Cooperative Ways Forward 2022
Graham
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We're planning to re-invigorate the Ways Forward event brand by running at least one event during 2022 (perhaps more). People may well have participated in one of the pre-pandemic Ways Forward conferences. Let's use this thread to hold suggestions, thoughts, issues about Ways Forward 2022. What would you like to see happen? Who can we usefully partner with to help develop a valuable event? Who is interested in sponsoring an event? Who might help with the legwork of making it happen?
matt wilson Mon 23 May 2022 2:49PM
after lots of requests for more info and lots of waiting, Partisan have now just told me they don’t have capacity for an evening event. slightly annoyed it took so long for them to realise that!
anyway, that leaves us without a venue for the thursday evening (the people’s history museum was far too expensive and would require hiring security if we wanted to go past half eight). i’m out of options but happy to
pursue any other venues that people can think of.
Molly Newhouse Sun 22 May 2022 4:17PM
For the meeting tomorrow at 5pm:
Topic: Ways Forward Planning Call
Time: May 23, 2022 05:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8440344342?pwd=ZUlkaTMwR29UMnlGYWg0dHRQeFp1QT09
Meeting ID: 844 034 4342
Passcode: harbour
Graham Fri 20 May 2022 11:00AM
I know we talked about running the event on the later date option in October, but on checking 24-28 Oct looks to be pretty widespread as the half term week, and so lots of people will be using that week for other things. Consequently I feel that we should be aiming for the earlier option.
Molly Newhouse Mon 16 May 2022 2:45PM
Me and Mothiur have planned for the next steering group meeting to be Monday the 23rd (next Monday) at 5pm - please come along if you can. I've made an agenda here: 220523 Steering Group Meeting.docx - Platform 6 feel free to add anything you want to discuss at the bottom, and we will get to it if we have time!
Link will be circulated later when I have access to meet.coop !
Ian Hewitt Wed 18 May 2022 12:31PM
My sense of Civic Societies are that they are pillars of the establishment and tend to be rather Conservative. Co-ops EM has never had any relationship with Civic Societies in the Region. Civic Societies may well be represented on local Economic Development bodies. Since 2010 the LEPs have been the focus. We have found it challenging to relate to LEPs - although the CEO of the Lincoln Society has been the chair of the Lincs LEP and they appear to have been beneficiaries.
Mothiur Rahman Mon 16 May 2022 12:28PM
Hi does anyone know the relationship between Cooperative Development Organisations and Civic Societies? The latter are looking to get very involved in the Levelling Up legislative agenda and wondering how closely they work with Coops/local Economic Development organiations?
There is a webinar they are doing in 2 days to introduce their ideas, anyone here going to join?
Martin Meteyard Mon 16 May 2022 3:16PM
I have added in a list of potential sponsors, most from the 2019 conference plus a few other suggestions. Also uploaded the budget info from 2019 and minutes of a debrief held after the conference.
Molly Newhouse Mon 16 May 2022 10:53AM
Hello all, I have started a Nextcloud document where we can all put ideas for grants and sponsorships and who is dealing with each one so we can help keep track. The first sheet is for grants and the second for sponsorships, which you can switch between using the little tabs at the bottom. You can find it here: Grant or Sponsorship Applications.xlsx - Platform 6
(You will need a Platform 6 Nextcloud account to access this file, so if you don't have one please ask Graham to set you up with one!)
matt wilson Fri 13 May 2022 5:10PM
sorry i missed thge meeting - in the middle of moving house.
still no word from Partisan - I asked last week for an answer by yesterday but not heard anything.
Graham · Mon 23 May 2022 3:51PM
Thanks for your efforts anyway @matt wilson