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

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What Funders are looking for

Welcome!

Overview of the day

1.20pm Welcome & Introductions & news 1.35pm Meet your reps 1.45pm

• Different Types of funding
• The project model
• Why applications are unsuccessful
• Assessing real funding applications
• Sending additional information

2.30pm Break 2.45pm

• Planning a project
• What to have in place if you’re successful
• Where to look for funds
• Where you can get more help

3.45pm Close

Say:

Your name Your organisation And what you want out of the day

Different Types of Funding

• Government
• Trusts and Foundations
• Individuals
• National Lottery Distributors
• Companies
• Your own income generation

Project Model

• Beneficiary
• Their Needs
• Evidence of need
• Inputs
• The project - activities
• Outputs
• Outcomes
• Impact
• Prove it!

Why are applications unsuccessful?

• Forms not fully completed
• Writing difficult to understand
• Monosyllabic answers
• Negative attitude
• No demonstration of need
• No involvement / consultation
• Budget doesn’t match the written form
• Budget is unrealistic
• Additional information not provided

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Over to you!

• Look at the funding application
• What is good about it?
• What could be better about it?
• Think about whether you would fund it
• Be ready to feed back to the whole group

Feedback

• What problems did you find?
• What would you do differently?
• Would you give them the money?

What other information should we send in with our application?

• Constitution
• Accounts / annual report
• Policies – Diversity, Safeguarding, H&S
• Financial accountability measures / policy
• Business plan
• Other pending funding applications

In pairs use the project model to design each stage of a project

Feedback

What should we have / put in place if we get the money?

• Bank account with two signatories
• Functioning committee
• Regular meetings where the project is

discussed and minuted

• Publicity
• Monitoring and evaluation plan inc. regular

reporting

• Policies

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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