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Tag: Community Connection

Why The Community Pledge Exists

Jaki King, Founder of If Everyone Cares CIC, sits at an outdoor wooden table in a wildflower meadow, smiling warmly with her laptop showing aDoddle.org. Surrounding her are illustrated circles showing why The Community Pledge exists - including supporting small businesses, building stronger communities and creating lasting impact. Text reads: Small actions by many businesses. A lasting difference for communities.

Why The Community Pledge Exists explores the thinking behind The Community Pledge and the challenges it was created to respond to. It looks at visibility, sustainability and the growing pressure on community support, while introducing a more connected and realistic way for businesses to play a meaningful role in strengthening local communities.

The Businesses That Helped Us Get Here

Watercolour-style illustration showing people of different generations looking across a connected community landscape with pathways, community buildings and a UK map marked with green location pins. The image represents visibility, connection and community support through The Community Pledge and aDoddle.org.

The Businesses That Helped Us Get Here shares the story of the organisations and individuals whose support helped The Community Pledge and aDoddle continue to grow. It reflects on community-minded business support, relationships and the importance of people who choose to quietly back meaningful work over time.

Introducing The Community Pledge – And what it makes possible

Illustration of varied local businesses – from hands-on trades to desk-based work and small shops – connected by a central map, representing Community Pledge members supporting aDoddle while making their community impact more visible

Introducing The Community Pledge explores a different way for businesses to support communities – one built on visibility, connection and realistic participation. It explains why The Community Pledge was created, what it aims to make possible and how small actions, when connected together, can help sustain the community support people rely on every day.