Diigo Update 12/01/2020

• Circle Economy - Practical, scalable implementation of the circular economy

  At Circle Economy, we believe in a visionary future for our planet — one in which we do not have to compromise in order to achieve economic, social, and environmental prosperity. As an impact organisation, we connect and empower a global community to create the conditions for systemic transformation. With nature as our mentor, we work alongside businesses, cities and governments to identify opportunities to make the transition to the circular economy, and provide a powerful combination of practical and scalable solutions to turn these opportunities into reality.

  Tags: Conscious Capitalism, Capitalism, communities, economy, business, economic development, sustainability, collaboration, innovation, circular economy

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/30/2020

• RIPESS -

  While the roots of Social Solidarity Economy are ancient (they can be found in most communities in different forms of mutualistic cooperation, worker’s unions, social economy, etc.), the term Solidarity Economy as a basis for today’s SSE networked movement is fairly recent.

  Tags: “Mutual, cooperation”, collaboration, economic development, community empowerment, “social, economy”, solidarity economy

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Scriptapedia/Creating a Shared Vision of Modeling Project - Wikibooks, open books for an open world

  This script is used to help the modeling team and community with whom they are working create a shared vision, goals, and an understanding of the project process, either at the beginning of the project or during revision for a long-term project.

  Tags: creating, vision, modeling, project, collaboration, innovation, technology, tool

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Home - California Forward, Nonprofit Leading in Economy and Policy

  California Forward (CA FWD) leads a statewide movement, bringing people together across communities, regions and interests to improve government and create inclusive, sustainable growth for everyone. A 501(c)(3) organization, CA FWD drives collective action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. The organization is driven by the belief that the collective impact of regional solutions across the state will help ensure the economic, environmental and social prosperity of all people.

  Tags: california, economy, policy, sustainability, governance, community empowerment, economic development, innovation, cities

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/29/2020

• What is Smart Growth? - Smart Growth Online

  “Smart growth” covers a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse.

  Tags: growth, Smart growth, development, conservation, communities, economic development, sustainability, cities

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Solidarity Economy Resources

  The concept of solidarity economy has diverse origins and varied meanings, all of which revolve around the effort to root economic activity in principles of solidarity, participation, cooperation, and reciprocity as opposed to the competitive individualism characteristic of mainstream capitalist paradigms.

  Tags: solidarity, economy, resources, community empowerment, economic development, collaboration

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/27/2020

• Economy for the common good – An economic model for the future

  What is the Economy for the Common Good? ECG is an economic model, which makes the Common Good, a good life for everyone on a healthy planet, its primary goal and purpose.

  Tags: community empowerment, governance, economy, doughnut economics, collaboration, sustainability, economic development

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Doughnut Economics Cambridge | A tool for transformative action

  We seek to promote an economy based on doughnut principles in Cambridge. We will facilitate its introduction by empowering individuals and organisations with the knowledge and tools they need to co-create a more socially and ecologically just city.

  Tags: doughnut, economics, cambridge, tool, action, community empowerment, collaboration, sustainability, economic development, governance

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Thriving Places Index - Centre for Thriving Places

  "The Thriving Places Index is a new way to look at the strengths and challenges of the place where you live. It shows whether the conditions are in place for people to thrive – in a fair and sustainable way. Click here to see the full Thriving Places Index website.  "

  Tags: ABCD, community, micro-local, resilience, collaboration, community empowerment, governance, doughnut economics

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Home | Mysite

  "rosper (v.): from Latin prosperare  'cause to succeed, render happy', from Old Latin pro spere  'according to one's hope'... ​ We’re working to inspire, catalyse and amplify the new economy in Devon. We set up to share good practice, create connections, and spark initiatives that provide for both people and the environment. "

  Tags: ABCD, community, micro-local, resilience, community empowerment, governance, doughnut economics, collaboration

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Decision-making wheel - Cornwall Council

  "We are working to become a carbon neutral council and combat climate change, making changes to how we work to reduce the greenhouse gases and carbon emissions that we produce. We also have a duty to consider social justice and make sure that Cornwall’s residents are not worse off. In looking after the environment, we need to make sure that we do not disadvantage anyone. We have introduced a new tool to help us make decisions that combat climate change and do not disadvantage the people of Cornwall. The new tool, our decision-making wheel, is based on the Kate Raworth Doughnut Economics model"

  Tags: ABCD, community, micro-local, resilience, community empowerment, governance, doughnut economics, collaboration, council, sustainability, climate change, climate change mitigation

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Understanding Local Needs for Wellbeing Data - What Works Wellbeing

  "This report presents a new Local Wellbeing Indicator set for local authorities, public health leaders and Health & Wellbeing boards. In 2011, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) introduced a Measuring National Wellbeing programme, to inform national decision-making. "

  Tags: ABCD, community, micro-local, community empowerment, data, governance, local

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Women's Equality Party adopts Doughnut Economics | DEAL

  "The UK's Women's Equality Party has voted overwhelmingly to put Doughnut Economics at the heart of its policies. "

  Tags: doughnut economics, community empowerment, economics, governance, data, community, equality, sustainability, collaboration, economic development

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Homepage - Pathways to Equitable Healthy Cities

  Pathways to equitable healthy cities is a global partnership that aims to improve population health, enhance health equity and ensure environmental sustainability in cities around the world through co-production of rigorous evidence with policy and civil society partners in cities in six countries.

  Tags: equitable, Healthy Cities, environmental, health, cities, evidence based, policy

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• What If?

  #…we made a great place even better? **Dunbar East Linton and the local villages have always been community-minded places with get-it-done approach to making live better.** Community groups central [response COVID-19] are now working on recovery so area can be home thriving people in while respecting wellbeing of all whole planet.

  Tags: sustainability, community empowerment, governance, health, collaboration, doughnut economics

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Thriving Communities – Medium

  "On a mission to become some of the best possible places in Europe to live, work and visit by 2025 "

  Tags: doughnut economics, economy, economic development, communities, collaboration, governance, sustainability, medium, article

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Homepage | Metabolism of Cities Data Hub

  The Metabolism of Cities Data Hub serves as a central repository for a wide variety of information pertaining to urban metabolism in cities around the world. Whether you are looking for resources on a city’s infrastructure, stocks and flows, biophysical characteristics, or more, the Data Hub’s well-defined structure allows users to easily search through available information. As an ongoing project, this tool is continuously improved through crowdsourcing uploads of new data and information sources. Contribute to this ongoing project, fulfill your information needs, and explore what the Data Hub has to offer!

  Tags: urban, metabolism, infrastructure, stocks & flows, biophysical, data, Crowdsourcing, sustainability, technology

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Doughnut Economics: Responding to the Climate Emergency on Vimeo

  "Presented as part of Cornwall Chamber of Commerce’s Festival of Business on 5 November 2020 by Peter Lefort, Sector & Partnership Lead for Carbon Neutral Cornwall at Cornwall Council. For more information contact Peter via peter.lefort@cornwall.gov.uk. "

  Tags: doughnut economics, climate change, climate change mitigation, sustainability, collaboration, community empowerment, governance

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• www.consciousbusiness.nl

  We help businesses transition towards a fully conscious business that helps elevate humanity, create true prosperity & harmony for people, communities and nature. We believe that business can and must be a greater force for good and that markets must be part of the solution. Conscious Business Netherlands would uphold the virtue of business towards its highest purpose. To move beyond a myopic focus on maximizing shareholder returns to seeking win-win solutions for all stakeholders. Conscious Business Netherlands is inspired by the global movement of Conscious Capitalism. The 4 tenets of conscious capitalism form the basis for a conscious business.

  Tags: Conscious Capitalism, Capitalism, global, business, communities, economic development

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/11/2020

• Home | One Earth

  One Earth is a philanthropic organization working to accelerate collective action to stay below 1.5°C in global average temperature rise. The solutions for the climate crisis already exist, and the latest science shows we can achieve the 1.5°C limit through three pillars of action – a shift to 100% renewable energy by 2050, protection and restoration of half of the world’s lands and oceans, and a transition to regenerative, climate-friendly agriculture. To achieve these goals, we must rapidly scale philanthropic capital to meet critical funding gaps over the coming decade. 

  Tags: earth, sustainability, climate change, climate action, environmental, environmental movement

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/08/2020

• Village in the City – Build micro-local community where YOU live

  "Village In The City is a post-COVID initiative to help you build micro-local communications and communities where YOU live. Micro-local communities – ‘Villages In The City’ can build trust, provide mutual support and friendship, and create more resilience both to tackle current challenges and improve our lives right now. "

  Tags: ABCD, community, governance, micro-local, resilience

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• PPIC Water Policy Center - Public Policy Institute of California

  The PPIC Water Policy Center builds on the successful model of strategic research and engagement that defines all of PPIC’s work. It connects nonpartisan, objective research to real-world water management debates, with the goal of putting California water policy on a sustainable and constructive path. The center has fostered a vibrant, multidisciplinary research network and strengthened the bridge between science and policy.

  Tags: water, policy, public, sustainability, governance

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Water Education Foundation - Everything about California water that matters

  Facing the challenges of sustainably managing and sharing water — our most precious natural resource — requires collaboration, education and outreach. Since 1977, the Water Education Foundation has put water resource issues in California and the West in context to inspire a deep understanding of and appreciation for water. 

  Tags: water, education, foundation, california, sustainability, governance

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/06/2020

• LINC

  Launched as a ten-year initiative in 2003, Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) represents a philanthropic experiment in using information, money, strategy, and partnerships to effect change in the support system for artists in the United States. LINC’s mission was to improve the ability of artists to create work, build social capital, and contribute to democratic values. Between 2003 and 2013,

  Tags: artists, livelihoods, ArtisticThinking, creative economy, creative industry, ”community, arts”, cultural economy

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Home - Initiative for Energy Justice

  WHAT IS ENERGY JUSTICE? Energy justice refers to the goal of achieving equity in both the social and economic participation in the energy system, while also remediating social, economic, and health burdens on those disproportionately harmed by the energy system. Energy justice explicitly centers the concerns of communities at the frontline of pollution and climate change (“frontline communities”), working class people, indigenous communities, and those historically disenfranchised by racial and social inequity. Energy justice aims to make energy accessible, affordable, clean, and democratically managed for all communities.

  Tags: initiative, energy, justice, environmental justice, environmental, sustainability, community empowerment

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/05/2020

• Zebras Unite

  "Zebras Unite is a community of entrepreneurs, investors and allies dedicated to building companies that balance both profit and purpose.  Join the community to learn from likeminded individuals, pool resources and best practices and collectively build a new model for inclusive and ethical entrepreneurship. "

  Tags: entrepreneurship, ethical, social innovation, social enterprise

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Zebras Unite Co-Op

  Tags: entrepreneurship, ethical, collaboration

• Topics | Zebras Unite

  Tags: entrepreneurship, ethical, collaboration

• Virtual Events — Zebras Unite Co-Op

  Tags: entrepreneurship, ethical, collaboration

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Diigo Update 11/04/2020

• Democracy Beyond Elections

  Democracy Beyond Elections is a collaborative, national campaign dedicated to transformative democracy rooted in community led decision making.  It is not enough to get the right person elected or to know that those closest to the issues are closest to the solutions — we must act on this knowledge and put real decision making power in community hands. This means equipping community-members often ignored, pushed out, or marginalized by our current democratic systems with the tools, resources, and opportunities to deeply engage in democratic processes. This means committing to radically reimagine what participation and civic engagement really entail — including tangible and consequential power sharing. And this means expanding our definition of democracy to extend between and beyond elections in participatory practices that include everyone.

  Tags: democracy, elections, Participatory Budgeting, direct democracy, governance, community empowerment

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Green, Resilient, and Equitable Actions for Transformation - Climate Interactive

  This Green, Resilient, and Equitable Actions for Transformation (GREAT) database aims to collect as many examples as possible where city, state, and national leaders are making COVID-19 recovery plans in ways that could also produce benefits in racial, gender, and economic equity and in climate change mitigation and resilience. It is being maintained by the multisolving team at Climate Interactive, including Dr. Elizabeth Sawin and Cassandra Ceballos.

  Tags: multisolving, environmental, wicked problem, EnRoads, climate

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/03/2020

• CrowdDoing – The CrowdDoing Program

  "CrowdDoing is a joint initiative of Reframe It Inc. and Match4Action Foundation that is focused on helping address the UN Sustainable Development Goals and beyond through micro-leadership, massively multi-disciplinary collaboration, and service learning to support social innovation and social enterprise to achieve systemic change. "

  Tags: crowd doing, micro-leadership, social innovation, social enterprise, service learning, system change, systemic change, collaboration, innovation

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Diigo Update 11/02/2020

• IASC's goals | The International Association for the Study of the Commons

  "The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) is devoted to bringing together multi-disciplinary researchers, practitioners and policymakers for the purpose of improving governance and management, advancing understanding, and creating sustainable solutions for commons, common-pool resources, or any other form of shared resource. "

  Tags: commons, policy, economics, sustainable, international, management, governance, sustainability, collaboration, community empowerment

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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