CLTs have measurable effects on housing, equity and community stability. They ensure the land of the speculative property market and make it available for future generations. Affordability and Access to Resources By holding land in trusts and leasing it below market rates, CLTs make it affordable for individuals, small businesses,…
Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are non-profit entities that hold land on behalf of a community, taking it off the speculative property market and serving as long-term stewards for affordable housing, community gardens, civic buildings, commercial or community spaces, and other community assets. CLTs balance the needs of individuals who want…
Cooperatives are an essential mechanism for community wealth-building and local job creation. Through co-operative ownership of workplaces, retail businesses and value-adding infrastructure, communities can retain stakeholder control and keep wealth and employment opportunities local. Profits that once went to financial centres now go to co-operative members, who are more likely…
The cooperative business model is centred on the user owned, user controlled, and user benefited framework. It is one of the oldest business models, with the first dating back to the Rochdale pioneers of England in 1844. Today, cooperatives are defined as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to…
As a community cooperative, Yarn and Yield will be a regenerative intermediary. What does that mean? Let us start by breaking down the meaning of regenerative and intermediary. What does Regenerative Mean? This term refers to practices or systems that aim to be sustainable and actively contribute to restoring and…
The Collective Impact (CI) model for solving entrenched social issues, developed by John Kania and Mark Kramer from US social impact consultants FSG, is attracting increasing attention. Recognition that large-scale social/environmental change requires coordinated and broad cross-sector collaboration means that we need to think and behave differently. CI is not just a…