An enabling state?

Andrew Carnegie ‘Richest man in the world!’

100 yearsFocus on “Wellbeing”.

Assets modelnot deficit model

600+ libraries inthe UK and Ireland

Foundations and society

Our policy cycle

Attitude of the Trust

Bold experimentationAberfoyle in Scotland

PartnershipBetter journalism

Not seeking impactPlaying fields

Three propositions on the Enabling State

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We found small governments taking a range of different approaches…

Retrenching: reducing

services

Restructuring:

organising services in a

different way

Reforming: where the focus is on improving delivery

Rethinking: where a

fundamental change in

approach is adopted

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Community and voluntary sector

Families and individuals

Families and individuals

Community and voluntary sector

State

Inverting the pyramid...

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Making the case !

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VIOLENCE REDUCTION UNIT and HAWKHILL COMMUNITY CENTREJurisdiction: Scotland Health improvement and crime reduction

‘. . . There is a huge [amount] of trust that needs to be built . . . there are big challengesaround previous criminal histories and big challenges around health experiences.

Case Study Interviewee

CASE STUDY: GENIOJurisdiction: Republic of IrelandTest, and scale, cost-effective ways of supporting people who are disadvantaged to live full lives in their communities.

CASE STUDY: BRON AFON YOUTH FORUMJurisdiction: Wales

Supporting young people to play an active role in their community

It’s like a snowball ofpositivity that the more we do, the morepeople ask about it. The more credit peopleget for it, the more people want to be partof it. The more successful it is, the morepeople want to be part of the success.’

Case Study Interviewee

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Trends towards the enabling state

• Services built around empowered citizens and communities

• Co-produced public

services

• Success where the state has failed

• A holistic approach to public services.

• A level playing field

• Shared responsibilities