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What is Sussex Community Foundation?

The role of local philanthropy in East Sussex Kevin Richmond – Chief Executive Sussex Community Foundation. What is Sussex Community Foundation?. An independent Charity for Sussex A local grant maker A service for donors A long-term resource . What have we achieved since 2006?.

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What is Sussex Community Foundation?

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  1. The role of local philanthropy in East SussexKevin Richmond – Chief ExecutiveSussex Community Foundation

  2. What is SussexCommunity Foundation? • An independent Charity for Sussex • A local grant maker • A service for donors • A long-term resource

  3. What have we achieved since 2006? • Awarded £6,788,677 in grants • Supported over 1,500 charities and community groups • 62 Named Funds • £6 million endowment fund

  4. Grants in East Sussex2006-13

  5. Sussex Uncovered • Needs and Strengths of local communities • Indices of Multiple Deprivation • Supplementary data and advice • Case Studies and examples

  6. Findings • Inner-city levels of deprivation • Hastings, Bexhill, Eastbourne • Pockets of rural deprivation • Hailsham, Rye, Eastern Rother • Disadvantaged people do not only live in deprived areas • “Double disadvantage in rural areas”

  7. Conclusions • Severe deprivation in some areas • Double disadvantage in rural areas • Mean annual wage lowest in SE • Child Poverty • High proportion of older people • Poor health and disparity in life expectancy • Homelessness • Access to housing and services

  8. What can we do? • Network of local community groups addresses isolation and prevents long term problems • Best solutions come from within the community • Support long term solutions by helping a community to help itself

  9. 60,130 volunteers are involved in voluntary and community organisations across the county, (12% of the total population). They give 133,889 hours of their time worth £1,599,973.55 every week in East Sussex over 1,300 separate organisations The voluntary and community sector is a major employer within East Sussex, employing more than 10,000 individuals across the county. The voluntary and community sector in East Sussex has an estimated income of £476 million.

  10. The average VCO is in fact deemed a micro-enterprise with less than 10 employees...much like our business community A tough operating environment particularly for medium sized organisations Limited internal infrastructure on key issues like HR, Legal and governance advice Source: Valuing the Voluntary Sector an Economic Impact Assessment 3VA,HVA,RVA

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