Margaret Adjaye Jim Asbury Community Led Organisations

About Me About me –Private Sector Banking, Financial Consultancy –Charity and National Quango Reading Support, Education –Locality for the last 17 months Director of Programmes – national programmes and contracts

Community Led Organisations Discussion –What are Community led organisations? –Examples of such communities and? –What they do?

Often start small, driven by one or more who feel things could or should be different in their community They form networks and accumulate knowledge and skills which are passed on so that the groups become systematic and effective in everything they do. Priorities identified by members of the community Often operate in areas of poverty and deprivation Driven by values such as equality, social justice, social inclusion and the right to eg good health, jobs, education, assets etc Governance models that involves community members (this may be in partnership with the voluntary, statutory or business sector if appropriate) Grow as a charity eg, or social enterprise (driven by a social or environmental purpose, everything they earn goes back into organisation) Provide a collective voice Community Led Organisations

About Locality Locality is the leading nationwide network for community-led organisations Every community is a place of possibility. A society where every one has a chance to succeed Membership organisation – with over 700 members and 200 associate members Members include development trusts, community enterprises, settlements and social action centres.

Our Story and Our Journey Our origins lie in the Settlement Movement –Started in the 1880s as a response to the urban poverty and social problems caused by industrialisation. This movement created “settlement houses” which offered social services to the urban poor and campaigned for social justice and equality. Came into being on 1 st April 2011 through merger between Bassac and the Development Trust. Bassac began life as the Federation of Residential Settlements in This was renamed the British Association of Settlements in 1967, then changed to the British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres

The Development Trusts Association (DTA) – founded in 1993 to help groups set up community enterprises and to promote community ownership of land and buildings – driven by the long held belief that land and buildings have to be controlled by local communities for the common good. Bassac and the DTA were both leaders in their respective fields, shared a commitment to supporting community-led organisations and had expertise in enterprise, collaboration, community asset ownership and community development. Our Story and Our Journey

Locality – What we are about” About Locality - demand led work, programmes, members, policy developmentAbout Locality National organisation with around 60 staff – small, dynamic, multi-skilled, learning organisation Not on the same scale as some bigger charities/Housing associations – small and effective

Well over 12,000 enquiries Growing interest in community led housing projects under the Community Right to Build Over 1100 Right to Bid listings 43 successful asset outcomes in terms of community asset acquisitions New Community Rights

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Our Place Bill Tidy

Community Rights Activity as of April 2014

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The differences we are making Neighbourhood way of working, rewiring of services eg Our Place Inspiring unusual suspects & those without a voice Strategic Alliances – Local authorities, parishes, private sector Members work with and support some of the most deprived, excluded and marginalised communities Demand led work helping to breath life back into local enterprises and local economies Creating efficiencies and cost savings – Our Place More communities in charge of their own lives – Community Housing, Neighbourhood Planning, Community Organising

A challenge for Locality We run national government funded programmes, we do some demand led work, membership support. We want to do more, run projects and programmes We want to sustain the good work we do now and more. So knowing what you know now about Locality, lets spend some time in groups to explore the following: How do we design and develop projects and programmes that break down barriers that have been identified by members? That provide us with solid evidence to support our policy work? How can we develop strategic partnerships with Trusts and Foundations to support our members and Locality?

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