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    As a membership organisation, we will make this statement of our principles operational by: • Co-operation among members: Our members work together to help each other implement our values, sharing experiences and learning. • Openness of membership: Full, Associate and Affiliate Membership is open to any qualifying Council, organisation or individual who shares our values and is committed to putting them into action. • Co-production of the Network’s work: Members help shape the Network’s work programme and the content of events and written products. • Action-focused: The network is a vehicle for helping councils translate co-operative values and principles into policy and practice. •Membership-based: The network is majority funded by modest membership subscriptions from its member Councils, Associates and Affiliates. •Non-party-political: Members share the belief that working co-operatively within and across communities holds the key to tackling today’s challenges.

With an initial budget of £100,000, the BIG Integrate programme was launched by the South London Partnership (SLP) sub-regional grouping in late 2021 and was delivered in 2022/3 by London South Bank University (LSBU) and Crystalisr Co-operative Society Limited. 

The sub-region includes five councils: Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, and Sutton. Croydon was a leading member of CCIN at the time. Crystalisr operates exclusively within the SLP area. The funding was part of a larger £6 million grant from the City of London Business Rates Retention Strategic Investment Pot (SIP). 

Along with offering student consultancies and providing training on supplier readiness, BIG Integrate was established to build a network of SMEs and anchor institutions centred on the principles of community wealth building.

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