“It’s really the right time for your organisation now”
“The Localise Prosperity site and resources are fantastic – I can’t tell you how brilliant it was for someone in a role like mine to find the actions for communities.”
“What an amazing document (the evidence review LWM did). Such an important job and I’m going to return to it…”
“Your work is very relevant to what I do because I’m fundamentally motivated by generating economic growth from localities outwards: I think it’s a better, healthier and more democratic way to organise society.”
Yes, I agree! We make a good response to current economic and political challenges, and in terms of the material and knowledge we’ve developed on localising prosperity and on community-led economies, we are in the strongest position we’ve ever been. There are SO many directions we could take this – but we need to change to make the most of it.
We need the input and commitment of new people. I’ve been LWM’s coordinator now for 11 years: my enthusiasm for what we do is entirely un-dented, but I’ve realised I want to be doing more of it with colleagues, collaborators and conspirators – for fresh perspectives, different skills, and more time commitment than current board members and associates can offer.
Would you like to help shape what we do next and work on it? – create yourself an interested job under our auspices, or join our board – or just get involved and see where it leads?
Granted there are financial challenges to our location in the fringe area between economic development and social activism, but we’ve had such positive reactions lately, it CANNOT be impossible!
We’ve got plenty of ideas (setting up a West Mids local currency, working with communities to help them take back economic control, some much-needed research, international collaborations) but we’re not limited to those either. So long as it fits with LWM’s mission statement, takes forward our work, and resonates with others, LWM is your sustainably-sourced oyster.
Get in touch if you think you see an opportunity here…!
Karen