About Fabric
Fabric helps people strengthen their communities. Every day, people across the UK are doing things that matter. They are setting up groups, supporting neighbours, creating projects, and bringing people together around shared needs, interests, and places. Much of this work happens quietly and with very little support. Fabric exists to change that. We are a community development organisation using innovation and ethical technology to help people turn ideas for social good into sustainable action.
Community action doesn't always start with a charity or a formal organisation. It often starts with one person, a small group, or a local idea. But the systems around funding, governance, and growth are rarely designed with this reality in mind. Fabric is built for people who are time-poor, under-resourced, and deeply connected to their communities. Our tools are practical, accessible, and shaped around how community work actually happens.
We use technology to remove barriers, not create them. Fabric combines community development practice with ethical, transparent AI to make complex tasks simpler. This includes things like planning, funding applications, governance basics, and understanding what is happening locally. Innovation helps us scale support and share knowledge, but people stay in control. Technology supports human judgement, local leadership, and lived experience, it never replaces them.
Strong communities are built through connection. Fabric helps people see what already exists in their area or around shared themes, learn from others, and work together more easily. Our platforms and networks are designed to encourage collaboration, trust, and shared learning rather than competition for attention or resources.
At the heart of Fabric is a belief that community life matters. We care about belonging, trust, and everyday acts of connection. We believe small, local actions can have lasting impact when supported by the right infrastructure. And we believe innovation should serve communities, not the other way around. Fabric is here to make community action easier to start, fairer to sustain, and stronger over time.
Writer, social entrepreneur, and community leader with nearly two decades of experience founding and running charities, networks, and social enterprises. Played a key role in the UK Democracy Network and co-developed an AI and Democracy research strand with the University of Southampton. Committed to ethical technology that strengthens community action, civic participation, and social impact.
Community developer who turns neighbours into networks. Twenty years in international development and national government advisory, combined with eight years as a local councillor, give Anna-Joy a rare ability to bridge global strategy with street-level action. Qualified leadership coach with an MSc in international project management.
Software engineer and transformational coach with a decade of experience building production systems at scale. Founder of Glade Tech, an MVP development service helping organisations turn ideas into working products. Published author, accredited coach, and mentor — Marc works extensively with men and boys, facilitating fire circles and rites of passage events, bringing the same curiosity and commitment to technology as to people.
Our Values
We're wired for connection. When we show up for each other, share our stories, and build together, we remember we're not alone in this.
You don't need to perform or prove yourself here. Come as you are. You're welcome, you're seen, you matter.
Small acts ripple out. Every beach cleanup, every conversation, every moment of care changes the world. You're already doing it.
Messy, imperfect, real. We embrace the full spectrum of being human - the struggles and the joy, the questions and the growth.
Community work evolves. We're curious, we experiment, we learn. What worked yesterday might shift tomorrow, and that's okay.
Joy is revolutionary. Laughter heals. Play connects us. This work is serious, but we don't have to be serious all the time.
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