“A web of support that’s growing social enterprise activity in Lancaster district.”
Lattice Works aims to support local not for profit organisations to become more sustainable through social enterprise. Funded by Lancaster District Local Strategic Partnership and delivered by Shared Future CIC in partnership with Help Direct, it seeks to provide accessible practical support, including where necessary small scale financial help.
Lattice Works can enhance the sustainability of community led initiatives, locally based charities and community organisations of all kinds operating in Lancaster District. Helping to increase income and resources from trading, contracts and collaboration, and so to become more effective in their work.
Lattice Works consists of the following initiatives:
- SEED: The Social Enterprise Encouragement and Development programme: 1 to 1 advice and support for new or existing organisations. Your first point of contact, SEED can help you investigate if the social enterprise model can help you develop a more financially sustainable approach and support you through the transition process. More…
- PIP: Our innovative Participatory Investment Programme: A democratic way to invest our limited resources in locally based social enterprise. Development awards will be available for new services and products, decided by the real experts – those actually undertaking social enterprise and community led initiatives in Lancaster district. More…
- Thrive!: Group based training workshops to prepare for the PIP scheme. Suitable for those considering social enterprise for the first time or established social enterprises planning to establish a new service. More…
- Action-Learning: Our structured peer to peer leadership support programme. A model for developing a collaborative peer to peer leadership and strategic skills learning programme. More…
- The Network: Collaborative sustainable social enterprise projects built on the existing North Lancashire Social Enterprise network. Creating opportunities to collaborate, share skills and address changing needs in our community. This includes promoting better understanding about social enterprise. Contact us for more info…
- Seedlings: Social enterprise start up and signposting information. Designed for individuals, volunteers, smaller organisations or new groups that want to know a little more about social enterprise. Provided as a community service by Shared Future CIC. More…
Adding value to Lancaster District
Lattice Works is designed to also connect with other support available to the voluntary and community sectors and not to duplicate existing services. We are working closely with Lancaster District CVS (LDCVS), Social Enterprise Lancashire Network(SELNET) and the members of the North Lancashire Social Enterprise network(NLSE) to fill gaps and add in extra support options. We are establishing a social enterprise stakeholder reference group to help guide our work.
Lattice Works is funded by Lancaster District Local Strategic Partnership.
Read the background to the initiative here: http://www.ldlsp.org.uk/?page_id=783
Pre-register to join Lattice Works: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/643851/Latticeworks-2011-Sign-Up
For information about the Lattice Work programme, contact: jez.hall@sharedfuturecic.org.uk