Markus Vähälä, CEO of Citizen Network, outlined the development of the cooperative as a framework to support the further development of Citizen Network as part of the 2022 Building Citizen network Together events hosted by Eberswalde University.
At BuildingCitizen Network Together in early 2022 Simon Duffy and James Lock discussed the development of Citizen Network and its current approach to membership and explored with members from all around the world next steps for its development.
Citizenship is our Business - The Avivo StoryCitizen Network
Avivo is one of the founding organisations in Citizen Network. they are also pioneers in self-direction and personalised support in Australia. Over the past few years they have been reorganising themselves around the principle that everyone is a citizen - and supporting everyone, including paid staff, to be citizens is their central purpose. Avivo are also leading Citizen Network's Rethinking Organisations programme and networking with other organisations on this journey.
Citizen Network is an international cooperative established in 2016 with the goal of achieving citizenship for all people. The cooperative aims to establish communities around the world to promote equal citizenship, respect for all people, and a world welcoming of everyone. Membership is free and strategic partners provide initial funding and governance. Country coordinators are being established to learn from others' work, share knowledge, cooperate with others, welcome all to community, and advocate for citizenship as a fundamental value. Those who believe in citizenship for all are invited to join Citizen Network and help make the world a better place.
The Heritage Volunteering Group (HVG) was formed in 2014 to help museums and heritage organizations continue delivering excellence through volunteers during times of funding cuts. HVG is comprised of volunteer leaders and operational managers from the heritage sector. Their mission is to unlock the power of volunteering by creating connections and sharing best practices locally, nationally, digitally, and in person. HVG has an executive committee of three positions and a steering group of up to 30 representatives to support volunteer management. They aim to connect with practitioners across the UK through partnering with regional heritage volunteering groups.
The document summarizes discussions from the 2013 Rotary International Convention focused on economic and community development. Panelists discussed how Rotary supports these areas through global grants, district grants, service projects, and the Rotarian Action Group for Microfinance and Community Development. Specific goals and examples of projects from Uganda and Guatemala emphasized community engagement, ownership and sustainability to create lasting economic improvements and reduce poverty.
This document provides information about a program called "Our Place" that is being implemented in Highfield's Estate in Halesowen. The program aims to strengthen community leadership and governance so that local people can have more influence over local public services. It is funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government and run in partnership with Locality and the Local Government Association. For Highfield's Estate, priorities identified through community engagement include improving the environment and housing, boosting community cohesion and providing a community space, activities for young people, and skills/employment opportunities. A logic model outlines initial activities like installing window boxes, starting a football team for Yemeni youth, publishing newsletters, addressing shopping trolley issues, consulting with
KICK OFF PRESENTATION (6) INSIGHT SOCIAL RESEARCH LTD (UK) IVISOC 2011fisky-wisky
Insight Social Research Ltd is a specialist consultancy founded in 1999 that conducts both qualitative and quantitative social policy research. It aims to capture local people's needs and perspectives to help clients develop creative strategies through participatory research methods. Insight has experience working on issues of community development, social inclusion, and people's skills and knowledge obtained through lived experience. It has undertaken several projects involving training and working with volunteers to understand social challenges and opportunities.
At BuildingCitizen Network Together in early 2022 Simon Duffy and James Lock discussed the development of Citizen Network and its current approach to membership and explored with members from all around the world next steps for its development.
Citizenship is our Business - The Avivo StoryCitizen Network
Avivo is one of the founding organisations in Citizen Network. they are also pioneers in self-direction and personalised support in Australia. Over the past few years they have been reorganising themselves around the principle that everyone is a citizen - and supporting everyone, including paid staff, to be citizens is their central purpose. Avivo are also leading Citizen Network's Rethinking Organisations programme and networking with other organisations on this journey.
Citizen Network is an international cooperative established in 2016 with the goal of achieving citizenship for all people. The cooperative aims to establish communities around the world to promote equal citizenship, respect for all people, and a world welcoming of everyone. Membership is free and strategic partners provide initial funding and governance. Country coordinators are being established to learn from others' work, share knowledge, cooperate with others, welcome all to community, and advocate for citizenship as a fundamental value. Those who believe in citizenship for all are invited to join Citizen Network and help make the world a better place.
The Heritage Volunteering Group (HVG) was formed in 2014 to help museums and heritage organizations continue delivering excellence through volunteers during times of funding cuts. HVG is comprised of volunteer leaders and operational managers from the heritage sector. Their mission is to unlock the power of volunteering by creating connections and sharing best practices locally, nationally, digitally, and in person. HVG has an executive committee of three positions and a steering group of up to 30 representatives to support volunteer management. They aim to connect with practitioners across the UK through partnering with regional heritage volunteering groups.
The document summarizes discussions from the 2013 Rotary International Convention focused on economic and community development. Panelists discussed how Rotary supports these areas through global grants, district grants, service projects, and the Rotarian Action Group for Microfinance and Community Development. Specific goals and examples of projects from Uganda and Guatemala emphasized community engagement, ownership and sustainability to create lasting economic improvements and reduce poverty.
This document provides information about a program called "Our Place" that is being implemented in Highfield's Estate in Halesowen. The program aims to strengthen community leadership and governance so that local people can have more influence over local public services. It is funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government and run in partnership with Locality and the Local Government Association. For Highfield's Estate, priorities identified through community engagement include improving the environment and housing, boosting community cohesion and providing a community space, activities for young people, and skills/employment opportunities. A logic model outlines initial activities like installing window boxes, starting a football team for Yemeni youth, publishing newsletters, addressing shopping trolley issues, consulting with
KICK OFF PRESENTATION (6) INSIGHT SOCIAL RESEARCH LTD (UK) IVISOC 2011fisky-wisky
Insight Social Research Ltd is a specialist consultancy founded in 1999 that conducts both qualitative and quantitative social policy research. It aims to capture local people's needs and perspectives to help clients develop creative strategies through participatory research methods. Insight has experience working on issues of community development, social inclusion, and people's skills and knowledge obtained through lived experience. It has undertaken several projects involving training and working with volunteers to understand social challenges and opportunities.
Community Campus is a non-profit organization established in 1987 in response to the housing crisis facing young people. They provide housing, support services, personal development opportunities, and construction services to help reduce homelessness and promote inclusion. They currently have 69 properties providing housing and support to over 105 individuals. Over the past 30 years, they have supported over 5,000 people and have clear evidence of long-term positive outcomes. Going forward, they will continue providing housing and services, collaborating with partners, and sharing their experience with others.
The document discusses strategies for clubs to effectively plan and implement community service projects. It emphasizes conducting a community needs assessment, creating a detailed project plan, acquiring necessary resources, implementing projects, and evaluating their impact. The document also discusses how to form and support Rotary Community Corps to expand community partnerships. It provides tips for effective communication, volunteer motivation, and promoting projects to maximize community impact.
The document discusses the Community Right to Build, which allows certain community organizations to undertake small housing and commercial developments without going through the normal planning application process. It works best when communities think strategically about their needs, work together, and have a clear understanding of the benefits. For example, in Ferring, the Community Right to Build was used as part of a Neighborhood Plan to relocate an allotment site and village hall in order to build 50 homes to address housing needs, using the funds to build new community facilities. Support is available for communities pursuing Community Right to Build projects through funding, advice on technical and housing matters, and peer connections.
Chain Reaction began as a pilot project in Newcastle to provide alternatives to traditional day opportunities for older adults aged 55 and over. It focuses on using existing community resources, developing new groups, and providing a personalized and member-led service to reduce social isolation. Key elements include one-on-one support, connecting members to activities in their community, and creating a network of natural support. The program has now expanded to work with additional organizations, roll out services across the city, and implement preventative support for more older adults.
Putting people at the heart of everything we do is a key strategic principle for Newham Council. It is committed to better involving residents because working together with our communities achieves better services and outcomes and makes the borough a happier and healthier place to live.
We set up a Democracy and Civic Participation Commission in 2020 to enable democracy in the borough to become more representative and participatory and to look at alternative governance models for the council.
We established the UK’s first permanent citizens assembly and one of the country’s largest participatory budgeting programmes to support our residents to be “policy makers” and “budget makers”
We also mobilised pioneering alliances to “co-produce” with residents and partners, setting Help Newham to mobilise staff and residents to provide emergency support during the pandemic, and the Newham Social Welfare Alliance which brings together frontline partners to support residents at risk of crisis.
We set up Health Champions to engage residents to protect themselves from Covid, now leading a national network, and are training residents to carry out research in their communities as part of the UK’s first longitudinal programme through community-led research.
New approaches in an urban context Sally Thomas North Star HousingHACThousing
Community-led housing makes strong business sense for organizations like North Star Housing Group, as it helps address market failures and fits their social purpose. While traditional views see community-led housing as too small, messy, and resource-intensive, North Star Housing Group has had success working with communities to develop housing cooperatives, community-owned housing, and addressing empty homes. The main features of their community-led housing projects include tailored agreements, partnerships, long-term relationships, flexible funding, and enabling services. Successes include developing a shared purpose and strong business case, though barriers also include institutional and cultural differences.
Rodrigo Baggio- Developing Leaders to Scale System's ChangeOuiShare
Tendrel is a global association of systems entrepreneurs dedicated to increasing social impact and transforming the systems perpetuating social issues. Derived from Tibetan, Tendrel means "interdependence." Tendrel operates through networks of members, local forums of up to 10 members led by a champion, and chapters that facilitate forums, events, advocacy and support in a region. Chapters oversee forums and are governed by officers focusing on networking, finance, education, advocacy, and membership.
Community-led housing solutions can take many forms including cohousing, co-operatives, community land trusts, and intentional communities. There are over 1,330 established community-led housing projects in the UK across these different models. However, barriers to growth include a lack of tailored finance options, low public awareness, and the difficulty of starting from scratch with limited resources. Opportunities for expanding community-led housing include tailoring solutions to local needs, gaining support from local authorities, replicating successful off-the-shelf models, and taking advantage of policies that empower localism.
This presentation describes the process of a Regen-IT people workshop. Regen-IT requires 6 teams to take responsibility for the regeneration of neighbourhoods in a virtual community. They have to deal with the differing issues of crime, transport, health, community wellbeing, economic prosperity, unemployment, housing, and the environment. Regen-IT has been delivered in housing associations, commissioning events and LAA engagement programmes.
The role of HAs in CLH projects Anna JamesHACThousing
Plus Dane Group is a large housing association in northwest England that owns and manages over 18,000 homes. They have partnered with local communities on several housing projects, such as Granby 4 Streets which involved refurbishing homes and transferring ownership to a community land trust. Welsh Streets was a project that included demolition, refurbishment, and new construction of 189 homes through public-private partnerships. Kirkby involved building 71 new homes through a cooperative to regenerate the town center. Lessons learned include the need for buy-in and trust between stakeholders, sharing resources, and communicating sensitively.
Homes and Communities Agency Victoria Keen HACThousing
This document discusses community-led housing development in the UK. It provides an overview of funding programs that have supported over 35 community-led housing schemes across the country. It outlines the policy framework and various sources of funding and support available to community groups undertaking housing projects. It also emphasizes that most successful schemes have involved partnerships between community groups and organizations like housing associations or local councils to access support for planning, development, and long-term management of housing.
Dennis Williamson - Workforce Development nado-web
Learn from colleagues that have developed promising workforce development programs tailored to their communities. Pick up ideas about ways communities are working with federal and local partners to implement impactful programs.
Community Led Development discusses how community organizations can take the lead in developing housing and services in their local areas. Uneven economic growth and public funding cuts have had disproportionate impacts on marginalized groups. The government now wants to devolve more power locally and reform services to focus on prevention. Witton Lodge Community Association is redeveloping an area of Perry Common to provide 187 homes and community infrastructure. They secured funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to develop 20 homes themselves as part of the redevelopment. The total project will cost £2.8 million to develop the land and construct homes, with funding coming from grants, loans, and the association's reserves.
Setting the context on Newham
Working with residents to improve their communities
Learning lessons from involving residents in policymaking
Developing people’s participation & policy design skills
Areas for discussion
Key ingredients for a successful CLH project - Jon StevensHACThousing
This document outlines some key ingredients for successful community-led housing projects in 3 or fewer sentences:
There is no single recipe for success but communities should consider demonstrated local housing needs, gathering an enthusiastic group with diverse experiences to explore options, and securing support from potential residents, stakeholders, and delivery partners before developing a workable proposal and construction plan. Communities must also prepare for challenges that may arise and focus on building a self-managing community that can continuously renew itself over time.
The Family Business Network International is a global network of family business associations founded in 1989 that is present in 60 countries. It has 27 national and associate chapters and provides 150 programs yearly for family businesses worldwide, serving over 4200 medium to large family business members. The organization facilitates the sharing of knowledge and best practices between family businesses through national, regional, and international peer-to-peer events and acts as a clearing house for resources via the internet. It also supports advocacy efforts to give family businesses a voice in the global economy and provides tools and opportunities to prepare future generations of family business leaders.
Age NI is a charity established in 2009 through a merger that works to support older people in Northern Ireland through services, policy engagement, and community development. While some progress has been made with 6 councils committing to age-friendly initiatives and 4 completing baseline assessments, more work remains to be done to engage all councils and support age-friendly networks in Northern Ireland to promote social inclusion and active aging for the growing elderly population.
This document summarizes the work of the Social Finance Impact Incubator, which partners with charitable foundations to tackle social issues. It discusses the Incubator's process of prioritizing themes to improve quality of life for older people in the UK. Through consultation with foundation partners, the Incubator selected improving transport and preventing involuntary job exits. For transport, the partners agreed to focus on better coordination, seeing it as a key underlying issue. The document outlines the Incubator's multi-phase process and notes some lessons learned about engaging funders, including making clear how grants can make a systems-level difference beyond business as usual.
Welcome to the official launch of Global Intergenerational Week 2022. These are the presentation slides delivered by the Executive team who are leading the campaign. For more info check out the GWT website at www.generationsworkingtogether.org
Crazy Town is building a community for freelancers, startups, and small businesses to support each other. They currently operate three co-working spaces across Finland with over 100 member companies. Crazy Town aims to expand their model of supportive communities beyond physical spaces through virtual memberships and partnerships. They are seeking an initial investment to fund marketing, opening new locations, and developing their digital offerings to enable scalable growth nationally and internationally.
Creative City Networks Review: their role supporting creative talent in Scotland’s cities. An event focused on the Ekos review findings of the 3 city networks: Creative Dundee, Creative Edinburgh and Creative Stirling at Creative Scotland's office.
Find out more about the work of the networks and read the Review report: http://www.creativescotland.com/explore/read/stories/creative-city-networks/2014/creative-city-networks-review
Community Campus is a non-profit organization established in 1987 in response to the housing crisis facing young people. They provide housing, support services, personal development opportunities, and construction services to help reduce homelessness and promote inclusion. They currently have 69 properties providing housing and support to over 105 individuals. Over the past 30 years, they have supported over 5,000 people and have clear evidence of long-term positive outcomes. Going forward, they will continue providing housing and services, collaborating with partners, and sharing their experience with others.
The document discusses strategies for clubs to effectively plan and implement community service projects. It emphasizes conducting a community needs assessment, creating a detailed project plan, acquiring necessary resources, implementing projects, and evaluating their impact. The document also discusses how to form and support Rotary Community Corps to expand community partnerships. It provides tips for effective communication, volunteer motivation, and promoting projects to maximize community impact.
The document discusses the Community Right to Build, which allows certain community organizations to undertake small housing and commercial developments without going through the normal planning application process. It works best when communities think strategically about their needs, work together, and have a clear understanding of the benefits. For example, in Ferring, the Community Right to Build was used as part of a Neighborhood Plan to relocate an allotment site and village hall in order to build 50 homes to address housing needs, using the funds to build new community facilities. Support is available for communities pursuing Community Right to Build projects through funding, advice on technical and housing matters, and peer connections.
Chain Reaction began as a pilot project in Newcastle to provide alternatives to traditional day opportunities for older adults aged 55 and over. It focuses on using existing community resources, developing new groups, and providing a personalized and member-led service to reduce social isolation. Key elements include one-on-one support, connecting members to activities in their community, and creating a network of natural support. The program has now expanded to work with additional organizations, roll out services across the city, and implement preventative support for more older adults.
Putting people at the heart of everything we do is a key strategic principle for Newham Council. It is committed to better involving residents because working together with our communities achieves better services and outcomes and makes the borough a happier and healthier place to live.
We set up a Democracy and Civic Participation Commission in 2020 to enable democracy in the borough to become more representative and participatory and to look at alternative governance models for the council.
We established the UK’s first permanent citizens assembly and one of the country’s largest participatory budgeting programmes to support our residents to be “policy makers” and “budget makers”
We also mobilised pioneering alliances to “co-produce” with residents and partners, setting Help Newham to mobilise staff and residents to provide emergency support during the pandemic, and the Newham Social Welfare Alliance which brings together frontline partners to support residents at risk of crisis.
We set up Health Champions to engage residents to protect themselves from Covid, now leading a national network, and are training residents to carry out research in their communities as part of the UK’s first longitudinal programme through community-led research.
New approaches in an urban context Sally Thomas North Star HousingHACThousing
Community-led housing makes strong business sense for organizations like North Star Housing Group, as it helps address market failures and fits their social purpose. While traditional views see community-led housing as too small, messy, and resource-intensive, North Star Housing Group has had success working with communities to develop housing cooperatives, community-owned housing, and addressing empty homes. The main features of their community-led housing projects include tailored agreements, partnerships, long-term relationships, flexible funding, and enabling services. Successes include developing a shared purpose and strong business case, though barriers also include institutional and cultural differences.
Rodrigo Baggio- Developing Leaders to Scale System's ChangeOuiShare
Tendrel is a global association of systems entrepreneurs dedicated to increasing social impact and transforming the systems perpetuating social issues. Derived from Tibetan, Tendrel means "interdependence." Tendrel operates through networks of members, local forums of up to 10 members led by a champion, and chapters that facilitate forums, events, advocacy and support in a region. Chapters oversee forums and are governed by officers focusing on networking, finance, education, advocacy, and membership.
Community-led housing solutions can take many forms including cohousing, co-operatives, community land trusts, and intentional communities. There are over 1,330 established community-led housing projects in the UK across these different models. However, barriers to growth include a lack of tailored finance options, low public awareness, and the difficulty of starting from scratch with limited resources. Opportunities for expanding community-led housing include tailoring solutions to local needs, gaining support from local authorities, replicating successful off-the-shelf models, and taking advantage of policies that empower localism.
This presentation describes the process of a Regen-IT people workshop. Regen-IT requires 6 teams to take responsibility for the regeneration of neighbourhoods in a virtual community. They have to deal with the differing issues of crime, transport, health, community wellbeing, economic prosperity, unemployment, housing, and the environment. Regen-IT has been delivered in housing associations, commissioning events and LAA engagement programmes.
The role of HAs in CLH projects Anna JamesHACThousing
Plus Dane Group is a large housing association in northwest England that owns and manages over 18,000 homes. They have partnered with local communities on several housing projects, such as Granby 4 Streets which involved refurbishing homes and transferring ownership to a community land trust. Welsh Streets was a project that included demolition, refurbishment, and new construction of 189 homes through public-private partnerships. Kirkby involved building 71 new homes through a cooperative to regenerate the town center. Lessons learned include the need for buy-in and trust between stakeholders, sharing resources, and communicating sensitively.
Homes and Communities Agency Victoria Keen HACThousing
This document discusses community-led housing development in the UK. It provides an overview of funding programs that have supported over 35 community-led housing schemes across the country. It outlines the policy framework and various sources of funding and support available to community groups undertaking housing projects. It also emphasizes that most successful schemes have involved partnerships between community groups and organizations like housing associations or local councils to access support for planning, development, and long-term management of housing.
Dennis Williamson - Workforce Development nado-web
Learn from colleagues that have developed promising workforce development programs tailored to their communities. Pick up ideas about ways communities are working with federal and local partners to implement impactful programs.
Community Led Development discusses how community organizations can take the lead in developing housing and services in their local areas. Uneven economic growth and public funding cuts have had disproportionate impacts on marginalized groups. The government now wants to devolve more power locally and reform services to focus on prevention. Witton Lodge Community Association is redeveloping an area of Perry Common to provide 187 homes and community infrastructure. They secured funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to develop 20 homes themselves as part of the redevelopment. The total project will cost £2.8 million to develop the land and construct homes, with funding coming from grants, loans, and the association's reserves.
Setting the context on Newham
Working with residents to improve their communities
Learning lessons from involving residents in policymaking
Developing people’s participation & policy design skills
Areas for discussion
Key ingredients for a successful CLH project - Jon StevensHACThousing
This document outlines some key ingredients for successful community-led housing projects in 3 or fewer sentences:
There is no single recipe for success but communities should consider demonstrated local housing needs, gathering an enthusiastic group with diverse experiences to explore options, and securing support from potential residents, stakeholders, and delivery partners before developing a workable proposal and construction plan. Communities must also prepare for challenges that may arise and focus on building a self-managing community that can continuously renew itself over time.
The Family Business Network International is a global network of family business associations founded in 1989 that is present in 60 countries. It has 27 national and associate chapters and provides 150 programs yearly for family businesses worldwide, serving over 4200 medium to large family business members. The organization facilitates the sharing of knowledge and best practices between family businesses through national, regional, and international peer-to-peer events and acts as a clearing house for resources via the internet. It also supports advocacy efforts to give family businesses a voice in the global economy and provides tools and opportunities to prepare future generations of family business leaders.
Age NI is a charity established in 2009 through a merger that works to support older people in Northern Ireland through services, policy engagement, and community development. While some progress has been made with 6 councils committing to age-friendly initiatives and 4 completing baseline assessments, more work remains to be done to engage all councils and support age-friendly networks in Northern Ireland to promote social inclusion and active aging for the growing elderly population.
This document summarizes the work of the Social Finance Impact Incubator, which partners with charitable foundations to tackle social issues. It discusses the Incubator's process of prioritizing themes to improve quality of life for older people in the UK. Through consultation with foundation partners, the Incubator selected improving transport and preventing involuntary job exits. For transport, the partners agreed to focus on better coordination, seeing it as a key underlying issue. The document outlines the Incubator's multi-phase process and notes some lessons learned about engaging funders, including making clear how grants can make a systems-level difference beyond business as usual.
Welcome to the official launch of Global Intergenerational Week 2022. These are the presentation slides delivered by the Executive team who are leading the campaign. For more info check out the GWT website at www.generationsworkingtogether.org
Crazy Town is building a community for freelancers, startups, and small businesses to support each other. They currently operate three co-working spaces across Finland with over 100 member companies. Crazy Town aims to expand their model of supportive communities beyond physical spaces through virtual memberships and partnerships. They are seeking an initial investment to fund marketing, opening new locations, and developing their digital offerings to enable scalable growth nationally and internationally.
Creative City Networks Review: their role supporting creative talent in Scotland’s cities. An event focused on the Ekos review findings of the 3 city networks: Creative Dundee, Creative Edinburgh and Creative Stirling at Creative Scotland's office.
Find out more about the work of the networks and read the Review report: http://www.creativescotland.com/explore/read/stories/creative-city-networks/2014/creative-city-networks-review
This document provides information about sponsorship opportunities for Women in Technology (WiT), Queensland's peak body for women in the technology industries. It outlines WiT's goals of supporting and advancing women in technology. Sponsorship packages ranging from $1,210 to $12,820 are described, offering various benefits like promotional opportunities, event access, and member engagement. Specific sponsorship opportunities are also listed, including the annual WiT Awards event and professional development programs.
Virtual volunteering allows busy professionals to help charitable causes in their own time through online tasks. Helply is a platform connecting volunteers with skills in areas like writing, design, and finance to projects by charities that reduce operating costs and expand networks. Individuals complete volunteer work online and share through social media, while charities design projects and supervise volunteers remotely. This increases engagement for volunteers and impact for charities at a lower cost than traditional fundraising.
The document provides information about the West Coast Green 2011 conference, including:
- They are seeking engaging presenters with technical expertise to lead sessions on topics like green building, clean technology, water and energy.
- The conference will have over 400 speakers and 10,000 attendees from a range of industries.
- Presentation topics should fall under tracks like business opportunities, building communities, smart systems and social innovation.
- Speakers should apply online and will receive a complimentary pass if their session is selected.
The document provides information about the West Coast Green 2011 conference, including details about:
- The types of presenters they seek who are experts in their fields and can engage audiences.
- A list of over 400 past speaker faculty who are global leaders in areas like environmental law, sustainability, and green business.
- The various presentation formats and policies for speakers, such as no reimbursements and retaining rights to presentations.
- An overview of the conference which draws thousands of professionals and thought leaders in green building and innovation from around the world.
The document proposes a new social network called WePolitics that aims to redefine citizen participation in democracy. It would allow users to express opinions on political issues, see real-time statistics, and connect citizens and politicians. The founders argue democracy is not working due to low citizen participation. WePolitics would use polling and social features to understand public opinion in real-time and give citizens and politicians a way to engage in dialogue. It would target the market research industry and offer premium services, targeted ads, and white-label licenses to other organizations. The founders have experience in politics, product development, and operations and aim to launch in Greece and expand internationally.
Elets is a leading institution working in ICT advocacy in India since 1997. It provides publications, knowledge portals, conferences, awards, and exhibitions on topics related to governance, education, healthcare, banking, finance, and smart cities. Elets excels in bringing niche publications, knowledge exchange forums, research projects, and flagship conferences. It focuses on strategic areas and has conducted several projects for government organizations and municipalities. Elets actively partners with government, corporate, banking, and international organizations to promote ICT innovations for nation building.
1) COSMIC is a social enterprise that provides IT services and training to support other social enterprises and organizations.
2) In 2009, COSMIC launched new leadership training programs called Lively Leadership and Digital Mentors to build skills in the sector.
3) Feedback on COSMIC's services was positive, praising their supportive approach and expertise, though some noted room for improving training pacing. COSMIC aims to continue developing new partnerships and leadership offerings.
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) is the peak body representing the urban development industry in Victoria. It provides a range of benefits to its diverse members, including developers, builders, consultants, and government representatives [1]. Key benefits include representing members' interests to policymakers, providing market intelligence and policy updates, hosting events for networking and education, and recognizing excellence through annual awards [2]. Members receive regular newsletters, reports, and alerts allowing them to stay up to date on issues and stay competitive in the industry [3].
Pollinators Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship in Greater Geraldton, Australia. The prospectus outlines Pollinators' mission, vision, values and objectives. It provides details on programs and services like coworking spaces, training, accelerators and networking events. The prospectus seeks partnerships from organizations and individuals to support Pollinators' continued work in enabling resilient communities through social innovation.
Mncc Mass Tlc Membership Overview Th2009 1209 Mh FinalChristine Nolan
The Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) aims to promote technology entrepreneurship across industries. It serves technology companies, corporate IT departments, and professional service firms. MassTLC fosters business development, economic development, and professional development for its members. It offers cluster communities, major programs, policy/workforce initiatives, and research. The document outlines MassTLC's integration of the MassNetComms membership and programs to provide expanded opportunities and events for members across technology sectors like broadband/networking, mobile, and security through clusters in energy and healthcare. MassTLC seeks member input on needs and how to best leverage the combined organization.
Best of the Intranet Global Forum LA 2015Toby Ward
Best of the Intranet Global Forum LA 2015 intranet case study highlights by Toby Ward, Prescient Digital Media, at the Intranet Global Forum, NYC, on October 23, 2015.
The document discusses the innovation ecosystem in Helsinki, Finland. It provides characteristics of the ecosystem, including the many actors such as universities, cities, and organizations that support it. It also notes Helsinki's focus on industries like ICT, wellness, tourism, and cleantech. The document then discusses Forum Virium's role in supporting smart city initiatives, startups, and open innovation in Helsinki. It provides examples of projects and attitudes around new innovations. In 1-2 sentences, the document summarizes key components, activities, and value propositions of Helsinki's innovation ecosystem and Forum Virium's work within it.
Communities of Practice In Local Government 05Dec07Collabor8now Ltd
Describes:
1. Moving from a culture of knowledge repositories (people to information) to one of knowledge collaboration (people to people).
2.Introducing a sceptical and mature staff demographic to the concept of virtual collaboration using Social Computing/Web 2.0 facilities.
3.How to create, develop and grow trusted communities of practice in local government
This document summarizes the benefits of membership in the Digital Signage Association (DSA). It notes that DSA aims to advance the digital signage, interactive kiosk, and mobile industries through advocacy, education and networking. Membership provides opportunities to connect with other users/deployers and vendors, publish content, attend events, access resources and discounts, and more. The DSA works to help members learn, promote their business, and find new opportunities for success in their industry.
Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) (http://www.ecotourismconference.org) Presentation by Kara Mitchell, President, The Ontario Ecotourism Society, presented September 2011. Session: 2.3 Financing Sustainability Initiatives: Strategies for Tourism Businesses. Organized by The International Ecotourism Society (http://www.ecotourism.org), the ESTC is a unique tourism industry annual conference providing practical solutions to advance sustainability goals for the tourism industry.
AFI is a global network of financial regulators from developing countries that was created in 2008 to promote knowledge sharing of effective financial inclusion policies. It provides policymakers with tools and resources to develop and implement cutting-edge policies. AFI's goal is to enable 50 million more people living below the poverty line to access formal financial services by 2012. As of 2010, AFI had over 40 country members representing nearly 90% of the world's unbanked population. AFI facilitates knowledge exchange between members, provides implementation grants, and connects members to strategic partners along the financial inclusion value chain to optimize policy development and impact.
Networked Energy: Energy independence for AlderneyCitizen Network
by Chris Cook and Marcus Saul, Island Power
As Research Fellows at the Institute for Strategy, Resilience and Security, at University College, London, Marcus Saul and Chris Cook researched and developed the Pacific Natural Grid resource resilience strategy.
Here they explain how Denmark has led the way in creating sustainable networks of community-based energy production and distribution.
This has been transformative for Denmark, enabling it to become independent from the oil and gas industry’s dominance. But it is also transformative for communities, who are now creating their own energy economies.
Dr Dave Beck gave this talk for Part 5 of the ‘Grassroots Policies for Farming, Food and Wildlife’ webinar series, hosted by Citizen Network.
In his presentation Dr Beck discusses the harms caused by the monopolisation of supermarkets in the food industry. He also explores the positive possibilities of local currencies.
Dr Beck is a Lecturer at the University of Salford, Manchester.
The webinar recording is available to watch on Citizen Network's website at: www.citizen-network.org
This document discusses key issues in disability and aged care systems and proposes ways to advance citizenship rights through self-directed support. It advocates for personal budgets and upstream solutions to prevent crises. It also highlights the need for innovation from communities, professionals, and individuals to develop sustainable and inclusive systems that respect people's freedom, support, participation, and citizenship.
Sabrina Espeleta of War on Want outlines the enormous and growing level of world hunger. She explains how a few global corporations control the vast majority of food production and supply and markets exploit the food market, leaving communities, especially in the Global South at great disadvantage. Local peasant farmers are now organising to achieve food sovereignty, seeking to farm in ways in harmony with nature and to meet local needs. The Global North needs to respect the rights and autonomy of these people rather than to continue the pattern of exploitation.
This presentation was given on 6 July in Part 4 of a webinar series on grassroots policies for farming, food and wildlife.
Watch the recording at: https://citizen-network.org
Simon Duffy was asked by the Mayor’s Greater Manchester Charity and UBI Lab Manchester to talk at a recent roundtable event on the relevance of Universal Basic Income (UBI) to the problem of homelessness.
These are the slides from that talk. In summary Duffy argued that UBI is relevant to reducing homelessness in two slightly different ways:
1. UBI would help prevent homelessness - UBI addresses the inequalities in income and housing that create the risk of homelessness.
2. UBI would help people escape homelessness - UBI gives people a vital tool which significantly helps people change their situation in times of crisis.
Find more free resources on basic income at: www.citizen-network.org
A presentation for the One Yorkshire Committee introducing Democratic Yorkshire - a voluntary alliance consisting of a group of organisations and individuals interested in planning a better future for our County through modern democratic means secured in a written constitution.
In this presentation exploring planning law, Laird Ryan talks us through the planning process, explores what we can and can't influence and helps us consider how best to create real, organic and local alliances that make the best use of our energy.
To find out more about the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement please visit: https://neighbourhooddemocracy.org
Dr Simon Duffy spoke to Doncaster's Mental Wellbeing Alliance about the importance of thinking about what good help really means. He explored the importance of shifting power, resources and thinking upstream.
These slides are from a talk Dr Simon Duffy of Citizen Network gave to Café Economique in Leeds, making the case for basic income. The argument set out is that UBI is one necessary part of a range of reforms necessary to support citizenship and strengthen community life. This talk preceded a (rather fiery) debate with Anna Coote of NEF who argued against UBI.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Simon Duffy gave this talk for Radical Visions on home, citizenship, institutionalisation and neighbourhood democracy. He explains why institutions are wrong and what we might be do to end the drive towards institutionalisation.
A presentation for the Estia International Confernce in 2021 from Dr Simon Duffy exploring personal budgets, citizenship and community and the challenges for services aiming to work in partnership with people with disabilities in Greece.
An example of good practice in inclusion in employment from Slovenia, shared at the Day Centres Without Walls conference, hosted by JDC in Lithuania. Day Centres Without Walls is an Erasmus+ project funded by the EU.
EPALE - Europos suaugusiųjų švietimo specialistų mokymosi elektroninė platformaCitizen Network
Lina Trebienė of JDC explores the role of European e-learning platform for adult education professionals (EPALE) as part of the Day Centres Without Walls project.
Solidarity coffee – challenges and discoveriesCitizen Network
Solidarity Coffee is an inclusion initiative from people with intellectual disabilities and Jaunuolių dienos centras (JDC) from Panevėžys in Lithuania. This talk was given as part of the Erasmus+ funded Day Centres Without Walls exploring new initiatives to advance inclusion and deinstitutionalisation.
Food safety, prepare for the unexpected - So what can be done in order to be ready to address food safety, food Consumers, food producers and manufacturers, food transporters, food businesses, food retailers can ...
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
Combined Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Vessel List.Christina Parmionova
The best available, up-to-date information on all fishing and related vessels that appear on the illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing vessel lists published by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and related organisations. The aim of the site is to improve the effectiveness of the original IUU lists as a tool for a wide variety of stakeholders to better understand and combat illegal fishing and broader fisheries crime.
To date, the following regional organisations maintain or share lists of vessels that have been found to carry out or support IUU fishing within their own or adjacent convention areas and/or species of competence:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List merges all these sources into one list that provides a single reference point to identify whether a vessel is currently IUU listed. Vessels that have been IUU listed in the past and subsequently delisted (for example because of a change in ownership, or because the vessel is no longer in service) are also retained on the site, so that the site contains a full historic record of IUU listed fishing vessels.
Unlike the IUU lists published on individual RFMO websites, which may update vessel details infrequently or not at all, the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is kept up to date with the best available information regarding changes to vessel identity, flag state, ownership, location, and operations.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
The Antyodaya Saral Haryana Portal is a pioneering initiative by the Government of Haryana aimed at providing citizens with seamless access to a wide range of government services
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
3. Our not-for-profit business model
Citizen Network
Cooperative
- expertise on non-profits
- expertise on networking
- best cooperative practice
- service design expertise
- digital platforms
Members (as suppliers)
- different fields of non-profits
- a variety of activities and services
- various institutional settings
- a multitude of resources
CNC
partners
Members (as customers)
- higher impact
- increased competitiveness
- developing structures and models
- better financing
- enriched resources
Models of non-profit action
Service & field expertise
Cultural & institutional expertise
Funding & resoursing expertise
Non-profit innovations
Novel service combinations
New means of joint impact
Funding consortiums & joint
resourcing
6. Serving the Citizen Network
Self Directed Support Network, Neighbourhood Democracy
Movement, UBI Labs Network
~20
The number of members
in the Citizen Network Cooperative
in 2022
~250
The number of members
in the Citizen Network in 2022
The number of
non-profits worldwide
10+
Million
7. Financial volumes
The combined turnover of
all the world’s non-profits
~3,000
Billion USD
The turnover of the members
of Citizen Network Cooperative
in 2022
~200
Million USD
The combined turnover of the
members of Citizen Network
in 2022 *
1,000+
Million USD
* incomplete statistics, includes data from
less than half of members.
9. The CEO
Markus Vähälä
FINLAND
markus.vahala@citizen-network.org
Networked developer in the
international social and health sector
Expert in mental health, disability and
civic activities
Supervisor, trainer, change and
development expert
Systems Change Finland, Board
member
Cultural expert, musician and producer
KEY PERSONNEL
10. Chairman of the Board
Dr. Simon J. Duffy
ENGLAND
Doctor of Philosophy
Global Inclusion Expert, Researcher and
Developer
Developed a personal budgeting model that
is widely adopted in Finland in welfare areas
as part of Sanna Marin's government
program
Founder of the Citizen Network and the
Center of Welfare Reform
Albert Medal for Best Social Innovation
2008
(Royal Society of Arts)
Social policy society award
KEY PERSONNEL
11. Expert Member of the
Supervisory Board
Professor Iiro Jussila
FINLAND
Professor of Management and Organization
Specialized in Systemic Change
Expert of co-operation, non-profits and
partnerships
Business and management coach
Founding Editor of the Journal of
Co-operative Organization and Management
(-2021)
KEY PERSONNEL