Place Based Capital Learning Series

This series is designed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies that communities need to activate and manage local capital. We will cover everything from foundational concepts to the practical steps communities can take to identify, create, govern and use local funding, assets, enterprises and services for their benefit.

Whether you’re a community leader, business owner, council member or an economic or social impact professional from a government or non-government organisation, this series will help you support your community, organisation or other communities in achieving these goals.

The topics in this series will help to tackle the challenges faced by communities across Australia from addressing housing affordability, cost of living pressures and disadvantage to small business viability and the transition to a circular, sustainable economy.

The Fundamentals of Place Based Capital

Start with this first session in the Place Based Capital Learning Series. This session will equip you with the basics of capital—money, assets, and resources—and how they impact local communities and economies. You’ll gain foundational knowledge on place based capital, explore how it differs from traditional systems, and preview key topics for future sessions in the Place Based Capital Learning Series. By the end, you’ll be equipped with the confidence to engage fully in the series and take meaningful action within your community or organisation.

Generating Place Based Capital

In this session, you’ll discover practical ways to identify local sources of funding, assets, and capital that can drive local initiatives, support shared goals, and deliver lasting community benefits. We’ll explore ways to generate new income streams and assets that can help fund community services and sustain local enterprises. You’ll learn about strategies to prioritise and activate local capital enabling communities to retain greater ownership and control over economic activities and build financial self-reliance, resilience and long-term prosperity.

Environmental Markets Leadership Course

Learn how to start making the most of environmental markets.

The Environmental Markets Leadership Course is a practical, hands-on course where you can develop the capability to identify, market and benefit from environmental market opportunities. It provides clear, practical, easy to use information about what is involved, what is good to know beforehand and how you can get started. 

The Environmental Markets Leadership Course is the first learning program of its kind in Australia and has been specifically designed and developed for Australian farmers, land managers and natural resource managers.

Who is the course for?

Land managers, farmers and natural resource managers.

Common Wealth Vol 1

Common Wealth: “Stakeholders With An Actual Stake”

Learn from experts that are each working in different ways to build the ways that communities can invest in themselves and build their Common Wealth. Each of the 17 modules is a standalone talk. You can listen to them in any order you want.