| AdminHistory | The Citizen Organising Foundation (COF) is a registered charity whose mission is to create a network of competent, informed and organised citizens who act responsibly in the public life of their communities and are able to influence, for the common good, decisions which impact on their communities. To achieve this mission, COF has established an institute that runs regular training seminars for community leaders and seeks professional organisers to help build broad-based citizens' organisations (BBOs). COF acts as the national umbrella organisation of the broad-based organising movement in Britain and Ireland. It is the focal point for an increasingly diverse alliance of congregations, community groups and labour organisations. COF became a registered charity in 1989. |