This webinar drew from the recent What Works
Scotland research report on community-led, holistic community organisations –
in particular as community development trusts and community-controlled housing
associations.
In the presentation the researchers:
1.
introduce the community anchor ‘model’ and
provide some illustrations from the research
2.
make links between the role of community
anchors and the Christie Commission’s aspirations for public service reform in
Scotland
3.
highlight themes of social change – relevant to
both community anchors and public service reform – of local democracy,
community resilience for sustainable development and inequalities.
The webinar was led by James Henderson
and Oliver Escobar (What Works Scotland) and Philip Revell (Sustaining
Dunbar).
See the What Works Scotland webpage for links
to more community anchor resources http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/events/webinar-transforming-communities-exploring-the-roles-of-community-anchor-organisations/