Offerings - Place Based & Community Capital

We work with communities and collaborators to develop capital systems that create lasting wellbeing for people and place.

What we offer

We offer support and services for communities and collaborators to engage with capital more intentionally, strategically, and systematically, so it becomes a powerful tool for achieving their goals and shaping the futures they want.

We help you grow confidence, knowledge and capability across the essential functions of capital. These are the building blocks of local economic development and self-determination.

  • We help you build capacity to identify and generate existing and new sources of local funding, income, assets, and capital value for local business, initiatives and community development.

  • We help you build the capacity to improve community access to the funding and assets needed for local businesses, initiatives, and community development — from both local and external sources.

  • We help you build the capacity to acquire and own local assets — such as land, businesses, infrastructure, and intellectual property — so that control, benefits, and long-term value stay within the community.

  • We help you to build capacity to govern and manage local finance, assets, enterprises & service, promoting local leadership & stewardship.

  • We help you build capacity to bring collectively invest and fund projects, assets, enterprises and development.

  • We help you build capacity to reinvest and redistribute profits, benefits and value back into the community to generate ongoing local prosperity and development.

  • Partner with external actors, such as governments, investors and philanthropists, to amplify Place Based Capital values and systems.

How we work with you

We support communities to clarify their capital needs and aspirations and achieve them — for projects, organisations, whole-of-place.

We can provide bespoke services in these areas, or choose from one of our core offerings below.

  • We help you spark energy and momentum by building shared understanding and belief in what’s possible.

    Services include:

    • Leadership briefings

    • Community engagement sessions & forums

    • “Fundamentals of Place Based Capital” learning session

    • Guest speaking, panels & keynote presentations

  • We help you grow knowledge and skills in place-based and community-led capital and economic approaches.

    Services include:

    • Online and in-person training workshops

    • Tailored learning programs for communities and organisations

    • Community toolkits and practical guides

    • Capability-building programs for staff or place-based leaders

  • We help you make sense of how capital currently flows, functions, and is governed in your organisation, initiative or community.

    Services include:

    • Capital diagnostics for organisations, communities or regions

    • Stakeholder mapping and readiness assessments

    • Capital needs and aspirations mapping

    • Facilitation of capital discovery workshops

  • We work with you to co-design strategies and plans that align capital with your goals — whether that’s for a project, organisation, or place.

    Services include:

    • Capital and community wealth building strategies

    • Economic participation and resilience plans

    • Place-based capital roadmaps

    • Organisational income diversification and generation strategies

  • We help you uncover and design the most relevant capital and economic solutions to achieve your goals — grounded in your local context, challenges, and aspirations.

    Services include:

    • Solution mapping and analysis

    • Co-design workshops to explore models and structures

    • Option development and recommendations

    • Fit-for-purpose design of capital strategies, vehicles, and partnerships

    • Support to explore enabling policies, governance, and community readiness

  • We provide ongoing strategic advice and coaching to help you activate solutions and stay on course.

    Services include:

    • One-on-one and group coaching

    • Implementation planning and milestone support

    • Advisory support on structures, funding, and governance

    • Strategic partnership and collaboration support

  • Build shared understanding and spark strategy.

    For those wanting to build shared awareness of Place Based Capital and assess the current state of capital.

    Includes:

    • Fundamentals of Place Based Capital workshop

    • High-level capital diagnostic

    • Summary report + strategic advice

    • Fundamentals Toolkit

Core offerings

We offer some core services. Choose what fits your needs — from sparking momentum to deep co-design and system-wide change.

  • Apply Place Based Capital to your local goals

    For communities ready to explore specific capital needs, gaps, and solutions.

    Includes everything in Foundations, plus:

    • Discovery workshop

    • Functional deep dive (e.g. generate, access, own, govern, invest)

    • Capacity assessment + strategic options

    • Solutions assessment + strategic options

    • Follow-up advice and recommendations

  • Design and begin implementing capital solutions

    For communities moving from ideas to activation.

    • Co-design workshops (strategy + solutions)

    • Local Capital Roadmap or strategy

    • Solution design

    • Coaching + stakeholder presentation

  • Build place-wide leadership across 12 core capital areas

    A 12-month journey to build shared capital literacy, leadership and strategies. Includes:

    • 12x Monthly Learning Sessions

    • Quarterly Strategy Labs to apply learning

    • Ongoing coaching & implementation support

    • Custom Action Toolkit + Peer Network Access

    • Start/end assessments + recommendations

  • Catalyse systemic change across places

    For governments, funders and strategic actors enabling place-based capital at scale.

    Includes:

    • Systems scan + strategic advisory

    • Policy design + pathways

    • Learning frameworks & pilot support

    • Network convening + ecosystem tools

  • For companies operating in communities that want to go beyond traditional benefit sharing.
    — supporting communities to build lasting capital systems and create long-term value.

    Includes:

    • Community capacity building

    • Capital systems scan + strategic advisory

    • Partnership and investment pathways

    • Network connections + ecosystem tools

  • Inspire possibilities with the fundamentals of place based capital.

    A three hour workshop on the fundamentals of place based capital for a range of stakeholders. Includes:

    • Expert content

    • Interactive discussions and activities