Curious Systems

What if local communities could be fund managers? How would money work differently and could a community still make a return? In this episode Lara and Andy talk with Jack Webb, Programme Manager at Barking & Dagenham Giving, about a collaborative project with Curiosity Society that established the UK’s first community-led investment fund.To find out more about Democratic Money visit https://www.curiositysociety.org/welcome-democratic-money Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s wrong with social housing and how can we fix it? Lara and Andy talk with John Swinney, CEO of Just Housing Group and a long-time innovator in the social housing sector, about how to give real decision-making power to people, why pride matters (and where it comes from), and how the different parts of the housing system affect each other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.