The Plunkett Foundation is a charity whith the purpose to assist rural communities in the
United Kingdom
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to create and run community-owned businesses. The organization aims to support community-owned enterprises in the United Kingdom. It also aims 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.
History
The Plunkett Foundation was founded in 1919 by the pioneer of rural co-operation in
Ireland
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, Sir
Horace Plunkett
Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett (24 October 1854 – 26 March 1932), was an Anglo-Irish agricultural reformer, pioneer of agricultural cooperatives, Unionist MP, supporter of Home Rule, Irish Senator and author.
Plunkett, a younger brother of Jo ...
. 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
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Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...
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England
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.
To celebrate 2012 being designated as the
United Nations
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International Year of Co-operatives, the Plunkett Foundation held the World of Rural Co-operation International Roundtable event. This event led to the development of the Dunsany Declaration for Rural Co-operative Development,
[Dunsany Declaration for Rural Co-operative Development - http://www.plunkett.co.uk/templates/asset-relay.cfm?frmAssetFileID=1507] which has fed into the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade.
See also
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Malcolm Lyall Darling
Sir Malcolm Lyall Darling (10 December 1880 – 1 January 1969) was a member of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) who was appointed Assistant Commissioner of the Punjab, British India, in 1904. Having held numerous other posts, he became Financia ...
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Charities based in Oxfordshire