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Appealing to existing coops (such as Coop UK)

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Appealing to existing coops (such as Coop UK)

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- Appealing to coops UK to facilitate a call to arms throughout the coop movement to support the YCN and its goals - potentially ask them to pay and free up a member of staff to mentor/oversee the young leaders from the YCN (team of three - meeting monthly - sharing the load)

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YCN should connect to other organizations and youth networks

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YCN should connect to other organizations and youth networks

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- Students for cooperation
- Student coop homes
- Woodcraft folk
- Co-operative college youth projects
Co-operative College international project links & networks
- Mid counties coop society YCN

- European and international youth coop groups

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Appealing to larger established coops for funding

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Appealing to larger established coops for funding

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- asking for small amounts of financial support from a number of coops to build a pot to pay for young YCN members to become cooperative leaders and take up roles within the steering group - secretary etc
- asking said coops to regularly promote using their social media platforms newsletter and blasts etc

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running lunch and learns from existing coops?

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running lunch and learns from existing coops?

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- blending the in person and online lunch and learns by running them live from coop work places
- encouraging staff and members to join those calls

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In person visits to existing coops and social enterprises 

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In person visits to existing coops and social enterprises 

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- Members of the steering group or advocates to visit existing coops to promote the network and headhunt young passionate cooperators to buy in and take on some leadership roles within the network

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Big comms push (plan) to existing co-operatives needed 

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Big comms push (plan) to existing co-operatives needed 

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- Gaining support from the wider movement
- Raising awareness within the wider movement
- Growing the steering group
- Using their platforms and profiles to promote YCN events and opportunities etc

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Clear description of what the YCN is, who should be involved, why they should be involved and what they gain

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Clear description of what the YCN is, who should be involved, why they should be involved and what they gain

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- You either know and are active or you don't
- Work needed to raise awareness on what's out there
- Promote as an alternative to corporate models and mainstream options
- Incentives? Revive the prize or come up with some more hooks to pitch to young people. Many young people do not need an incentive, the knowledge is a valuable alternative in itself
- Visit colleges/universities/youth groups and spread the word, call to action
- encourage young members to be advocates for the network, visits and talks
- YCN tool kit* - resources and aids for promotion and spreading the word

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- Invite a greater variety of cooperators
- Continue to revisit worker or housing coops
- Reach out to international cooperators

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We currently have a group of experienced volunteer co-operators meeting monthly to run the steering group. From searching for funding to establishing an online presence and organising the 'Lunch and Learn' activities, the steering group currently run the YCN.

We are keen to grow the group! We need you to join and help us steer the ship.

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What does this look like?

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Developing a manifesto for youth cooperation?

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Developing a manifesto for youth cooperation?

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Gathering for 'worker cooperators'

We have access to full bursaries!

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Youth summit - use YCN open planning session on the 29th to get ideas around what happens after the youth summit

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In 2021 we were funded by the Solid Fund to get thing up and running

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Guest speakers from Cooperatives share their stories with an open audience

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Kitty's Launderette (Liverpool - Lunch and Learn example)

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Kitty's Launderette (Liverpool - Lunch and Learn example)

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Guest host Grace from KL spoke at the lunch and learn in January about her experiences and answered questions from those who attended. https://kittyslaunderette.org.uk/

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We're a community launderette and social space on Grasmere Street in the Everton area of Liverpool. We offer high-quality, affordable ecological laundry and dry cleaning services, as well as a space for people to gather, talk and learn.

Kitty's Launderette is a social business and wor ker-community cooperative, run by a small team of Liverpool residents, all our profits are reinvested back into our community, helping to make more good things happen from events to weekly activities.

We've got good coffee and great free Wi-Fi, so it's a nice place to chat, work and hang out whilst doing your self-service laundry and dry cleaning or you can leave it with our lovely team who will wash, dry and fold your items for you.

We also offer competitive commercial laundry services to businesses and organisations across Liverpool City Region, you can find out more here.

Our launderette is named in honour of Kitty Wilkinson, an Irish immigrant to Liverpool who is credited as the pioneer of the wash house movement in the UK. Kitty lived in Denison Street in the only home with a boiler, during a cholera outbreak in 1832, amidst fears of poor sanitation and ill health, Kitty invited her neighbours to wash their clothes and bedding in her house saving many lives. Ten years later with the help of public funds, her efforts resulted in the opening of a combined wash-house and public baths on Upper Frederick Street, the first in the UK. We're proud to continue the legacy of Kitty and the many other working class women who frequented the wash-houses of Liverpool with our launderette on Grasmere Street.

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Ecological Dry-Cleaning, Self-service Wash, Dry and Fold, Ironing Service, Weekly Shirt Service, Commercial Laundry Services & Eco Laundry products and refills

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Creating easily distributable and digestible information about co-ops as an ethical and relevant alternative to mainstream business models. How do we encourage young people to see it as a viable option? Visiting co-op academies, colleges and universities with promo materials etc to intrigue and entice / signpost to next steps. What are the next steps? Hive introductory sessions? Steering group mentors?

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- Seen as invaluable by users
- Great way to connect with the coop movement
- Has led to communication / collaboration after the event