2. Welcome
Introduction Rob Dunford
Employer Engagement Manager
Bournville College
Why are we here? Rose Rees
Business Development Manager
Bournville College
Funding opportunities John Hodges & Michael Patterson
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Q&A
Networking Opportunities
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3. History of Bournville College
• Long history of providing education and training in the
community
• 1899 Cadbury family started compulsory classes in
English, mathematics and science as well as physical
education
• Known as Bournville College from 1949
• new campus has capacity for 15,000 students and spans 4.2
acres of land
• part of a £1 billion regeneration project of the former MG
Rover works to put the heart back into Longbridge
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4. What we have
• Brand new campus / outstanding facilities
– Learner led Urban
Flavours/Fitness/elegance/serenity
– Vehicle workshop back in Longbridge
• Independent college
• Dedicated curriculum areas specialist in their
fields
(BCFE specialists here for Q & A together with
relevant partner organisations)
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5. Bournville College
“To be the education and training provider of first choice”
Inclusive
Supportive Competitive
Responsive
Successful Collaborative
Progressive
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6. Plans for the future…
• Continue to provide first class education facility
for the whole community
• Expand apprenticeship provision
• Develop more sector specific training offers
• Increase networking opportunities for clients and
learners
• Increase provision of courses delivered out “in
the field”
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7. Why are we here?…
• All because…….
• We have:
– Passion for involvement in community projects
– Commitment to share good practice
– High standards of training & personnel
– Flexible, employer responsive approach
– Contacts who can help each other!
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8. Unlocking Funding Opportunities
for the Third Sector
John Hodges
John@supportsolutions.co.uk
www.supportsolution.co.uk
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9. Key Questions
• Accessing Different Revenue Streams
The Big Picture
Funding
Commissioning
• Being successful in your bid
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10. Difficulties encountered?
• Knowing:-
• where to look for opportunities
– Timescales are often very tight
– New SSL resource
• what commissioners actually want – often needs to be
more than just what’s in advert
• how to put application together – comes with
experience
• Not everyone can afford a business development
team!
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11. The Big Picture {1}
• Public expenditure crisis
• Public sector reform/retrenchment
• The Big Society/Localism: and enhanced role
for non-statutory players
• Changing commissioning arrangements
• Social Marketisation
• Social Enterprise
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12. The Big Picture {2}
• Reducing public funding
• Greater emphasis on prevention & social return
on investment (SROI)
• Need for providers to collaborate & diversify
• Payment by results being emphasised
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13. Diversification
• Services
• Commissioners
• Funding
• Relationships
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14. Tenders
• Still important
• Increasingly Framework & Payment by Results
• Pressure on unit costs
• Need to add value: reallocate costs & bring in
other revenue
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15. Revenue Streams
• Clinical Commissioning Groups
• Social Care Commissioning
• Public Health Grant
• Social Investment
• Social Enterprise
• Other Funding Streams
Eg Grants
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16. Funding {1}
• The Social Investment Business (England)
• £5k-£7m in funding allocations
– SEIF (Social Enterprise Investment Fund)
– Social Action Fund
– Communitybuilders Fund
– The Adventure Capital Fund
– Futurebuilders England Fund
– Modernisation Fund
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17. Funding {2}
Social Finance
Social Investment Bonds
The Volunteering Fund: national & local
grants for health outcomes using
volunteers
Big Issue Invest: Loans of £50-£500k
Transition Funds eg Homeless Transition
Fund
LA’s etc in Midlands
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18. Funding {3}
Triodos Bank
Big Society Capital Group (Big Society
Bank)
Social ISA
Charity Bank
Big Lottery Fund
Funding availability update
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19. Commissioning
• Open Public Services
• Social Return on Investment (SROI)
• Value not cost
• Strategic Positioning
• Collaboration & Consortia
• Wider role for non-statutory sector
• Wider commissioning relationships
• Strategic relevance
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20. Commissioning
• More commercial contracts (PbR)
• Framework Agreements
• Joint Commissioning
• Uncertainty: need to inform Commissioners’
thinking
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21. Being Successful in your Bid {1}
• Remodel & diversify services
• Collaborate
• Influence Commissioning processes
• Reallocate costs
• Add financial and service value
• Evidence Innovation
• Diversify funding streams
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22. Being Successful in your Bid {2}
• Diversify commissioning relationships
• Promote prevention
• Network, campaign, lobby
• Calculate cost-benefit/SROI
• Avoid Common Mistakes!
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23. How can we help you?
• Support Solutions
– Identify sourcing solutions
– Understanding your true costs
– Diversify your income streams
– Support your tender or Grant Application bid
• Bournville College
– Train your staff and Service Users
– Collaboration
– Venue Resources
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24. Our Contact Details
Fairgate House
205 Kings Road
Birmingham B11 2AA
0121 707 7766/8881
www.supportsolutions.co.uk
http://www.supportsolutions.co.uk/foru
m/index.php
info@supportsolutions.co.uk
Twitter @suppsolutions
www.facebook.com/SupportSolutionsLtd?sk=wall
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