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Community organisations controlling assets: a better understanding
- Authors:
- AIKEN Mike, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Place of publication:
- York
There has been increasing policy interest in the ownership and management of assets, such as buildings and land, by community-based organisations (CBOs) under the Government’s localism proposals. This report summary examines: the range, nature and scale of different forms of community control of assets across the UK; the benefits, costs and critical success factors associated with asset ownership and management by CBOs; the key benefits and outcomes; and approaches to supporting the different organisations operating in this field. The study analysed a survey of CBOs owning and managing assets across more than 13 organisational networks throughout the UK. There were 15 case studies and 5 mini-cases, entailing 89 interviews in all. Four groups involving over 60 practitioners discussed the emerging findings, and key policy-makers and practitioners were interviewed. The findings show that there is a diverse range of community organisations engaged in controlling assets. Communities were inspired for different reasons, participated through a variety of agencies, exercised differing levels of control and used their assets for a wide range of activities. Three different approaches to controlling assets are described as: stewards; community developers; and entrepreneurs. The benefits, risks and costs of community control of assets are discussed. The report concludes that particular kinds of support are needed to ensure that all communities are able to benefit from opportunities to take control of appropriate assets.
Community organisations controlling assets: a better understanding
- Authors:
- AIKEN Mike, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 88p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
There has been increasing policy interest in the ownership and management of assets, such as buildings and land, by community-based organisations (CBOs) under the Government’s localism proposals. This report examines: the range, nature and scale of different forms of community control of assets across the UK; the benefits, costs and critical success factors associated with asset ownership and management by CBOs; the key benefits and outcomes; and approaches to supporting the different organisations operating in this field. The study analysed a survey of CBOs owning and managing assets across more than 13 organisational networks throughout the UK. There were 15 case studies and 5 mini-cases, entailing 89 interviews in all. Four groups involving over 60 practitioners discussed the emerging findings, and key policy-makers and practitioners were interviewed. The findings show that there is a diverse range of community organisations engaged in controlling assets. Communities were inspired for different reasons, participated through a variety of agencies, exercised differing levels of control and used their assets for a wide range of activities. Three different approaches to controlling assets are described as: stewards; community developers; and entrepreneurs. The benefits, risks and costs of community control of assets are discussed. The report concludes that particular kinds of support are needed to ensure that all communities are able to benefit from opportunities to take control of appropriate assets.