The Commons Fund Community
SA Land Trust
Gifting land in South Africa to a land trust in order that people who care for the earth will forever have a common resource to share and take care of.
co-founder
I want to help. #everystorycounts #workredefined #systemchange #valueexchange #humancentric #peoplecentric #people #realflexibility #workwithmeaning #bekind #mother #onelife #empowerment
Helping with Scottish Police
Providing ad-hoc support to develop our work with the Scottish Police
Somerset Biochar
(Blackdown Hills Transition Group / Blackdown Hills Eco Hub / Trim Plants (nursery) Project Lead: Carolyn Dare. Our world faces a critical challenge: diminishing topsoil and destruction of valuable microbial/fungal networks and the subsequent impact on agricultural sustainability. The loss of this v...
The Library Economy (TLE)
Envision a community where the traditional concept of ownership is transcended by a more collaborative, shared model of accessing resources. This is the essence of TLE, an innovative economic paradigm that extends the familiar model of public libraries to encompass a wide array of goods and services...
Planet Earth Games
Planet Earth Games was created in 2019 bringing together sport and physical activity with sustainability. The path to decarbonise and environmental sustainability requires massive collective action. Nothing is as powerful as sport in generating passion and bringing people together in a shared cause ...
Wilder Sensing
The venture mission is to better understand how biodiversity is changing through analysing vast quantities of soundscape audio using AI identifying which species are present. Sites will generate over a million species level records per year providing ecologists, land managers and investors a much be...
Supportive Citizen Credit System
The SCCS facilitates community-driven economic growth by matching local needs with local providers, ensuring a high success rate for investments and promoting individual and communal well-being. It emphasises a mutualistic, locally-focused approach to enable autonomy, prosperity, and societal chang...
TCF Advisor
Guy Standing FAcSS is a British labour economist. He is a professor of development studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network.
Young Leaders
Speaker, film maker, young person influencer. B2M Productions is a creative youth-based media company dedicated to enhancing the well-being of young men through impactful digital content. We craft narratives addressing mental, emotional, and physical health, acknowledging concerning statistics on is...
Tools for the Commons
Open Governance Protocol
Regenerating access to public goods & services, enabling abundance and unparalleled freedom.
Really Regenerative
PEOPLE | PLACE | POTENTIAL
Our mission is to reconnect people to the place in which they live and work, and to help communities, projects and businesses find ways to bring a regenerative economy into being.
We exist to help you drive change towards revitalised communities, regenerative economies...
Ethos Finances
As it says on the tin! Making something potentially complex and challenging drift into a seamless and hassle free horizon!
The Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
The VRU unit is part of Police Scotland. Their mission is to reduce violence. Jimmy would like to put together a young persons governing board of 8-12 young people with “lived experience”. Their role would inform stakeholders (police, charities, government, business) of “what works” through the eyes...
Returning Citizens
Jobs are crucial to people released from prison. UK reoffending rate – highest in Western Europe - is around 50% but falls to 19% when they are employed so charities and social enterprise members of the Corbett Network focus on jobs for their service users.. We look for funding for 6-12 people to gi...
TeenTech
We run lively initiatives with a supporting Award scheme to inspire 15,000 young innovators of the future each year. We support teenagers in gaining skills, experiences and connections to guide them into contemporary careers and give everyone the chance to reach their full potential. We work collabo...
The 4th Sector - Lebanon
With 6 international partners, The 4th sector Lebanon aims to use Blockchain to empower local communities to run their civic infrastructure. Enabling peers to manage their water, energy, waste management and other civic needs on a municipal level - This project is managed by Carpe Verum.
The Valley of Grace
Situated 90 minutes from Cape Town, South Africa, stands as a groundbreaking action research initiative committed to sustainable, denizen-led transformation, which includes ecological and cultural forgiveness and deep reparations. This living laboratory and learning hub, rooted in indigenous princip...
Advisor
Michel has know Rob and Annabelle for many years during the development of the Ethos model over the past 15 years. Rob has only once met Michel in person when he attended the a course at the Schumacher College in Taunton. Michel has deep insights concerning the transition we a facing and he is a key...
4wardFutures
4wardFutures is a registered charity working in England and Wales, committed to revolutionising the landscape of careers education. A Warrington-based charity with a primary focus on empowering young individuals from diverse backgrounds, we aim to equip them with the tools necessary to navigate and...
co-founder
Rob left EY in 1999 with colleagues Annabelle and Tony to discover less bureaucratic forms of organisations that put people and planet wellbeing at the center of things. Over two decades they are still experimenting and innovating now through The Commons Fund
Strong track record of founding and nurturing successful business start-ups as well as working in operating and senior advisory roles at global tech corporations
Ambassador
Self confessed "Ethos Superfan", steve has advised Ethos informally for many years since he worked with Rob in Thales whilst he was working in Mastek.
Wisdom and knowledge
I help Rob and Annabelle on an almost weekly basis reflect and chart the next choppy waters. I've worked with Rob since the mid 90s when we were both in the same team in EY