Understand Community Capital & Wealth Building

Want to create meaningful change and looking for practical solutions?

Many of us can see that the current system isn't delivering the outcomes we need. We see rising inequality, housing affordability challenges, climate pressures, declining community resilience, economic insecurity, and growing wealth concentration.

But what practical solutions exist?

What can communities, organisations, governments, businesses, investors and funders actually do?

How do we move from good intentions to real change?

This session introduces Community Capital — a practical approach to understand the systems that shape these outcomes and create change in your community, organisation, or sector.

It provides a tangible way to create more equitable and regenerative organisations, structures and systems.

It makes visible the many strategies and solutions for building stronger more resilient communities and economies.

What this means for you

Community leaders and practitioners - Build your capacity to generate, access, own and govern the assets, services and infrastructure that support local priorities and long-term community wellbeing.

Local councils and regional development organisations - Build the community and economic conditions needed for communities to shape, build, own and fund what matters locally.

Government, service and supporting organisations - Design policies, programs, services and systems that lock in wellbeing, resilience and prosperity.

Businesses, investors and philanthropists - Understand how capital can be used to create both community benefit and long-term economic value, while supporting stronger and more resilient places.

What you’ll learn

In this session, you will:

• Learn about capital systems and how they shape outcomes in your area - Gain a clear and practical way to understand the assets, resources and systems that shape outcomes in your area.

• Explore the functional areas for system change and how you can influence them - Discover how communities and organisations can influence the way assets, resources and opportunities are generated, accessed, owned, governed and shared to create different outcomes.

• Explore practical solutions - Explore the many proven strategies, structures and solutions that are already being used to create different economic and community outcomes

• Learn from real examples - Be inspired and learn from communities, government and organisations applying these approaches

• Start applying it to your own context - Use a simple framework to reflect on your place, organisation, project or portfolio

Who should participate?

This session is relevant for a broad range of actors — whether at the place level, in collaborative roles, or shaping systems and strategy, such as:

• Community organisations, local leaders and practitioners

• Councils and regional development agencies

• Social impact, place-based collaboratives and intermediaries

• Philanthropic foundations and funders

• State and Federal Government agencies

• Corporations and industry partners

The insights from this session are relevant across a wide range of challenges — from housing and income security to regional development, emerging industries, sustainability transitions and long-term resilience.

No prior experience is required.

How it works and what’s included

• Interactive online learning sessions

• Practical tools, frameworks and examples

• Opportunities to connect with others working on similar challenges

• Access to the national Community Capital Network for ongoing connection and exchange

Pricing and Delivery

Complimentary Registration

We are currently offering this session free of charge to make Community Capital learning accessible to as many people as possible.

Places are limited to support meaningful participation, interaction and discussion. Early registration is recommended.

Session Delivery

We intend to deliver all advertised sessions; however, delivery is subject to facilitator availability and capacity. While we will make every effort to proceed as planned, there may be occasions where sessions are rescheduled, modified or unable to proceed. If this occurs, registered participants will be notified and offered access to any future equivalent sessions.