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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?.

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Working Together to Maximise Funding

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  1. Working Together to Maximise Funding Peter Thorpe Hastings Voluntary Action AGM presentation – 29 November 2012

  2. Stronger Together • Partnerships for funding • Collective campaigning to improve funding opportunities.

  3. 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

  4. How can I learn how to write a funding application? HVA can provide: • Training • Specific one-to-one advice • A read-through service

  5. Many funders are still willing to fund single organisations • Sussex Community Foundation • Reaching Communities • Tudor Trust • Lloyds TSB Foundation • Hastings Lions • Esmee Fairbairn • Comic Relief • Children in Need

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Commissioning Grants Prospectus 2013 ESCC & Local NHS • 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

  9. Examples of different partnerships • Sharing specific resources • Working together on a project • Joint publicity • Using different specialisms • Reaching new beneficiaries • Shared backroom services • Merger

  10. 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?

  11. 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

  12. Collective Campaigning – help us to help you! • Get involved! • Tell people your views! • Give us feedback!

  13. 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

  14. 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.

  15. 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

  16. Examples of successes ESCC Commissioning Grants Prospectus • 33% social capital Economic Value Assessment Funding Advice service : £2 million raised

  17. Any questions or comments? Get in touch! Peter Thorpe 01424 444010 Peter@hvauk.org

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