Transforming Community Wealth with democratic finance Scotland. Some really creative & ambitious proposals for developing actions to deliver wellbeing & wealth within communities including 100% ownership of renewables Fermanagh Trust Democratic Finance Scotland Economy NI

Some interesting discussion on empowering communities democratically by breaking monopoly thinking & looking at Nordic nations for inspiration Development Trusts Association Scotland #DTAS24

Community Energy including ownership is achievable Development Trusts NI and tranformative with direction and leadership Conor Murphy Eoin Rooney

Case Studies regarding renewable energy community benefit and shared ownership opportunities.Note FLS (Forestry Land Scotland - Public Land) creates significantly greater community shared ownership stake.

Miriam Brett of Future Economy Scotland challenges extractive economic development & the marginalisation & citizen disempowerment that goes with it and the actions needed to empower community business as a model of sustainable economic development with its emphasis on place, on localism.

We are looking forward to joining the Health Equity Network UK Conference series here in NI. Last few places available. Link to register here: forms.gle/z8euwQDY35MURn…

Pop down and see us at the #jobstart50+ employer fair this morning Belfast City Council Communities NI

Presenting the cheque to Women's Aid Armagh Down for the fundraising. The work they do is absolutely amazing and they have gave us great support since the loss of Natalie. We can’t thank them enough 🧡🤍🧡🤍🧡🤍

Listening to Kate Raworth speaking @ Irish Doughnut Economics Network in Dublin. Great to see NI case studies Carrick Greengrocers & The Forest 🌳 Did It in Garvagh Garvaghey Centre Karin Eyben showcased

Between the sociological foundation and the ecological ceiling is the safe place for humanity. It’s incumbent on civic organisations to lead on developing a new economic commons, a localism with community ownership at its centre.

Circular economy needs a network of connected places sharing in a common purpose - economy doesn’t work in isolation of wider places, what happens locally is a foundation piece that needs to connect to other localities, to form a network of collective action.

The regenerative & distributive economy in Ireland, is designed & led by citizens & voluntary & community anchor organisations from Cork to Derry, Dublin, to Belfast & in-between. Policy & programme support lags behind - community ownership needs recognition & investment.

Income & Work - critical building blocks for a well-being economy - it’s a shortfall across the VCS in NI #goodjobs Economy NI NI Executive Communities NI NICVA Celine McStravick Dr Lisa Wilson

renewable energy opportunities (off-shore/on-shore) needs a shared ownership option for communities? How do we do this? How do we support community investment? Renewable Benefits (what we currently have) needs supplemented with community shared ownership. See Scotland QUB - Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

From Ownership to Stewardship - ‘Doughnut Design for Business’ doughnuteconomics.org/tools/doughnut… Business in the service of purpose - with business as a vehicle for transformation for social & economic justice Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) An Taisce IMMA

Couldn’t agree more - and needs investment support to unleash its transformational capacity - Katherine Trebeck (a less than infrequent X user) Kate Raworth (CLES) Centre for Local Economic Strategies NEF Economy NI Communities NI

Thanks to Irish Doughnut Economics Network for the gathering, the grounding, the singing, the conversation and ideation on business with purpose #degrowtheconomy #doughnuteconomy ‘Community’: Well-being, Wealth-building, & Localism are parts of the solution.

The staff and board of directors at DTNI are saddened to learn of the death of Peter McDonald.His work in community development in Greater Shantallow & as Manager of Leafair Community Association has been an exemplar of best practice in community service. Rest in Peace, Peter.

To achieve inclusive growth, small businesses need access to credit. DTNI supports Fair Banking for All, calling for a Fair Banking Act to unlock access to affordable credit for individuals & businesses across the UK. #FairBankingForAll financeinnovationlab.org/fba-impact/

Hi all - if any contacts reading this receive an email from our good friend Kate Clifford asking you to open a drop box link to a file - then don’t, it’s a virus, looks pretty genuine though.