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Emma Lees & Sophie BallingerCommunity Empowerment in the South
West Taunton, 29 June 2011
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Who are we?
Supported by
@juliandobson
@johnpopham
@sospot
@dosticen@davidwilcox
@LadyLowe
@watfordgap
@philralph
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How did we start?• Day 1: 1 blog post• Day 2: 4 people in a café• Day 4: Online forum launched• Day 12: 100 people attend event
…all for free
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From north focus to Our Society
• Interest from a wider audience• Step away from/challenge BS label
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Is Big Society a “dead parrot”?
I’m not an ex parrot!
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North focus to Our Society?• Interest from a wider audience• Step away from/challenge BS label• Co-design process for official launch• Gap in the market?
Big Society Network is not a network…
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Successes• The online community:
500+ members, 20k web visits (70k views)
• Press interest from Channel 4, BBC Newsnight, BBC Radio, Guardian, Third Sector, Civil Society, and more
• Invitations to the table… Nat Wei (RIP)• Big Lottery challenge – Your Square Mile• 5 events, 250 people
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Our Society Dudley
• Our Society in someone’s job description
• Our Society South-West?
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Limited resources• Spend to date: approx £129 online
costs, travel, CDX support• Freebies: Venues & food, eventbrite,
logo/brand, goodwill…
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Challenges• The debate• Diverse membership• Keeping it fresh• Online versus offline• Do actions speak louder than words?
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Challenge: Identity v. ownership
• We are not an organisation• Individual opinion• Clear mission statement• Links to local networks• Save the baby!
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What’s next?• Different approach to events• Continuing to do more for less• Honest, open debate…• Sharing & promoting stories• Supporting local action• Localism in practice/Our Society local
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Ta!
@[email protected] 489 812
07970 154 810
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