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BOOK NOW: Edinburgh Launch - 18 March
There are now limited places available for the Edinburgh launch event for the final report of the Commission of the Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society. If you would like to attend this event please contact info@carnegieuk.org by Monday 15 March.
Commissioners, Joyce McMIllan, Philomena de Lima, Richard Atkinson and Anna Nicholl will be attending the event hosted at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Thursday 18 March.
Guest speakers at the event will include:
- Martin Johnstone, Faith in Community Scotland
- Martin Sime, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
- Antonia Swinson, Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition
For more information about this event contact: Morven Masterton
Launch of final Commission report - Making good society
The launch of the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland, Making good society, will take place at events in March, April and May 2010. To book a place at launch events (London - 15 March, Edinburgh - 18 March, Cardiff - 22 March) or to order a free copy of the Commission report e-mail catherine@carnegieuk.org
Launch of final report of Commission of Inquiry into Future of Civil Society
Media Release: UNIQUE SUMMIT HERALDS NEW ERA OF CITIZEN ACTION
UNIQUE SUMMIT HERALDS NEW ERA OF CITIZEN ACTION
Scotland’s leading civil society groups to devise ‘plan of action’ for citizen-led response to social and economic crises
Invitations to tender for National Community Land Trusts Facilitation Body in England
Carnegie UK Trust has long championed the needs of rural communities across the UK and Ireland. The provision of affordable housing has proved to be the most pressing issue in rural England. Assisted by funds from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Carnegie UK Trust, in partnership with Community Finance Solutions, are issuing invitations to tender for organisations to act as the Community Land Trust National Facilitation Body.
Community Land Trusts - Find Out More
Community Finance Solutions have developed a short Community Land Trust training course in conjunction with Carnegie UK Trust aimed at providing communities and their key partners with the tools to set up and run a successful Community Land Trust housing project.
Inquiry Commissioner speaks at Oxford Media Convention
Inquiry Commissioner, Joyce McMillan, spoke at the Oxford Media Convention (OMC) on a panel discussing ‘Citizens, ethics and the media in a global age’ about the Inquiry’s work regarding the importance of engaging civil society associations in the democratization of media and the creation of news content.
The Convention, the foremost event on media for industry and senior government figures, explored the current and future challenges and opportunities around domestic media policy, strategy, regulation and the media landscape more generally.
Support for Communities to Provide Affordable Housing and More in Somerset and Dorset
Carnegie UK Trust has long championed the needs of rural communities across the UK and Ireland. The provision of affordable housing has proved to be the most pressing issue in rural England.
Support for Communities to Provide Affordable Housing and More
Carnegie UK Trust has long championed the needs of rural communities across the UK and Ireland. The provision of affordable housing has proved to be the most pressing issue in rural England.
Launch of Inquiry into Asset-Based Approaches to Community Development
November 2009 to April 2010
‘We have recognised that the most important elements driving regeneration are people-based: ideas, attitudes, culture and narratives. This is a hopeful message in some ways because investing in people is cheaper than huge infrastructure projects – but it is much harder to do and to justify. Our research points to the need to redress the balance of regeneration programmes, away from expensive capital projects to investment in locally inspired action.’
A Manifesto for Rural Communities- Inspiring Community Innovation
Rural Convention 2009- Reporting Back
Over 100 delegates enrolled in the fifth Carnegie Rural Convention which was held in Kendal, Cumbria on November 23rd and November 24th, 2009. In the end 96 individuals actually attended: a remarkable turnout in view of the fact that the event coincided with the major flooding in Cumbria.
After the Crunch: What Has Been Learned? - Chair of Carnegie Inquiry speaks at finance event
Geoff Mulgan, Chair of the Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society, gave a speech to a packed audience at this year’s Financial Services Research Forum autumn seminar, ‘After the Crunch: What Has Been Learned?’. Whilst other speakers focused on the responsibility of government, the financial regulators, and the functioning of the market, Geoff’s speech reflected on the role of civil society in relation to the financial sector.
A summary of the speech which featured in The Independent on Friday 20 November is presented below.
Geoff Mulgan: Only with an act of political courage can we re-civilise our economy
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