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Own the future
Tony Burton
Director
Civic Society Initiative
www.civicsocietyinitiative.org.uk
Civic Society movement
•Loss of the Civic Trust•Roots in 18th century•More than a local voice•Over 1,000 civic societies•Over 250,000 people•Place, pride, identity, community•Strengthening role for 21st century
Changing world
•No “majority” views
•Deference and trust
•Service standards
•Quality of life
•Politics of localism
•New networks – New movements
New networks
Civic debate
Support
Website
Partners
On-line survey
Open Forums
Planning watchdog
Attention to detail
Stamford Civic Society
street pride campaign 2010
Thinking BIG!
Bradford Civic Society
Who loves me?
Bowstring Bridge
We do!
A question of trust
What do you think?
Grimsby Ice Factory
And more!
Rethink for the British Museum extension
Campaigning against a Rail Freight Terminal, St Albans
Starting the Tonbridge clock
Celebration time!
Blue plaques
Town trails
Publications
Historic studies
Design awards
Seeing the bigger picture
Our reputation – good..?
…..and less good
Some of the comments
“An organisation for intelligent crumblies”
“Deficient in a common voice”“Respected force in the community”
“A vastly untapped resource”“Punching below its weight”
“Public face has been chronically mismanaged for years”
What do civic societies want to be?
What do others say of our potential?
What do civic societies want to be doing?
What do civic societies want to be doing?
•Working more with schools and business
•Forward planning & transport
•Less reactive
•More campaigning
•Younger profile and recruitment
•Avoiding duplication with others
What support do civic societies want?
What support do civic societies want?
•Advice on influencing local government and planning
•Information and examples from each other
•Clear mission and purpose
•Fundraising and recruitment
What do civic societies want for the movement?
•Separate voices to a collective movement
•Hierarchical to being more networked
•Dependent to being more independent (especially £££)
•Organised top-down to being federal
Supported by…..
•A clear mission and purpose – place, pride, identity, community
•A new national body – with a very different feel
•Networks and clusters of civic societies working together
A new national body
•Providing a national lead and voice•Helping societies network and cluster•Providing information, support, advice
Campaigning, responsive, light footed and grassroots
3-4 staff £300,000 – £400,000
A new national body
Lobbying
Website & networks HotlineCampaigns
Celebrity
Networking
Partners and £££
Information
New societiesProfile
More than this…..
A discussion about how the movement works together not just
the role of a national body
Issues for civic societies
•More involving and campaigning
•Network with other societies
•Connect members to the bigger picture
•Contribute to the national voice
•Support and fund a movement
Working together
•Natural clusters
•Uncertain future for Government regions
•Our strength is local
•Network by theme
•Implications for existing regions
•For civic societies to decide and fund
•England focus
Funding and independence
Squaring the circle
Funding and independence
Funding and independence
•Civic societies’ funding is key
•Tap into mass membership
•Establish principle of £ per member
•Transition arrangements and phasing
•Support for practical arrangements and encourage Gift Aid
•Need critical mass to create new body
What’s the cost?
£1>>>>>>>>£2>>>>>>>>£3
lacking….…IndependenceIndependence…….full
basic……..….ServicesServices………….full
limited………LobbyingLobbying…...effective
A new partnership
Members offered a free day pass each year in your newsletter
Worth up to £15
In summary
•Civic societies are ambitious for the future
•You want a new national body – but different
•Website, bulletins, profile, Bluefin, street pride
•Working together as a movement
•Clusters and networks – regions?
•Independent and core funded by civic societies
•New partnership with the National Trust