Urban Forum is a national charity and a membership organisation that supports communities to have a greater say over decisions that affect them. We work with our members to influence government policy and by supporting them to influence decision-making locally. By gathering evidence and feedback from our members we act as a bridge between policy-makers and community groups operating at on the ground.

Members
We have over 800 members, mostly from local community groups from across England, although we also have associate members from the private and public sector and academia.

You can find out more about our members here;

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Our Strategic Priorities:
1) Effective local governance and neighbourhoods
2) Improved diversity, equalities and cohesion
3) Enhanced places and the built environment
4) Strengthened impact assessment

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Our Work 
We undertake a range of activities designed to achieve our four strategic objectives, including; research and policy work, events and outreach, publications and information.

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We are a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. We are a member-led organisation, with a Board of Trustees that are elected from the membership to govern the organisation.

You can find out more about our governance arrangements here.

Supported by
Our work is supported by a Strategic Partners' grant from the Office for Civil Society (formerly the Office of the Third Sector) at the Cabinet Office. We also receive Empowerment Funding from the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Our Values and Our Approach
A set of values and principles developed collectively by trustees and staff, guide and inform our work. They help define our priorities and underpin all that we do and how we do it.

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History
Urban Forum was set up in 1994 to reflect the views of community and voluntary organisations with an interest in urban and regional policy, especially regeneration.

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