Wednesday 25 March, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, Main Hall at the Priory Street Centre
Over the past 8 months there has been a growing interest in Community Wealth Building (CWB) across York and North Yorkshire, for example the Mayor has formed a CWB Commission to review the feasibility and practicality of various aspects of CWB,
Currently there is little mention of the role of the VCSE sector, particularly in terms of its economic contribution, within the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) Local Growth Plan. However, we know that there is interest in the role of the social economy in the region and how this can be further developed.
The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is the national organisation for local economies and will be delivering the Community Wealth Building workshop.
Workshop content
This workshop will:
- Provide attendees with overview of the principles and pillars of CWB
- Use examples to demonstrate how CWB has been applied in practice
- Provide an overview of the York and North Yorkshire context, particularly the research that CLES have undertaken in relation to the social economy, the work to date of the Mayoral CWB Commission and how the VCSE sector is discussed in the Local Growth Plan.
Facilitated discussion sessions to include:
- How does the terminology relate to the VCSE sector in York
- How does the sector consider that it is contributing to building community wealth across in York and the wider region.
- How/where is the sector contributing to the Local Growth Plan and where are the opportunities?
- What are the future ambitions of the sector and what will be need to fulfil these ambitions.
Eligibility
This workshop is open to VCSE organisations who currently generate the majority of their income through trade, for example:
- Selling goods
- Selling services
- Contracted public services
- Social enterprise trading models
- Retail and charity shops
Please contact comms@yorkcvs.org.uk if you have any questions about the workshop.