Transcript Working Together to Maximise Funding

Working Together
to Maximise Funding
Peter Thorpe
Hastings Voluntary Action
AGM presentation – 29 November 2012
Stronger Together
• Partnerships for funding
• Collective campaigning to improve
funding opportunities.
How can I find out about
sources of funding?
• HVA’s newsletter, ebulletins and funding
email list
• HVA’s Small Grants Guide
• ESCC’s Funding News
• ESCC’s GrantNet funding search tool
• Funding Central (www.fundingcentral.org.uk)
• Information streams relevant for your field of
work
How can I learn how to write
a funding application?
HVA can provide:
• Training
• Specific one-to-one advice
• A read-through service
Many funders are still willing
to fund single organisations
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Sussex Community Foundation
Reaching Communities
Tudor Trust
Lloyds TSB Foundation
Hastings Lions
Esmee Fairbairn
Comic Relief
Children in Need
Big Lottery Fund
Priorities for a £740m strategic spending
programme in England from 2012-15.
• helping babies and very young children from the most
vulnerable areas;
Fulfilling Lives: A Better Start
For more details visit the Big Lottery Fund website
• assisting young people furthest away from the job
market;
Talent Match
For more details contact Steve Manwaring or visit the Big
Lottery Fund website
• helping adults with complex needs
Multiple and Complex Needs
For more details contact Steve Manwaring or visit the Big
Lottery Fund website
• older people who are isolated or at risk of isolation
Details not yet announced
Commissioning Grants
Prospectus 2013
ESCC & Local NHS
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Independent advocacy
People are supported to access help to confidently manage their long
term conditions and live independently
Person centred support for people with learning disabilities and autism
Improved wellbeing for people who have been severely affected by
anti-social behaviour and targeted harassment
Improving mental health through cultural activity
Children's Centre services to improve outcomes for young children and
their families with a particular focus on the most disadvantaged
Meet the Commissioners event – 12 Dec 2012
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/cgp
Examples of different
partnerships
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Sharing specific resources
Working together on a project
Joint publicity
Using different specialisms
Reaching new beneficiaries
Shared backroom services
Merger
Problems with Partnerships
• Are the different organisations
compatible?
• How will it work in reality?
• Who is responsible and accountable for
what?
• What happens when things go wrong?
How can HVA help?
• Put you in touch with related organisations
• Provide networking opportunities
• Bring people together
e.g. Health applications to Reaching Communities
Responses to welfare reforms
• Broker partnerships (small and large)
e.g. Improving Financial Confidence
• Provide model agreements
Collective Campaigning
– help us to help you!
• Get involved!
• Tell people your views!
• Give us feedback!
Rate relief
• Charities & CASCs (sports clubs)
80% mandatory, 20% discretionary
• Others – 100% discretionary
• Currently the discretionary rate relief is worth
approx. £170,000 to about 100 organisations
• HBC surveyed 46 organisations in Feb 2012.
• Now – raising awareness of the issue
HBC’s budget consultation
• Another Conversation
In 2010: out of 33 services
• "financial support for voluntary and
community groups" was ranked 26th
• "support community groups" was ranked 30th
• "subsidise charities and sports clubs by
paying part of their property rates" was
ranked lowest out of 33 services.
HBC’s budget consultation
• This year – deadline tomorrow!
• list of 29 services
• Number 21: “Provide financial support
to voluntary and community groups and
subsidise charities”
www.hastings.gov.uk
Examples of successes
ESCC Commissioning Grants Prospectus
• 33% social capital
Economic Value Assessment
Funding Advice service : £2 million raised
Any questions
or comments?
Get in touch!
Peter Thorpe
01424 444010
[email protected]