NORTHUMBERLAND FUNDING EVENT All three local development agencies in Northumberland - Community and Voluntary Action Blyth Valley (CVABV), Community Action Northumberland (CAN) and Wansbeck Centre for Voluntary Service (WCVS) have joined forces to arrange a first joint funding event for the whole of Northumberland.
This will be an informal event with Voluntary and Community Sector organisations having the opportunity to talk to funders on a one-to-one Funders basis and also to attend training workshops to
2 Banks Community Fund improve the quality of future funding Big Lottery Fund applications.
3 Community Foundation Co-operative Community The event will take place at: Fund 4 Greggs Foundation Choppington Social Welfare Centre Hadrian Trust Fernlea Drive (formerly Colliery Road) 5 Heritage Lottery Fund Hospital of God at Greatham Scotland Gate, Choppington 6 Joicey Trust Northumberland, NE62 5SR Lloyds TSB Foundation 7 Northumberland Coast & Tel: 01670 822 028 Lowlands Leader on Northumberland County Council Wednesday 30 March 2011 8 Northumberland Uplands Local Action Group Information and a booking form regarding Northumbria Police 9 Rothley Trust the funders attending can be found R W Mann Trust throughout this brochure, please reply 10 Sherburn House Charity before Sir James Knott Trust 11 SITA Trust 15 March 2011. Comic Relief 12 Market Place & Workshops Northumberland Funding Event FUNDING EVENT FUNDERS
Banks Community Fund The Banks Community Fund supports local environmental and community improvement projects. Grants are awarded to community and voluntary organisations that are charitable, educational, philanthropic or benevolent in purpose and which are located within close proximity of a current or proposed Banks Group operation or will be affected by a Banks Group operation. The Fund’s target areas can be found on the website. Geographical areas of interest may change at short notice. Grants are awarded to groups whose projects aim to ensure an attractive and ‘liveable’ environment, and contribute to tackling global environmental challenges at a local level. Grants will assist with: Protecting biodiversity Energy-saving measures Developing or improving outdoor spaces Tackling global challenges at a local level Ensuring the improvement and maintenance of sport and community facilities Supporting improvements to facilities to overcome physical disabilities
Grants will normally be up to £5,000, although higher amounts are sometimes considered. If you have any queries or questions about this application process, then please contact: Christina Rackley or Clare Johnson Banks Community Fund, PO Box 542, Durham, DH1 9EH Tel: 0191 378 6342 / Fax: 0191 378 2409 email: [email protected] / [email protected] www.bankscommunityfund.org.uk BIG Lottery Fund / Awards for All The BIG Lottery Fund seeks to “bring real improvements to communities and to the lives of people most in need”. They have a range of different funding programmes and give grants from £300 to over £500,000 to organisations ranging from small local groups to major national charities. Applicants should check BIG’s website for the most appropriate funding programme for their project.
Awards for All is their small lottery grants scheme funding, local community-based projects in the UK. Grants of between £300 and £10,000 are available to help make a real difference in your community, for new projects that last no more than 12-months.
For further information, how to apply for a grant, and to find out more about the BIG Lottery and Awards for All grants, please visit their website at:
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk 2 St. James Gate Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BE Tel: 0191 376 1600 / email: [email protected]
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Community Foundation
The Community Foundation provides grants to groups in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Many groups who receive grants are small and volunteer-led, but they also fund larger organisations seeking small grants to support particular activities or developments. You do not have to be a registered charity to apply, but the work you ask them to support must be legally charitable.
The Foundation has four themes for its grant-making, which are:
Supporting people to overcome disadvantage Creating stronger communities Making the area a good place to live Help communities cope with climate change
The Foundation can make grants for most type of community activity or projects and is interested in an applicants ideas for what is needed in their community. For further information, how to apply for a grant, and to find out more about the Community Foundation, please visit their website at: www.communityfoundation.org.uk
9th Floor, Cale Cross House 156 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6SU Tel: 0191 222 0945 / email: [email protected]
Co-operative Community Fund
The Co-operative Community Fund awards grants between £100 and £2,000 to community, voluntary, or self-help groups to run projects that meet the following criteria. To be successful, a group must carry out positive work in the community, and a project must:
Address a community issue Provide a good long-term benefit to the community Support co-operative values and principles Ideally be innovative in its approach.
Applications to the Community Fund can only be submitted online at: www.co-operative.coop
The Co-operative Membership Department Unit 2, Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street Co Durham, DH2 1AE Tel: 0191 411 2349 / email: [email protected]
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Greggs Foundation Greggs Foundation gives grants to local organisations with charitable objectives in the North East of England. The Foundation aims to: Improve the lives of disadvantaged people in society Improve the quality of life in local communities The Greggs Foundation donates around £1.3 million per year to disadvantaged people in the heart of Gregg’s local communities. The Greggs Foundation has four principal grant programmes through which it channels its community investments, major grants, regional grants, breakfast club and hardship fund. Meets, January, April, July and October and applications should be sent in 2 months prior to meeting dates.
For further information, how to apply for a grant, a list of exclusions and to find out more about the Greggs Foundation please visit their website at:
www.greggsfoundation.org.uk
David Carnaffan Fernwood House Clayton Road Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1TL Tel: 0191 212 7626 / email: [email protected]
Hadrian Trust Grants are made to charities and groups working for the benefit of the people and the environment of Tyne and Wear and Northumberland.
Main donations are in the fields of Social Welfare; Disabled; Youth; Ethnic Minorities; Women; Elderly; Arts; Environment and Education. Grants may be for a specific project or part of a project, purchase of equipment or as a contribution to running costs. Grants generally range from £500 - £5,000.
The trust meets quarterly; January, April, July and October. There is no application form and full details on how to apply are on the Hadrian Trust website.
For further information please contact: Pauline Dodgson OBE, Correspondent Hadrian Trust, PO Box 785, Whitley Bay, NE26 9DW. Tel: 07815 785 074 / email: [email protected] www.hadriantrust.co.uk
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Heritage Lottery Fund The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) sustains and transforms a wide range of heritage through innovative investment in projects with a lasting impact on people and places. The Heritage Lottery Fund have several funding streams and fund heritage projects of all sizes, with grants starting from £3,000.
HLF funds projects which focus on heritage, which includes many different things from the past that we value and want to pass on to future generations, for example:
People’s memories and experiences (often recorded as ‘oral history’); Histories of people and communities; Languages and dialects; Cultural traditions - stories, festivals, crafts, music, dance, costumes; Histories of places and events; Historic buildings and streets; Archaeological sites; Collections of objects, books etc. in museums, libraries or archives; Natural and designed landscapes and gardens; Wildlife, including special habitats and species; and Places and objects linked to industrial, maritime and transport history.
HLF fund projects which promote benefits for the public and not mainly for private gain. They welcome applications from single organisations and partnerships, and give priority to not-for-profit organisations and partnerships.
For a full list of funding streams and exclusions please visit the Heritage website at: www.hlf.org.uk St Nicholas Building, St Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RF Tel: 0191 255 7570 / Fax: 0191 255 7571 / email: [email protected] Hospital of God at Greatham The Hospital of God at Greatham makes grants to local voluntary and community organisations. Their aim is to support charities working in lower profile areas of work that reach people who are on the edges of society. Grants can be from one to three years and up to £10,000 per year to cover running or project costs.
Trustees meet at the end of January, May and September each year to consider applications and these should be received by the first Friday of the month.
For further information, how to apply for a grant, and to find out more about the Hospital of God at Greatham please visit their website at:
www.hospitalofgod.org.uk
David Granath Estate Office, Greatham Hartlepool, TS25 2HS Tel: 01429 870 247 / email: [email protected]
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Joicey Trust The Joicey Trust awards mainly one off grants (occasionally recurrent) to local registered charities in the North East – in the fields of social welfare and youth.
The Trust supports both capital and revenue projects and also discrete projects as well as running costs. The range of grants made in 2009/10 ranged from £100 to £10,000 - the majority were under £2,000.
The Trust meets in January and June or July. Applications should be made in writing to the correspondent including a brief description of the project; a copy of the group’s previous year’s accounts – and, where possible, the current year’s projected Income and Expenditure. Applications should also include a contact telephone number and/or an email address.
Applicants MUST also confirm their position with regard to the public benefit requirements outlined in the Charities Act 2006. Neville Furness, Appeal Secretary Joicey Trust, One Trinity, Broad Chare Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2HF Tel: 0191 2799 683 email: [email protected] Lloyds TSB Foundations Supporting small and medium charities The Lloyds TSB Foundation funds local, regional and national registered charities working to tackle disadvantage across England and Wales. Their focus is on supporting small and medium underfunded charities that can make a significant difference to the lives of disadvantaged people by helping them to play a fuller role in the community. Their strong local presence enables them to respond directly and promptly to local needs.
Their Community programme focuses on funding core work that helps disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community. They are particularly interested in work that achieves this through:
Improved social and community involvement Improved life choices and chances Helping people to be heard.
For further information, how to apply for a grant, and to find out more about the Lloyds TSB Foundation please visit their website at:
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk Peter EllisGrant Manager, North East & Cumbria Pentagon House 52-54 Southwark Street London, SE1 1UN Tel: 07802 337 481 / Fax: 0870 411 1224 email: [email protected]
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The LEADER approach is a bottom-up, community-led approach to delivering rural development in rural communities. It aims to contribute to the regeneration of areas of rural deprivation; improve the quality of life across rural communities; improve access to services and employment opportunities; assist the diversification of the rural economy; help protect and enhance the rural environment.
Projects seeking funding must: Create conditions for growth and support Sustainable Communities Enhance the contribution of Tourism and Recreation to the rural economy Support Micro-enterprise Development and growth Develop and protect the area’s Natural and Cultural Assets Encourage Sustainable Farming, Forestry and the development of Bio-energy
Applicants will need to demonstrate that funding will make a contribution to the economic and social viability of the area and that capital funding towards community facilities will provide additional rural services and usage. The first stage in the application process is the completion of an Expression of Interest Form which, together with Guidance Notes and other detailed information can be downloaded from their website: Ivan Hewitt, Co-ordinator
Northumberland Coast and Lowlands Leader, Trust In the North, Lynemouth Resource Centre, Bridge Road, Lynemouth, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 5YJ Tel: 01670 863007 email: [email protected] http://www.leadercoastandlowlands.org.uk/index.html Northumberland County Council The County Council’s ‘Community Chest’ scheme aims to support voluntary and community groups/ organisation to deliver services which will make an impact in the relevant area; to support one-off initiatives that are seen as valuable to the area, but were not able to secure mainstream funding from the Council or other service providers; and to provide an easily accessible process of funding support. £150,000 was made available in 2009/10 and £300,000 in 2010/11 but the final decision about the Authority’s Budget for 2011/12 has not – at the time of writing - been finalised. Details of the scheme for 2011/12 will be clarified at the funding event on March 30th.
Projects must support the Council’s strategic priorities as outlined in the application form. Retrospective applications cannot be considered. Applications must demonstrate financial need. Grants will not exceed £10,000. There is no minimum amount for grants. Further information and the Application Form are available from the Locality Development Team or can be downloaded from NCC’s website. http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4778 Susi Goncu, Locality Development Team, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EF Tel: 01670 534 264 / email: [email protected]
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Northumberland Uplands Local Action Group The Northumberland Uplands New LEADER Local Development Strategy aims to provide a focus for the sustainable development of the rural Northumberland Uplands to benefit the economy, community and environment to reach those often left out in Northumberland’s most rural areas.
The Northumberland Uplands area covers the River South Tyne extending north through the upland area of Northumberland to the border with Scotland and the River Till. Full details on the eligibility areas can be found at http://www.nuleader.eu/area. LEADER can support a wide range of applicants including community groups, voluntary groups, sports and recreation clubs, Parish councils, registered charities, profit-making businesses, local authorities and individuals.
Projects must match the activities required to deliver the New LEADER Approach: Micro-Enterprise Development Bio-energy Sustainable Communities Sustainable Farming and Forestry Tourism and Recreation
There is a simple 10-stage process that all applicants must follow in order to be considered for grant from the New LEADER Approach. Full details on how to apply can be found at http://www.nuleader.eu/howtoapply.htm. Further information can be found on the website: http://www.nuleader.eu/index Tom Burston, Local Action Group Co-ordinator National Park Centre, Church House, Church Street Rothbury, NE65 7UP Tel: 01669 622063 / email: [email protected]
Northumbria Police Authority Participatory Budgeting (PB) allows local community groups to have a real say in how funding in Northumbria is delivered. Community groups across the authority area – especially vulnerable and hard to reach communities - are invited to use their local knowledge to develop ideas and bid for funding to increase ‘trust and confidence’ in their community, and have the opportunity to bid for a share of the funds available to communities in each local authority area.
The method used to decide on funding is ‘peer voting’. Those that apply for grants and work in communities have the voting rights. The PB events provide an excellent opportunity for community groups to network, exchange ideas and share best practice with colleagues from different areas. Martin Jarrett Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH Tel: 0191 433 3323 email: [email protected]
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Rothley Trust The Trust prefers to support one off capital costs such as equipment. Grants are usually under £1,000 and the trustees meet quarterly in February, May, August and November to consider applications.
Generally the Trust supports the following categories: Children and young people; Community; Education; Disability; Medical; Ex-services; World in need (must be well established organisations in the North East region).
Groups applying should be registered charities or be able to provide the name and contact details of a charity willing to act as a handler on their behalf. Application in writing to include details of the group, project costings and up-to-date accounts and constitution. For further information please contact: Diane Lennon - Trust Secretary MEA House, Ellison Place Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8XS THE ROTHLEY TRUST Tel: 0191 232 7783 / www.rothleytrust.org.uk
R W Mann Trust R W Mann Trusts' objectives are wide ranging and include:
The relief of the poor, aged or infirm The advancement of education The promotion of social welfare of a charitable nature
The Trustees have powers to make grants to any organisation which is charitable but they prefer to support charities, voluntary groups and educational establishments in the North Tyneside, East Newcastle and Northumberland
Grants made have varied between regular annual donations, small one-off donations and grants for capital projects and the average size of grant awarded is £1000.
Most of the beneficiaries in recent years have been youth groups (both uniformed and non-uniformed), children, people with disabilities, older people, schools, colleges, councils for voluntary service and other advice agencies. For further information please visit their website at: www.rwmanntrust.org.uk
Mr J L Hamilton, OBE P O Box 119 Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4DQ Tel: 0191 284 2158 email: [email protected]
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Sherburn House Charity Sherburn House Charity make grants under the headings of: relief of need, hardship or distress. Applications are welcome from local formally constituted voluntary and community groups who are working to address some aspect of deprivation, disadvantage or social exclusion in the North East.
Groups can apply for grants to cover core costs as well as the cost of new projects. Sherburn House will also consider applications for capital expenditure on buildings, equipment or vehicles. Grants are generally up to £10,000. Most are one-off grants, although they can consider making phased grants over up to three years where a particularly strong case is made.
For further information, how to apply for a grant, and to find out more about the Sherburn House Charity please visit their website at: www.sherburnhouse.org.
Stephen P Hallett Ramsey House Sherburn Hospital Durham, DJ1 2SA Tel: 0191 372 2551 / email: [email protected]
Sir James Knott Trust The primary objective of The Sir James Knott Trust is to help improve the conditions of people living and working in the North East of England.
Grants are normally made to registered charities specifically operating in or for the benefit of local people.
The Trustees meet three times a year to consider applications, usually in the spring, summer and autumn. Their main donations are in the fields of community issues and events, service charities, historic buildings and heritage, education, young people, arts and culture, health and sport, environment, public services and housing. The average size of grant is £3,000.
For further information, how to apply for a grant, and to find out more about the Sir James Knott Trust please visit their website at: www.knott-trust.co.uk
There is no formal application form, applicants should write in with their request following the detailed guidance on their website. Vivien Stapley Sir James Knott Trust 16 - 18 Hood Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6JQ Tel: 0191 230 4016 / email: [email protected]
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SITA Trust SITA Trust is an independent Trust and receives its monies through a government scheme whereby landfill operators can voluntarily pay a small percentage of landfill tax to a funder for distribution. Although SITA Trust receives its funding from a company called SITA UK, it is an independent organisation governed by rules set by HM Treasury. SITA Trust has four programmes: Enhancing Communities – Up to £50,000 to physically improve community facilities. Project sites must fall within one of the Trust’s 90 qualifying zones. To see if your project is in a funding zone visit www.sitatrust.org.uk/postcode-checker
Young Person's Volunteering Fund – Up to £10,000 to help pay for materials and practical support to enable 14 to 25 year olds to make physical improvements to green spaces and/or improve community facilities. Projects must be driven by young people and, although the Trust can allow a small percentage of funding towards management costs, the majority of funding must be spent on practical improvements.
QEII Fields Fund - A £1 million fund for community improvements to designated QEII fields in England and Wales. Applicants who wish to improve a QEII Field can access up to £25,000 – fund opens in mid 2011. Enriching Nature - An England wide programme that supports biodiversity conservation projects. Applicants are able to check if their project is eligible for funding and make an application through SITA Trust’s website. The site includes online application forms and downloadable application guides. To find out more please visit Sita’s website at: www.sitatrust.org.uk
Jools Granville The Barn Brinkmarsh Lane, Felfield, South Glocestershire, GL12 8PT Tel: 01454 262 910 / email: [email protected]
Comic Relief Most of Comic Relief’s grant making is structures around specific programmes which define which group of people or issues they want to support to help bring about change. They have 10 different grant programmes:
Young people and mental health Mental health Young people and alcohol Refugee and asylum-seeking women Sexually exploited young people Local communities Domestic and sexual abuse Sport for Change Older people Robbie Williams Give it Sum Fund
They are actively encouraging applications from the North East, however all applications must fit the criteria for each grant programme. For more information visit their website:
www.comicrelief.com
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In addition to our funding appointments and workshop sessions there will be an informal ‘market place’ of organisations relevant to Voluntary and Community Sector organisations and workshop presentations from the BIG Lottery Fund and the Community Foundation. The following organisations will be in attendance:
Age UK Northumberland Age UK Northumberland offers a variety of products and services including a Home Care Service, Meals on Wheels, a Health Promotion Service as well as information & advice.
Churches, Charities and Local Authorities (CCLA) CCLA invest money for more charities than any other fund manager in the UK. They are owned by charity and public sector clients, and manage the business for their benefit. This puts them in a unique position to help charities and the public sector achieve their objectives. Their segregated management service and wide range of pooled funds enable them to meet the needs of organisations of all sizes. With over 50 years’ investment management experience, CCLA currently manage assets of more than £4.2 billion on behalf of 41,000 individual charities and public sector organisations.
Funding Information North East Providing information services on behalf of CVS's and RCC's to support the voluntary and community sector in the North East. These services include a Grants Bulletin, regular emails, a funding guide and a funding opportunities database.
Northumbria Fire & Rescue Service Northumbria Fire & Rescue Service aim is to reduce deaths and injuries, making Northumberland a safer place to live, work and visit. A representative with a community focus will be in attendance.
Northumbria Police Northumbria Police serves a population of 1.5 million people and covers an area of more than 2,000 square miles in the North East. A representative with a community focus will be in attendance.
Social Enterprise Northumberland Social Enterprise Northumberland can support social enterprises with advice on areas such as legal structures, business planning, personnel matters, funding, research and development and marketing.
Unity Trust Unity Trust is a specialist bank for social enterprise, charities, voluntary & community groups and trade unions. Unity provide an increasing range of financial products for the voluntary and community sector including insurance.
Voices Northumberland Voices works to improve the capacity of the Children, Young People and Families voluntary and community Sector.
Volunteering Northumberland Volunteering Northumberland, as part of Wansbeck CVS, provides volunteering infrastructure services for the county and is accredited with Volunteering England as providing the six core services of a Volunteer Centre. These include matching volunteers with opportunities and encouraging interest in volunteering.
Workshop Presentations
Big Lottery Understanding Outcomes, 2 - 4 pm
Community Foundation What makes a good funding application from a funders perspective 11 am - 1 pm and 5 - 7 pm