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Centre for Local Economic Strategies
The VCS role in thriving places and local economies
VSNW Conference
14th November 2013
Neil McInroy
Chief Executive
What i CLES?
About CLES
Established 1986
Leading UK member
org for research into
Economic development
Planners,
geographers, local
government,
environmental
scientists, economists
Independent charity
Economic
development but
with social fairness
and within limits of
environment
Publishers:
Hybrid; research,
consultancy,
members
Thriving places can....
...be agile and take on opportunities
...change, adapt and be progressive
...respond to inevitable economic, social,
environmental shocks
...create social progress even when the things
are not economically so great
VCS economic contribution
900,000 groups with income of £38.3bn
(2010/11)
Employs 732,000 people (68% women)
Controls £229bn assets
Various sources from social sector infrastructure organisations
ONS (2011) Business Register and Employment Survey. UK: ONS.
VCS contribution
Value that volunteers place on volunteering is
equivalent of £13,500 a year or £70bn
Value that people place on ‘living in a society
where they feel they can trust’ people is about
£15,900 per year.
The cost of unpaid caring about £23,600 per
year, grossing to £142bn in the UK
Wellbeing and civil society, Estimating the value of volunteering using subjective wellbeing
data by Daniel Fujiwara, Paul Oroyemi and Ewen McKinnon (DWP 2013
)https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221227/WP1
12.pdf
Thriving places have three
interdependent economies…
Reciprocity is a fundamental economic principle
Exchange through
commercial activity
A good
economy
Equality/Redistribution
through the state
Solidarity/reciprocity
in society
VCS is central to thriving places...
...a role in its own right, not just deliverer of
services
...delivering social success as an input not just an
outcome of economic success
...guaranteeing an economy works for its people,
and serves collective societal interests
...ensuring economy stays real: Economy comes
from Greek word oikonomos, "one who manages a
household”
So…
CLES working with VSNW on ‘thriving places’
project. How should and can VCS play more of a
role in economic life of place?
Working with MACC on civil economy for
Manchester
Working on community wealth building project
Continues to support VCS and social sector as
central to where an economy, meets people, meets
place
Centre for Local Economic Strategies
Email. [email protected]
Website. www.cles.org.uk
Magazine.
Twitter. @nmcinroy or @clestweet or @newstartmag
Phone. (0044) 161 236 7036