1. NESTA Giving: Different ways to Give
York CVS will lead a whole-city open source platform to drive new people into existing formal and informal opportunities, increasing
time and money by making these opportunities more flexible and open across the city. (Fundamentally we will link 1.people
wanting to do more, with 2.isolated people, and 3. higher level of donations).
Exchange strand = new mechanism Marketing strand = new people
Timebanking model with Community Community noticeboards in libraries,
facilitators and volunteer volunteer- community centres and Morrisons
Good things already happening: managers (people as assets) – building on supermarkets.
http://i-canhelp.posterous.com &
300+ existing volunteer brokerage http://streetlifeyork.wordpress.com An open source real-time live feed of
through York Volunteer Centre on informal and formal opportunities via
Do-it.com Giving circles – building on doshnoshbosh facebook & twitter
http://twitter.com/doshnoshbosh
Shared gardens scheme through A social action day – building on York Cares,
wildlife trust Payroll giving – building on the ‘York Award’ and the two universities
annual participator budgeting award held by
Tremendous tree planting scheme Two Riding Community Foundation & Link with The York Press annual Community
administered by York CVS. Pride awards & Year of Philanthropy.
Work clubs & community
allotments Exchange card – building on Weekly promotion of with social enterprise
www.charitygiftbooks.com/faq - including OneandOther targeting a new client group.
Community associations
reciprocal exchange within the voluntary
Residential care homes sector already piloted by York CVS. Council A mobile app of activity in the city designed
to provide swimming vouchers? by young people in coordination with
300+ voluntary orgs Science City york
Charities to include Justgiving & Text-giving
buttons on website – building on the 60+ A city-wide online feedback mechanism to
Vol orgs currently on twitter & facebook. celebrate successes & ensure quality –
Informal meetups booked through along the lines of eBay or trip advisor
eventbrite
Community Lovers Guide to York book –
Connecting the digital to real world – with the Royal Society for the Arts
building local social capital– eg Council
texting service, snowwardens, links to Links to neighbourhood management ward
neighbourhood watch etc publications and committees
