Different Types of Funding Government What Funders are looking for - PDF document

11/02/2015 Different Types of Funding • Government What Funders are looking for • Trusts and Foundations Welcome! • Individuals • National Lottery Distributors • Companies • Your own income generation Overview of the day 1.20pm Welcome & Introductions & news Project Model 1.35pm Meet your reps • Beneficiary 1.45pm •Different Types of funding •The project model • Their Needs •Why applications are unsuccessful •Assessing real funding applications • Evidence of need •Sending additional information • Inputs 2.30pm Break • The project - activities 2.45pm •Planning a project • Outputs •What to have in place if you’re successful •Where to look for funds • Outcomes •Where you can get more help • Impact 3.45pm Close • Prove it! Why are applications unsuccessful? Say: • Forms not fully completed • Writing difficult to understand • Monosyllabic answers Your name • Negative attitude Your organisation • No demonstration of need And what you want out of the day • No involvement / consultation • Budget doesn’t match the written form • Budget is unrealistic • Additional information not provided 1

11/02/2015 Over to you! • Look at the funding application In pairs use the project model to • What is good about it? design each stage of a project • What could be better about it? • Think about whether you would fund it • Be ready to feed back to the whole group Feedback Feedback • What problems did you find? • What would you do differently? • Would you give them the money? What should we have / put in What other information should place if we get the money? we send in with our application? • Bank account with two signatories • Constitution • Functioning committee • Accounts / annual report • Regular meetings where the project is • Policies – Diversity, Safeguarding, H&S discussed and minuted • Financial accountability measures / policy • Publicity • Business plan • Monitoring and evaluation plan inc. regular • Other pending funding applications reporting • Policies 2

11/02/2015 Where to look for funding • Resource Centre – Favourite Funders • East Sussex – Funding News • BHCC funding search service Where can I get more help? • Community Works – Read a Funding Bid Service • TDC – your local Community Development Worker • Resource Centre – if you’re a BME, Tenants or Disabled group • Try to get feedback from funders Thank you for coming and participating! 01273 234023 info@bhcommunityworks.org.uk www.bhcommunityworks.org.uk 3