Learning, Courses & Workshops
We offer practical learning, courses, and workshops to help communities and organisations build capital for lasting impact
About our Courses & Workshops
We offer practical, engaging learning experiences that help communities, organisations, and partners understand and activate the power of capital to create lasting wellbeing for people and place.
Our sessions combine real-world examples, interactive discussion, and practical tools — giving participants the knowledge and confidence to turn ideas into action.
Two Ways to Learn
1. Public Learning Series
Our flagship Community Capital Learning Series introduces the essentials of community and place-based capital — what it is, why it matters, and how to make it work for local wellbeing and resilience.
The 2025 Learning Series has now concluded.
2026 sessions will be released in December.
You can register your interest or be notified when new dates are announced.
Ideal for: community leaders, organisations, councils, funders, and collaborators who want to understand and apply the community capital.
2. Tailored Learning Sessions
We deliver tailored learning sessions designed specifically for your community, organisation, or network. Our bespoke workshops focus on Place Based and Community Capital and Natural Capital & Environmental Markets.
Each session is practical, engaging, and grounded in real-world examples — shaped around your priorities and context. Whether you’re just beginning the journey or ready to deepen your practice, we’ll work with you to build the confidence and capability to apply these ideas where they matter most: in your place or organisation, with your people.
For more information contact us.
Our Learning Framework
Our learning is built around the Essential Functions of Community Capital — that enable communities and collaborators to generate, access, own, govern, invest, and redistribute capital in ways that build shared wellbeing.
Each area is explored through a dedicated module, blending foundational theory with applied practice and real examples.
Modules Include:
The Fundamentals of Community Capital
This session introduces the foundations of community and place-based capital — what it is, why it matters, and how it underpins local wellbeing. Participants will learn how different forms of capital (financial, physical, natural, social, and institutional) shape local prosperity. Communities learn to see and strengthen their own capital systems; enablers learn how to design policies, programs, and partnerships that support them.
Generating Community Capital
Explore how communities can create new sources of funding, assets, and value to support local priorities — through enterprises, infrastructure, partnerships, and innovation. Communities learn practical ways to generate capital locally; enablers learn how to create environments, incentives, and investment structures that make local generation possible and sustainable.
Accessing Community Capital
Learn how to make capital more available and accessible — both within communities and through external partnerships. This session explores how to connect those who hold capital with those who need it, improve readiness on both sides, and design systems that enable fair, inclusive access. Communities learn to identify and connect with local and external sources of funding, assets, and investment. Enablers learn how to open pathways, reduce barriers, and design funding mechanisms that reach and empower communities.
Owning Community Capital
Ownership determines who benefits from assets and development. Communities explore how to acquire and own key assets — such as land, enterprises, housing, and infrastructure — to retain value and control locally. Enablers learn how to design supportive frameworks, financing models, and partnerships that help communities build and sustain ownership.
Governing Community Capital
Good governance ensures that capital serves shared purpose. Communities learn inclusive, transparent, and collaborative ways to govern and manage resources. Enablers explore how to strengthen community decision-making through policy, capacity-building, and co-governance arrangements that ensure accountability and shared benefit.
Pooling Community Capital
Pooling brings people and resources together for collective impact. Communities learn to combine assets — such as funds, land, equipment, or skills — through community funds, cooperatives, and shared ownership structures. Enablers explore how to support pooling efforts with matching funding, supportive regulation, and facilitation of local investment networks.
Investing Community Capital
Investment turns pooled resources into progress. Communities learn how to direct local and shared capital into projects that deliver social, environmental, and economic returns. Enablers learn how to design co-investment models, impact funds, and procurement frameworks that strengthen community-led investment and long-term prosperity.
Managing Community Capital Risk
Every capital system carries risk — financial, environmental, operational, and governance-related. Communities learn to identify, manage, and mitigate risks that could threaten assets or initiatives. Enablers explore how to share and reduce risk through supportive policy, underwriting, insurance, and joint accountability frameworks.
Exchanging Community Capital
Communities and collaborators learn how to trade, share, and exchange assets, ideas, and resources to strengthen local systems. Communities explore collaboration, resource sharing, and trading mechanisms. Enablers learn to design fair markets, partnerships, and exchange platforms that connect local strengths with broader opportunities.
Redistributing Community Capital
Redistribution ensures value flows back into communities. Communities learn how to reinvest profits, surpluses, and social value in ways that sustain long-term prosperity. Enablers learn to design benefit-sharing frameworks, reinvestment mechanisms, and funding policies that embed fairness and equity across systems.
Collaborating on Community Capital
Partnerships between communities and external actors can amplify impact when based on shared purpose and mutual respect. Communities learn how to co-design, co-invest, and co-own initiatives with partners. Enablers explore how to structure collaborations that align their capital, expertise, and influence with local leadership and community wellbeing.
Natural Capital & Environmental Markets Courses & Training
Gain foundational knowledge and insights to start exploring the potential of natural capital, nature repair and environmental markets in your field.
Learn about a wide range of market approaches that are shaping the future of land management, agriculture and sustainability.
Build the confidence to step into these emerging opportunities and apply them within your role, business or land management practices.
Learning options:
Face-to-face workshops and training — tailored programs for your organisation or region. For more information contact us.
Self-paced online course for Landholders & Farmers — practical guidance for exploring opportunities on your land. Start learning → Introduction to Natural Capital & Environmental for Landholders and Farmers
Self-paced online course for Policy, Advisors & Enablers — build understanding of market design, governance, and implementation. Start learning → Introduction to Natural Capital & Environmental Markets for Advisors, Policy and Program Professionals