Funders' Fair
Voscur and the Black Development Agency Funders' Fair 2009
Voscur and the Black Development Agency held their joint Funders Fair 2009 from 9.15am-3.30pm on Tuesday 10 November 2009. The aim of the event was to enable groups to increase their chances of success in obtaining funds. You can download reports from the presentations and workshops delivered on the day from this page.
The strategic position regarding the future of grant funding and commissioning in Bristol
Will Godfrey, Strategic Director – Resources, Bristol City Council & Gillian Douglas, Equalities and Community Cohesion Manager, Bristol City Council
Notes from the presentation and Question & Answer session
Opportunities to diversify income streams through social investment funding
Bashir Ahmed, Business Advisor, the Social Investment Business
Powerpoint presentation
Notes from the presentation and Question & Answer session
Results of the Big Thinking Consultation and the new strategic framework
Olivia Gore, Policy Manager, Big Lottery Fund South West Team
Powerpoint presentation
Notes from the presentation and Question & Answer session
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Evidence and intelligence available to assist initiatives and funding bids
Sarah McMahon, Quality of Life Programme Co-ordinator, Bristol City Council
Powerpoint presentation
Notes from the presentation and Question & Answer session
Participants were given the choice to attend 3 workshops during the day. These provided information about a range of local and national funding sources, including their eligibility and assessment criteria. Workshops were delivered on the following funds, and presentations are included for download where available:
Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities
Powerpoint Presentation
£10,001 - £500,000 to projects and services which help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need in England
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Big Lottery Fund Awards for All
Powerpoint Presentation
£300 - £10,000 to new or one-off projects that improve communities, and the lives of people within them
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Children in Need
Powerpoint Presentation
Funding for projects which support disadvantaged or deprived children and young people aged 18 and under
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants
Express Programme
Up to £2,000 to community groups based in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, where a small amount of funding can make a difference
www.quartetcf.org.uk
Bristol City Council Community Development Fund
Up to £5,000 for small, local community based projects in Bristol, either for activities or to assist the organisation’s development
www.quartetcf.org.uk
Communitybuilders
Powerpoint Presentation
Investment packages including business support, grants of up to £75,000 and low interest social investment loans of up to £2million, to strengthen community-led organisations
www.communitybuildersfund.org.uk
Mediabox
A variety of grants between £500 and £40,000 for the creation of youth-led media projects in England. Supports disadvantaged young people aged 13-19 (up to 25 if they have a disability)
www.media-box.co.uk
Sport England Small Grants
Powerpoint Presentation
£300-£10,000 to support local community sport projects which seek to increase participation, sustain participation or develop opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport
www.sportengland.org
Heritage Lottery Fund
Funding of up to £50,000 from the HLF covers areas such as exploring people's memories and experiences, histories of communities, social and cultural traditions as well as more traditional heritage such as historic buildings, museums and the natural landscape
www.hlf.org.uk
Information was also available from the following funders:
- Lloyds TSB
- Comic Relief
- vinspired
- Community Spaces
- Tudor Trust
Funders' Fair 2008 - From Surviving to Thriving: Making your Organisation Sustainable
Voscur and BDA’s annual funding event held on 19th November 2008 was based upon the Sustainable Funding Project from the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), which aims to support sustainable fundraising by diversifying organisations' funding mix.
The day gave participants the opportunity to learn more about the four components of sustainable income generation including grants, social enterprise, commissioning public service and sound financial planning.
We have developed a very short web-based questionnaire so that you can give us your ideas for the 2009 Funders Fair event. The questionnaire will only take five minutes to complete. Please click here: http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/voscur/fundersfair09survey
Workshop Key Points and Notes
Stuart Griffin, Social Enterprise Works – Social Enterprise and Trading Workshop
- Social Enterprises trade (sell products or services) in order to fulfill a social purpose. They reinvest their profits into the organisation to improve the delivery of social benefits.
- Trading can provide your organisation with an independent source of income allowing them more control over their situation.
- When identifying and developing trading ideas, it is important to consider;
- How trading activity contributes to delivering social purpose
- Whether new products or new markets (customers) should be developed, (or neither or both). The Ansoff matrix is a useful tool for this
- Undertaking market research to ensure there is a market for the product and service and that your organisation has the capacity to deliver it.
Powerpoint presentation
Ansoff Matrix
Mission versus Money matrix
Tools for making the transition to trading
Kate Sayer, Sayer Vincent, Accountants and Consultants – Making Good Decisions workshop
- It's useful to have a structured approach to presenting financial information, especially for trustees but also for funders
- Financial information is essential when making important decisions, but it is not the only thing. Understanding your market or the need for your services is absolutely essential too.
- Better decisions can be made by organisations when we bring everyone equally to the table. Finance can be a real block, but there are ways of presenting and explaining financial information that can include all.
Powerpoint presentation
Case study
Case study with answers
Alice Meason, Quartet Community Foundation, Rachel Beatty, Youth Opportunities Fund (BCC), Making Winning Applications for Grant Funding Workshop
- Read the Guidelines thoroughly and carefully!
- Be clear about who you are and what you do, don’t assume people know what you are and avoid jargon
- Bounce ideas off people in the organisation before completing the form, there are lots of good ideas about.
Bristol City Council Commissioners: Threats and Opportunities of Commissioning for the VCSE Sector
- Concern that commissioning will make it more difficult for small organisations
- Commissioning outcomes should be developed in collaboration with providers and service users - should draw on consultation, research, good practice, local experience – a wide base
- Set clearly defined levels of responsibility/liability between commissioners/providers – particularly if Local Authority wants to encourage risk-taking/innovation
