We are really pleased to be part of STIR Magazine’s series of workshops, all aimed at building the co-operative capacity of communities.
Mark and Kate from Shared Assets will facilitate a workshop on the 2nd and 3rd May, focusing on community management and governance of land and natural resources. The workshop will draw on Shared Assets’ experience of supporting new forms of management of woodlands, parks, green spaces, waterways and coastal areas. It will use case studies to outline the range of business models available for the development of land based social enterprise and provide new tools to help practitioners make better decisions about growing and scaling up their work.
This workshop is aimed people involved in existing or aspiring community groups or social enterprise who are involved in managing land and natural resources. We will ensure it’s tailored to the people attending, but over the weekend we will definitely cover:
- examples of good practice in community management of land
- the basics: legal structures and governance models
- negotiating with landowners and different types of agreement over land
- developing a sustainable business model that works for your situation
- tools to help you make decisions about growth and scaling up
We will weave case studies and examples into the whole weekend, and provide space for attendees to work on the issues their own project is facing, with the opportunity for one to one advice.
***We are really pleased to announce that the Woodcraft Folk are sponsoring one free place on the workshop! To apply send an email to hello@sharedassets.org.uk saying why this would be useful for your project, in no more than 100 words.***
Practical issues:
- Location: Bridport
- Dates: 2nd & 3rd May
- Cost: £75
- Delicious local food lunch available for £10
- Accommodation: is available locally for £25
- To book: visit http://stirtoaction.com/workshop/ and scroll down to our session.
Comments from attendees at some of our previous training sessions:
- “Friendly, interesting and well organised”
- “Thought provoking and a great range of knowledge”
- “Shared Assets brought a wealth of knowledge of different models for managing ‘community’ assets, and the thinking and steps that are needed to get there”
- “Great sharpening of focus for us”
- “[I now have a] clear understanding of complicated concepts”