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Investing inSOCIAL GROWTHCan the Big Society be morethan a slogan?

Ten point programme

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1 Give new rights for society and individuals to act

Coin St community builders

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2 Develop new tools to help people organise for themselves

Fairstead estate, Kings Lynn community website

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3 Develop new finance for social impact

Heygate estate, Southwark

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4 Support (the right) social enterprises

Working Rite, supported by Learning Launchpad

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5 Open up public services to society

Community planting

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6 Promote a sense of belonging and community empowerment

Community funday

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7 Grow a new generation of local leaders

Uprising 2010

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8 The economy needs to be part of the Big Society

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9 Think and learn globally

Cisco telepresence

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10 Measure social growth & make the key indicators part of the national conversation

BedZed, Sutton

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Risks?• cynical cover for cuts• nothing new, would have happened anyway• danger of acting too fast• potential to be undermined by centralism• external pressures on social wealth• easy to cut promising future, fewer vested interests• need to keep capacity for innovation & fresh thinking