Suggested citation: TIESS. Collective Governance of Social Utility Trusts: Four Community Engagement Strategies. Montreal: Territoires innovants en économie sociale et solidaire (TIESS), 2023.
This resource focuses on the collective governance of social utility trusts (SUTs), from mapping stakeholders and contributors within a SUT community to supporting participation through various engagement strategies.
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This resource is part of a suite of resources created by Open North and Territoires innovants en économie sociale et solidaire (TIESS) for any individual or organization seeking a better understanding of social utility trusts (SUTs) (fiducies d’utilité sociale). It includes documents explaining the project ideation stage, as well as concrete tools to guide the creation of a social utility data trust or a social utility trust.
- Data Partnerships: An Introduction
- The Social Utility Trust: A Path to Data Partnerships
- Brainstorming Tool: 7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Create a Data Social Utility Trust
- Social Utility Trust: First Steps (Summary Sheet)
- Trust Deed Template: Creating a Social Utility Trust for Sharing and Pooling Data
- Business Models for Data Partnerships
- Decision Support Tool: Questions and Exercises to Help You Design Your Data Social Utility Trust Deed Together
- Trustees: The Heart of Social Utility Trusts: Definition, Roles, and Group Administration
- Collective Governance of Social Utility Trusts: Four Community Engagement Strategies