What: In our second webinar on legal formats, we explore Community Benefit Societies with Mark Simmonds of Co-op Culture, and Alice Brown of Sutton Community Farm. We will be hearing about the process of incorporating as a CBS, fundraising in the CBS format including community share offers, and governance and decision making with community shareholders. 
When: Friday 18th February 2022
Time:  12:00 through to 01:00 pm

Community Benefit Societies offer the opportunity for communities to make a tangible investment in their community, providing capital for a community project to get underway. Principly used as a mechanism to raise funds for a community asset whilst ensuring democratic ownership in perpetuity, the CBS model comes with specific legal obligations. However, it also provides great flexibility in terms of income generation. Join us as we hear insights from social entrepraneur and advisor, Mark Simmonds, and Alice Brown, Farm Business Manager at Sutton Community Farm. 

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