Community Wealth Building Resources - 3 info links with synopses

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Community Wealth Building Resources 
The Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership has been exploring the topic of Community
Wealth Building. There is a substantial agenda item on the CPP Management Committee meeting to
be held on 20th December 2023, where Community Wealth Building will be discussed. The following
items may provide you with useful background information to help you prepare for this discussion.
1. Elected Member Briefing on Community Wealth Building, prepared by the Improvement Service
This information is gathered from a range of Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) documents
and informed by discussion via a Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development (SLAED) working
group.
Click on this link to find out: 
• what Community Wealth Building is and why it matters
• what it means for elected members
• what good practice looks like 
• key issues for consideration
2. Overview of Anchor Institutions, prepared by Public Health Scotland
This information describes the role and function of Anchor Institutions, which are a central concept
within Community Wealth Building. 
Click on this link to find out:
• What an anchor institution is
• How can Anchor Institutions make a difference?
• How can Anchor Institutions reduce health inequalities?
• Resources to support Anchor Institutions
• Case Studies
• Information about the Health Anchor Learning Network 
3. Anchor Institution Progression Framework Toolkit, prepared by Joseph Rowntree Foundation,
West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council
This information provides a Progression Framework to help organisations to capitalise on their
power and role as an inclusive anchor institution. Organisations can use this toolkit to self-assess
where they are now against each of the five ‘pillars’ of Community Wealth Building, and to then to
support them in deciding where they want to be and the actions they can take to get there. It does
this by using four-steps – from basic start point (level 1) to best practice (level 4). It combines high
level summaries aimed at decision and policymakers and a depth of detail aimed at practitioners and
specialist functions.
The document contains information on :
• What it means to be an anchor institution in practice
• How this aligns with the five ‘pillars’ of Community Wealth Building
• Why it matters and what difference it can make
• What kind of practical steps anchor institutions can take to affect change