I bring people together to make good ideas happen.
My current project is Library of Things– a start-up on a mission to make borrowing better than buying. More affordable, more convenient and more socially rewarding.
I'm leading the charge to find communities across London who want to start a Library of Things site where they are.
I'm also looking for investors who believe in Library of Things to support the development of our replicable smart borrowing kiosk.
My previous projects include developing community workspace Impact Hub Brixton, community business network Open Project Night, surplus food sharing initiative People's Fridge Brixton, as well as various neighbourhood-level leadership programmes.
I'm also an advisor and trainer, delivering consultancy and training with community organisations, public sector bodies & corporates around:
+ Participatory design
+ Sustainable business models for community assets
+ Crowdfunding & fundraising
+ Volunteer recruitment & management
+ Hosting & facilitating
+ Creating community-owned sharing economy platforms
Projects credited in
- The library where you borrow things, not books | TEDxBrixtonIn the Library of Things, members can borrow anything from pasta-makers to tents, drills, suitcases and other items that gather dust in most people's homes. Rebecca believes that rather than dying, libraries could be thriving community hubs, home to a kaleidoscope of people and projects. Rebecca is co-founder and director of Library of Things – a friendly place where people come to borrow useful items, and learn how to use them. Fed up of spending money on things like tools and kitchen applian5
- Leaders with social heart: 100 creative changemakersCelebrating social responsibility is at the heart of what we do, so we've partnered with Squarespace – whose mission is to inspire people with creative ideas to succeed – to shine a light on 100 influential luminaries from art, technology, charity, design, business and more that are working tirelessly to make our world a better place. To highlight these organisations, we asked 10 creative changemakers to each nominate 10 people behind inspiring brands, products and movements with amazing social
- Everything you need to know about the Library of Things | TimeOutNeed a hammer or a drill in a hurry? Just borrow one from the Library of Things Library of Things. Don’t tell me – it’s a philosophy salon in Shoreditch? It’s much more grounded than that. LoT is a new social enterprise based in Upper Norwood Library that allows people to borrow house and garden tools, cooking utensils and even the odd ukulele. Sounds good. But how does it work? The founders wanted to create a resource for the community and managed to crowdfund £9,000 to get started. Many new i
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Work history
Co-directorLibrary of Things
London, United KingdomFull Time
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Co-founderPeople's Fridge Brixton
- London, United KingdomFreelance
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Skills
- Social Campaign
- Campagin Management
- Participatory Design
- Community Engagement
- Communications
- Fundraising
- Partnerships
- Sales
- Business Development
Education
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MA, Leadership for Sustainable DevelopmentForum for the Future
- London, United Kingdom
12-month work-based masters, with placements / projects at Innocent Drinks, Carillion, International Institute of Environment and Development & community energy start-up Gen Community
Business plan and Dragon's Den pitch instead of dissertation
BA in Modern LanguagesUniversity of Cambridge
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
Awards
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London Sustainability Awards, Managing Resources, Highly CommendedLondon Sustainability Exchange
Nesta Connected Communities Innovation FundNesta