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Focus on London report issued

Focus on London websiteThe Greater London Authority have launched a new website providing statistics on a wide range of social and economic issues from population size and life expectancy to which underground lines carry the most passengers.

Interesting facts about Lewisham include:

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Funding Central launches

Thumbnail image of the Funding Central websiteNCVO, with funding from the Cabinet Office, has launched a new website which aims to provide details of a wide range of funding opportunities. This will compete with the Directory of Social Change range of websites, but unlike these access to the FundingCentral website is currently free of charge. Unlike the DSC websites, FundingCentral covers grants, loans and contracting opportunities in the one website.

The website promises to be a comprehensive site with information on funders, and resources and advice all in one place. In addition there are a range of tools (some from the sustainable funding project) and good links to other websites. Some sections of the website will not launch until September.

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A-Z of recession support

The sites listed below are a mixture of sites with content specific to surviving a recession and sites signposting such content elsewhere. Recommended starting points are the NCVO website and Sandy Adirondack's website.

ACAS - Guide to managing through the recession

ACEVO - recession support website

BIG Lottery - Changes to funding streams to increase funding in the recession

Charities Aid Foundation - financial crisis helpline

Charities Aid Foundation - Help for Charities in Hard Times factsheet

Charity Commission - The economic downturn: 15 questions trustees need to ask

Charity Finance Directors' Group - Recession Watch

Equalities and Human Rights Commission - A short guide to managing the downturn

Institute of Fundraising - Recession watch

Modernisation Fund - £16.5 million ‘Real Help for Communities’ Modernisation Fund

NAVCA - recession resources and support

NCVO - recession support

NCVO - Third Sector Foresight - strategic insight and planning tools

New Philanthropy Capital - Charities in the recession: a lesson for trustees

Office of the Third Sector - £16.7 million Hardship Fund

Office of the Third Sector - Future Jobs Fund seminar

Sandy Adirondack - Recession Resources

SYFAB - Dealing with a funding crisis factsheet

Third Sector - Charities and the economic crisis

Young Foundation - Fixing the future

... plus more resources coming soon

New edition of Voluntary but not amateur

A new edition of Voluntary, but not amateur was published on 20 May. It is produced by the London Voluntary Service Council and published by the Directory of Social Change.

The 8th edition is 70 pages longer than the previous version and covers more of the legal framework and obligations that voluntary and community organisations work in.

Voluntary, but not amateur, along with another book from LVSC, Just about managing, are widely regarded as being among the most useful books for voluntary and community organisations.

 

London's Poverty Profile

Thumbnail of the London Poverty Profile websiteCity Parochial Foundation and the New Policy Institute have produced a website with details of research into levels of poverty, inequality and social exclusion in London. The information is designed to help organsations make stronger funding applications by giving them some of the information they need to show the level of need locally.

Details specific to Lewisham can be seen here (opens in new window)(external website).

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Neighbourhood Engagement Project

Our Neigbourhood Engagement Project no longer exists.  However we have outlined the areas of work the Project focused on:

  1. Local Assemblies, one for each ward, were established in 2008, providing an opportunity for people to have a greater say about the local area in which they live or work. Our project worked with selected Local Assemblies and voluntary and community organisations to create good communication, understanding and opportunities to work together for the benefit of the area.
  2. Neighbourhood collaboration was one of the development programmes in the Lewisham Change Up Development plan. It aim was to promote collaborative partnerships and projects on a neighbourhood basis. This may include developing joint funding bids, Joint services and/or the greater sharing of resources such as IT and back office functions.

In brief, the project looked to empower groups.

Support with Fundraising

These links take you straight to some major funders of CYP work in London:

For a comprehensive guide to current funding opportunities, download the Lewisham Funding Guide '08 by clicking on the attachment below.

Useful Documents

Online Resources

Governance

Free Publication

Good Governance: a code for the Voluntary and Community Sector
Publishers: NCVO
Download from the NCVO Website

Asset Management

Free PublicationCommunity ownership and management of assets: A review of evidence on community organisations owning or managing assets, including buildings and land.
Authors: Mike Aiken, Ben Cairns, Stephen Thake
Publishers: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Download from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Website
Free PublicationMaking Assets work: The Quirk Review of community management and ownership of public assets
Author: Barry Quirk
Download from the Communities and Local Government website

Additional Information on asset ownership can be found on the following websites:

 

Measuring Outcomes

Free PublicationYour Project and its outcomes
Authors: Sally Cupitt and Jean Ellis
Publishers: Charities Evaluation Service
Download from the CES Website
Free PublicationA Guide to Social Return on Investment
Author: Tim Goodspeed, Jeremy Nicholls, Eva Neitzert, Eilis Lawlor
Publishers: new economics foundation
Download from the nef website

Additional information on measuring outcomes and impact can be found on the following websites:

 

Other Resources

Funding Resources

A number of resources to look out for.

  • GrantNET

    Lewisham Borough Council has made access to GrantNET available via its website.

  • Funding Central (NCVO)

    NCVO have launched Funding Central, a website aimed at being a key source of information on funding opportunities. Launched in June 2009 - with funding from the Cabinet Office - the site initially proved to be slightly disappointing (see the news article about first impressions). However, work on this website has continued and NCVO have taken steps to to improve and develop the site. In addition to information on funders, Funding Central also offers advice on making applications.

  • Funding Books

    Some of these book are available from Lewisham Libraries. Try searching the online catalogue for more details of which books are held at which branch. All of the following books are available from the Directory of Social Change.

    A Guide to the Major Trusts Vol 1
    As of February 2009, The 2007/08 version of Volume 1 was available as a reference book at Lewisham Reference Library, and the branch libraries at Blackheath, Catford, Crofton Park, Forest Hill, Grove Park, Manor House, New Cross, Sydenham, Torridon Road, and Wavelengths.

    A Guide to the Major Trusts Vol 2
    As of February 2009, The 2007/08 version of Volume 2 was available as a reference book at Lewisham Reference Library, and the branch libraries at Blackheath, Catford, Crofton Park, Forest Hill, Grove Park, Manor House, New Cross, Sydenham, Torridon Road, and Wavelengths.

    A Guide to Local Trusts in Greater London

    Unfortunately Lewisham Libraries do not stock the current edition of this book (February 2009).

    The Directory of Grantmaking Trusts
    The Directory of Grantmaking Trusts was not available in any of the libraries in Lewisham at the time of checking (February 2009).

  • Directory of Social Change

    The Directory of Social Change publish a range of books on fundraising, including the 'Guide to Major Trusts' series. They also produce a number of funding websites including:

    DSC offer visitors access to their range of books and websites free of charge at the library in their offices near Euston Station.

  • SOFII

    SOFII is the 'Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration' website. It contains a mass of shared resources, written by fundraisers for fundraisers. Registration is free and although many of the resources will be more suitable for larger organisations there are resources for smaller groups as well.

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