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Better link social, environmental+ economic benefits across council activities 
The interlinked value of NBS feeds into activities across multiple council departments. This value could be collectively recognised and leveraged to enhance the council’s current activities
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- Enables businesses to meet their carbon offsetting & environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals locally
- Council can facilitate, helping to identify local
projects and partnerships
- Funds projects that have no obvious revenue creation
- Involves citizens in the ownership and governance of projects
Four conclusions were identified on how the council could support the next stages of developing donation-based crowd funding opportunities for NBS:
Adopt existing platforms and provide a matchmaking & validation service 
Seek to channel projects through pre-existing platforms, like West Sussex Crowd, and
undertake a facilitation role
Provide and identify suitable land 
Land was identified as a key limiting factor to developing NBS. The council could make public land available+ match suitable land to different projects. For example, afforestation projects would be best positioned next to existing woodland
Create collaborative governance structures 
Regional+ county councils could explore umbrella partnerships to link experience and knowledge of crowdfunding. This could enable projects to be aggregated, helping drive scale and make investment more attractive to private funders