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Who are we?
Pam Bacon
Regional Officer
South West
Children in Need SW Region
BBC West - Bristol
BBC South West – Plymouth
BBC South - Southampton
The projects that we fund…
…help us achieve our three ambitions.
That every child in the UK has a childhood that is :
Safe
happy and secure
allows them the chance to reach their potential
Projects should make a difference to
disadvantaged children and young
people, aged 18 and under.
• Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
• Any kind of disability
• Behavioural or psychological problems
• Severe poverty and deprivation
Our grant programmes
Emergency Essentials
 www.buttleuk.org
Small Grants
 any amount up to and including £10,000 for
one year at a time
Main Grants
 over £10,000 for up to three years
SMALL GRANTS
 £10,000 or under for 1 year
only
 Online application
 9 week turnaround
5 deadlines a year
1st April
1st June
1st September
1st December
1st February
MAIN GRANTS
 Over £10,000, up to 3 years
 Initial Application – online
 Invited to full application
stage
3 deadlines a year
15th May
15th September
15th January
Who don’t we fund?
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Local Government Bodies
NHS Bodies
Applying on Behalf of e.g ‘Friends of’ ‘PTA’s
Distribution to other organisations
Private sector
The basics – your organisation
Not for profit
Must have:
– A constitution or governing document
– A management committee
– A bank account with two unrelated cheque
signatories
– Annual accounts
– A written child protection policy
What don’t we fund?
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Retrospective funding
Relief of statutory responsibility
Medical research or pregnancy advice
Promotion of any religion
Projects unable to start in the next 12 months
Building grants in excess of £20k
5 main focus areas
• The perfect definition of disadvantage
should be specific and measurable
• The definition should be evidence based
• It should focus on one of the four areas of
disadvantage defined by CiN
Common Reasons for Failure
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Missing Information
Insufficient Evidence of Disadvantage
Project Not Sufficiently Focused on Children
The Majority of Young People are Aged 18 & Over
Capacity - The Organisation Does Not Have
Management Skills/Experience/Finance
• Competition - Higher Request Amount = Higher
Standard Expected
For further help…
bbc.co.uk/pudsey
helpdesk on 0345 609 0015
[email protected]
or
Bristol Office 0117 674 6600
Plymouth Office 01752 234 588
Southampton Office 02380 374 285
Thank you
Pam Bacon
02380 374285
south&[email protected]
bbc.co.uk/pudsey