Funding

New guidelines for Tudor Trust

Tudor Trust, one of the countries largest charitable foundations, have issued new guidelines to cover the year until March 2012. They prefer to support organisations with an income of less than £1 million with 20% of their funding going to organisations with an income of less than £50,000.

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Developing your Business Plan

Course Summary
Event Date: 
Thu, 10/03/2011
Time: 
9:30 am - 1:15 pm
Co-ordinator: 
Christine Wykes-D...

Are you a finance worker, co-ordinator or trustee of a charity or community organisation?  Do you need to prepare a business plan for funders or need to update your existing plan in the light of changing circumstances? 

This course will

  •  Explain why you need a business plan
  • Outline what it needs to contain
  • Introduce some tools to help you focus your ideas and convince your readers

For more information please contact Christine Wykes Driver, Community Accountant, on 020 8314 6576 email christine@valewisham.org.uk

 

Follow up support will be available to help you create your plan.

 

Who is the course suitable for?: 
Anyone responsible for producing a business plan for a charity, community group or social enterprise.

NESTA funding

Neighbourhood Challenge wants expressions of interest by 22 November

A grant programme for community organisations in deprived areas worth a minimum of £1.5m was launched yesterday by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.

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Community Solutions - £25,000 available for two community organisations

Is your organisation interested in working with local residents at a neighbourhood level to develop community based approaches to the support of vulnerable people and improvement of health and well being for all?

Lewisham Council is inviting proposals from two community based organisations to work on a 12 month pilot project in two separate neighbourhoods within the following wards  Catford South, Crofton Park, Ladywell, Lee Green, Lewisham Central, and Rushey Green

A maximum total budget of £25,000 is available for each organisation to undertake this work to cover staffing and project costs.  Deadline for receipt of proposals is 19 April 2010 at 12:00.

If you would like a full project brief, more information about this initiative or support in putting a proposal together please contact Andy Thomas on 8314 9996 or at andy.thomas@lewisham.gov.uk

A meeting will take place on 6 April 2010 at  7.30 pm where more information will be available and there will be an opportunity for questions and answers.  If you would like to attend, please let Andy know.

People's Millions opens

The People's Millions has opened for 2010 applications. People's Millions offers groups the opportunity to win up to £50,000 to improve their local areas.

People's Millions uses a participatory budgeting style approach. The best applications from each television area will be shortlisted and applicants offered free training on how to present their applications. They will then have the chance to present their ideas on the People's Millions website and make a short film. These films will be shown on ITV during November 2010.

The public will then get the opportunity to vote on which groups get funding. Five organisations in each area are expected to be funded.

Criteria

Applications can be made by Voluntary and Community Groups, Schools, Local Authorities and Health Bodies.

Voluntary and Community Groups can include a contributions towards overheads.

Ineligible items include: existing work, retrospective costs, new buildings, and some other items and activities (see website)

Applicants can request between £20,000 and £50,000, but the amount requested muct be at least half of the total cost of the project.

For a full see of criteria see the People's Millions website

Application Procedure

To apply download an application form from the People's Millions website

The Judging panel will take into account:

The difference your project will make

  • how well it gets people involved
  • whether it helps those most in need
  • whether it’s original and imaginative
  • whether it creates a lasting impact
  • the different types of activity involved
  • where each entry is.

And, how well you’ll run your project

  • how feasible your project is
  • the risks involved with doing it
  • if it’s good value for money
  • whether it will keep going after the grant ends.

Deadline

Applications must be received by noon, 14 May 2010. Shortlisted applicants will be notified by 20 August 2010 and will then need to submit a project plan by 10 September 2010.

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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Charitable Trusts see investments fall

According to an article in Charity Finance, two of the larger UK charitable trusts have seen drastic falls in the value of their investments as a result of falls in the stock market.

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Few consider collaboration

The Charity Commission have published their latest survey into the effects of the recession on charities.

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Small Grants

Local Small Grant Schemes

There are a number of small grants open to organisations in Lewisham. These include:

LEWISHAM SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME
The Small Grants Programme offers one-off grants of up to £2,500 to single organisations or £6,000 for projects involving more than one organisation. Closing date for 2010/2011 is 17 December 2009.

FAITH IN LEWISHAM FUND
The Faith in Lewisham Fund offers similar grants to the Small Grants Programme. Please note that worhip activities and activities promoting 'the views of a religious organisation' are not permitted. Closing date for 2010/2011 is 17 December 2009.

LOCAL ASSEMBLIES TEAM
The Locality Fund and the Mayor's Fund are both schemes run by the Local Assemblies Team within Lewisham Council. Spending decisions for both schemes are made by Local Assemblies and are not restricted to voluntary organisations.

National Small Grant Schemes

GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Final date for applications was 19th November 2010
Grassroots Grants are being replaced in some areas by Community First Grants. Applications should open in April/May 2011

Grassroots Grants were grants of up to £5,000 designed to help build thriving local communities. Grassroots grants for Lewisham were administered by Capital Community Foundation. Assistance with making applications was available from Mike Umoren in VAL's CRIB project.

Capital Community Foundation also administer a number of additional grants covering Lewisham. Details are available from their website.

AWARDS FOR ALL
Awards for All is a scheme that was run until the end of March 2009, by four of the lottery distributors. From 1st April 2009, Awards for All is run by the BIG Lottery alone. See below for news of some of the changes.

See below for the latest information on Awards for All

Changes to Awards for All

SMALL GRANTS SCHEMES FROM OTHER LOTTERY DISTRIBUTORS

ARTS GRANTS

Arts Grants are aimed at projects that engage people in the arts, or that help the work of an artist, or arts organisation.

HERITAGE GRANTS - YOUNG ROOTS
Heritage Grants - Young Roots are for projects that specifically involve young people (aged 13 - 25) in finding out about their heritage.

HERITAGE GRANTS
Heritage Grants are for projects that help communities learn about their heritage and take part in heritage related activities.

SPORTS GRANTS
Sports Grants are for projects that encourage people to take part in sport, help to improve their performances, or ensure that people have a quality sporting experience.

Grant deadline for Children in Need

For more details see www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants

Red Nose Day

For more details, see www.rednoseday.com.

In kind direct offers free materials

Join In Kind Direct and save money!

In Kind Direct, one of The Prince of Wale’s Charities, can save your charity or social enterprise money.

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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.

CRIB (Community Resource and Information Bureau)

The CRIB project will provide a range of information, advice and support to new, small, BME and Refugee organisations working directly with the public. CRIB will also help groups demonstrate community needs and promote the impact of your organisation’s work.

If you are thinking of starting a voluntary or community group or are already up and running we can help you to:

  • Organise and plan your activities
  • Find out about relevant funding opportunities
  • Apply for local authority contracts
  • Support your users better
  • Keep in touch with key issues that affect your work
  • Develop your knowledge and skills through our training days and workshops
  • Create a strong and sustainable community organisation

Our Development Officer provides one to one advice and guidance on starting up, managing and developing your organisation and will support you to:

  • Work out your ideas
  • Set up a management committee
  • Write a constitution
  • Develop essential policies and procedures
  • Write funding bids
  • Operate to high standards
  • Monitor and evaluate your work

To book an initial discussion please contact Mike or telephone 020 8698 6034.

Information and research

CRIB will also carry out research into the voluntary and community sector in Lewisham. We want to make sure that we reflect the diversity of groups in the Borough. This will also make it easier for members of the public to discover organisations in their local area. In addition it will help voluntary and community groups find partners for joint tendering or for other joint working. Plus, it will also allow VAL to circulate information about funding opportunities. To do this we will develop an online funding portal with details of funding news, opportunities and resources, in order to help organisations find the funding they need to develop their activities.

For more information about CRIB call 020 8698 6034.

  • CRIB is committed to working alongside you to build a strong and independent voluntary and community sector in Lewisham.
  • CRIB is part of Voluntary Action Lewisham and the Change Up Programme
  • Our services are available free to not for profit organisations in the London Borough of Lewisham.

 

 

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Funding Resources

A number of resources to look out for.

  • Funderfinder

    UPDATE Funderfinder has announced that it is to close from July 2011. 

    Funderfinder is a software package designed to point groups towards potential funders. The software asks a number of questions such as:

    • how much funding you are looking for
    • what the funding will be used for
    • who will benefit
    • etc.

    In response to these questions Funderfinder produces a list of funders that may fund that particular project. Funderfinder needs to be used in conjunction with funding guides, such as The Directory of Grant-making Trusts and A Guide to the Major Trusts to produce a targetted list of funders. Funderfinder also produces software designed to help groups make applications. See both:

    • Unfortunately the version of Funderfinder held by VAL is currently out of date. We recommend that you explore either GrantNET or Funding Central as alternatives.

  • 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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