YCC –
proposal from Oct 2019 for their research on our behalf:
Aims of
OPY:
- Providing links
between organisations
- Facilitating
collaboration
- Creating a
‘One Planet’ city
- Practical advice
and provision of resources
Get:
Pledger
organisations to join the network
Keep:
Engagement with
sustainability initiatives
Grow:
Participation
within the network:
❖
Individuals
❖
Community
groups
❖
Small
businesses
❖
Key
anchor pledgers
And:
❖
Funding
streams
❖
Bank
of volunteers
❖
Knowledge of
sustainable practices
Using:
❖
Active
communication with member organisations
❖
Promoting
sustainable practice
Results after
consultation with Pledger Organisations in December
2019:
- Sort out the
website and Facebook page, use more Instagram and Twitter as
well
- Make sure our
vision / mission statement is inspirational and attractive to
encourage more members and pledgers to support us
- Crowdfunding,
pledging and donations, external funders suggested
- Keep
communicating with members and pledgers – regular
newsletter?
- Stickers for
businesses to show to the public that they support OPY and are
working on reducing their carbon footprint
- Quarterly
events
- Central pool of
volunteers
- Guidance and
advice offered to our pledgers, members and others around
York