http://www.walkscore.com/

SURVEY TOOLS

. Survey Monkey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/

. Google Forms
http://docs.google.com/

. LimeSurvey - open source
http://www.limesurvey.org/

. SurveyGizmo
http://www.surveygizmo.com/

. Wufoo
http://wufoo.com/

. Epicollect
http://www.epicollect.net/ - smart phone data collection

GRAPHICS

GIMP - open source
http://www.gimp.org/

Inkscape - open source
http://www.inkscape.org/

RSS TOOLS

. GoogleReader
http://www.google.com/reader

. Vienna RSS - open source desktopreader for macs
http://www.vienna-rss.org/

. RSS Owl - open source desktop reader
http://www.rssowl.org/

. RSS Bandit - open source desktop reader
http://sourceforge.net/projects/rssbandit/

. FeedBurner
http://www.feedburner.com/

. FeedBlitz - a bit like feedburner
http://feedblitz.com/

. BlogBridge - opensource desktop RSS reader for Linux for info-junkies
http://www.blogbridge.com/

. TwitterFeed
http://www.twitterfeed.com/

. SwiftRiver Platform
SwiftRiver is an open source platform that aims to democratize access to tools for filtering & making sense of real-time information.
http://ushahidi.com/products/swiftriver-platform

. BlogLines
http://www.bloglines.com/

. Yahoo Pipes
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/

. Feedly
Firefox plugin that integrates with Google Reader and creates a nice magazine type home page (also makes adding feeds to Google Reader easier)
OPEN SOURCE BROWSERS

. Firefox


. Chrome


MUST HAVE BROWSER PLUGINS

. Adblock Plus

. FireFTP


. FireBug


. Chatzilla


INSTANT CHAT

. Pidgin - open source
http://pidgin.im/
http://adium.im/


. Chatzilla


MAPPING

. Google Maps


. Open Street Map - open data/ open source
http://www.openstreetmap.org/

. Bing


.Ushahidi Platform
We built the Ushahidi platform as a tool to easily crowdsource information using multiple channels, including SMS, email, Twitter and the web.
http://download.ushahidi.com/

. Crowdmap
When you need to get the Ushahidi platform up in 2 minutes to crowdsource information, Crowdmap will do it for you. It’s our hosted version of the Ushahidi platform.
http://ushahidi.com/products/crowdmap


GOOD SHOPPING GUIDES

. Ethical Consumer
http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/BuyersGuides/

. GoodGuide Mobile app
http://www.goodguide.com/about/mobile

. FindGreen Mobile app
http://www.3rdwhale.com/node/10

PETITION SITES

The Petition Site
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/

CREATE YOUR OWN CURRENCY

Timebanks

LETS

Drupal Mutual Credit

GETS Global

DOCUMENT STORAGE/ MANAGEMENT/ COLLABORATION

. Google Docs

. Knowledge Tree
http://www.knowledgetree.com/

. Evernote
http://www.evernote.com/

. Document Cloud
a tool for journalists and document catalogue
http://www.documentcloud.org/


MOBILE APPS

. Apps for Good
Where young people learn to create apps that change their world
http://appsforgood.org/


SUPED-UP COMMENTS 

DisqUS
http://disqus.com/

Intense Debate
http://www.intensedebate.com/


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OTHER STUFF THAT I IMAGINE BIG SOCIETY INITIATIVES COULD FIND VERY USEFUL

Good for Nothing - 
http://www.goodfornothing.co/

ubuntu

Moo - Business cards
http://uk.moo.com/

SME Server - open source
http://wiki.contribs.org/Main_Page

FrontlineSMS - open source
http://www.frontlinesms.com/

Google Analytics

Sparked - The micro-volunteering network
http://www.sparked.com/

AppMakr - AppMakr enables anyone to build rich content based apps using a point and click solution
http://www.appmakr.com/

OTHER STUFF THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED SOMEWHERE

flattr
http://filezilla-project.org/ - ftp server and client open source
https://www.yammer.com/
Vanilla Forums
http://vanillaforums.org/
Cafepress
HandBrake - open source DVD ripper
http://handbrake.fr/details.php
Bit.ly
Tinyurl
OpenIdeo
http://www.openideo.com/
InVenture
http://inventure.org/
Going Going Bike - Bike Auctions
http://www.goinggoingbike.com/
GiveWork
http://www.samasource.org/iphone/
All For Good - Find and Share ways to do good
http://www.allforgood.org/
Social Actions - find and share actions
http://socialactions.com/
http://www.socialbrite.org/sharing-center/tools/social-actions/
Amplify
http://amplify.com/
http://amplify.com/about