1. Neil McInroy Chief Executive Centre for Local Economic Strategies The VCS role in thriving places and local economies VSNW Conference 14 th November 2013

2. What i CLES? Independent charity Economic development but with social fairness and within limits of environment Publishers: Established 1986 Planners, geographers, local government, environmental scientists, economists Hybrid; research, consultancy, members Leading UK member org for research into Economic development About CLES

4. ...be agile and take on opportunities...change, adapt and be progressive...respond to inevitable economic, social, environmental shocks...create social progress even when the things are not economically so great Thriving places can....

7. VCS economic contribution 900,000 groups with income of £38.3bn (2010/11) Employs 732,000 people (68% women) Controls £229bn assets

8. Various sources from social sector infrastructure organisations

9. ONS (2011) Business Register and Employment Survey. UK: ONS.

10. Value that volunteers place on volunteering is equivalent of £13,500 a year or £70bn Value that people place on ‘living in a society where they feel they can trust’ people is about £15,900 per year. The cost of unpaid caring about £23,600 per year, grossing to £142bn in the UK Wellbeing and civil society, Estimating the value of volunteering using subjective wellbeing data by Daniel Fujiwara, Paul Oroyemi and Ewen McKinnon (DWP 2013 )https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221227/WP1 12.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221227/WP1 12.pdf VCS contribution

11. Thriving places have three interdependent economies…

12. A good economy Exchange through commercial activity Solidarity/reciprocity in society Equality/Redistribution through the state Reciprocity is a fundamental economic principle

13. VCS is central to thriving places......a role in its own right, not just deliverer of services...delivering social success as an input not just an outcome of economic success...guaranteeing an economy works for its people, and serves collective societal interests...ensuring economy stays real: Economy comes from Greek word oikonomos, "one who manages a household”

14. So… CLES working with VSNW on ‘thriving places’ project. How should and can VCS play more of a role in economic life of place? Working with MACC on civil economy for Manchester Working on community wealth building project Continues to support VCS and social sector as central to where an economy, meets people, meets place

15. Centre for Local Economic Strategies Email. neilmcinroy@cles.org.uk Website. www.cles.org.uk Magazine. Twitter. @nmcinroy or @clestweet or @newstartmag Phone. (0044) 161 236 7036