In November 2022 The Circle was approached by Elevator about an opportunity to work together on a programme focused on Community Wealth Building for Aberdeenshire Council. The aim of this programme was to provide people with knowledge on Community Wealth Building and help them clarify their plans to better prepare them for setting up and running their projects. Over the course of 6 weeks, The Circle delivered interactive workshops covering key topics that would help set people off on a journey to running impactful projects for their communities across Aberdeenshire. Participants joined from Aboyne, Kintore, Kemnay, Ballater, Fraserburgh, Ellon, Kincardineshire and Alford.
The programme was delivered to a group who were at a mixture of stages, from those with an idea to those looking to make changes at an established organisation. 100% of participants said they had a very poor to fair knowledge of community wealth building before the programme. By the end of the programme, 82% felt they had a good or excellent knowledge of community wealth building. 80% of participants didn’t yet have a completed strategy for their venture. By the time the programme ended, the participants all had a clear vision and mission for their projects.
After the programme was complete the participants were able to access a free 1-to-1 consultancy session to further solidify their plans. The participants had also built strong connections and decided to create a group chat to stay in touch with each other.
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