Commons ToC

🌱 Building community wealth through shared time, space, and relationships

The Commons dimension of our co-operative model is all about how care is collectively stewarded and supported by the wider community - not just paid professionals. It recognises and weaves in the many hidden threads of care that already exist: neighbours, friends, volunteers, shared spaces, and informal networks.

This Theory of Change view shows how commons-based activities and outputs connect to meaningful outcomes around belonging, equity, trust, and abundant care.

Commons Outputs

These are the key contributions made through commons-based care activities:

• Commons resource circles with volunteers

• People gift time, skills and resources to teams and circles

• Commons connects circles to local resources and community networks that can enrich the quality of lives of team members

• Local circles have diverse and representative memberships, including other organisations with common values

• Circles establish partnerships with local community hubs and anchor organisations to expand service offerings

• Service evaluation measures cooperative connections between teams, circles and local community networks

Commons Outcomes