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Harborough VCS Forum presentation
- 1. Welcome to the Harborough VCS Forum
- 2. Welcome & Full Forum Introductions Kevin Allen-Khimani Forum Lead Voluntary Action Leicestershire
- 3. 5 Minute Introduction Slots • Margaret Richards, Market Harborough in Bloom volunteers • John Smith, The Kibworth Band • Anne Iliffe, LAMP
- 4. Voluntary Action South Leicestershire Update Maureen O’Malley Voluntary Action South Leicestershire
- 5. Funding Fair & Top Tips for Bid Writing Sangita Jobanputra Group Support Officer VAL
- 6. Top Tips For Bid Writing • See things from the buyer’s perspective • Be organised • Engage with your customers • Ascertain your price and know its value • Promote your experience • Finding opportunities to bid for • Qualify the decision to bid • Learn from your experience • Take heart
- 7. Your SHIRE Community Grant Juan Pardo Community and Places Team
- 8. How Much is Available? • £160,000 is available for 2014/15. Two funding rounds per year. • The maximum that can be awarded per project is £2,500. • Your SHIRE Community Grant can fund up to 100% • Funds are allocated on the basis of Themes • There are 4 core themes that are available each funding round. • Each funding round also has an additional unique theme.
- 9. Your SHIRE Themes Your SHIRE Theme Funds available Round 1 Round 2 Supporting vulnerable people in the community £15,000 £15,000 Encouraging young people to achieve their potential £15,000 £15,000 Supporting older people to live independently £15,000 £15,000 Getting active in the community £15,000 £15,000 Eating healthy for less £20,000 n.a. Supporting Carers n.a. £20,000 Total £80,000 £80,000
- 10. Who Can Apply? •Community groups, voluntary organisations and charities •Parish Councils •Any organisation operating on a “not for profit” basis – including social enterprises, schools and academies. •NB Non-constituted groups can apply for funding but would need to be constituted before funding could be awarded.
- 11. What is Eligible? • Projects to establish or enhance innovative and creative community services and activities that will make a difference to local people and communities in Leicestershire. • All projects should demonstrate that they are: – Sustainable and deliverable – Provide value for money – Based on evidence of need and community involvement – Provide benefits in relation to the relevant Theme
- 12. What’s the Process? 1) Submit an application to one of the Themes by the deadline • You can attend a Workshop or discuss your ideas with a Grants Officer before submitting • Officers undertake Initial check 2) Get comments • Applications are made available on the Leicestershireforums Website to invite comments from residents • Applications are also passed to an Expert Panel for comments and advice 3) Decide • Applicants and their representatives attend a Decision Night to present proposals and score applications for their Theme. • Funding will be allocated to the highest scoring projects. 4) Deliver your project • Projects must be completed by March 2016
- 13. Support Workshops Date and time Venue Tuesday 20th January 6.30pm The George Ward Centre, Church Lane, Barwell LE9 8DG Wednesday 21st January 6.30pm Gorse Covert Community Centre, Maxwell Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire. LE11 4RZ Tuesday 27th January 6.30pm Thringstone Community Centre, The Green, Thringstone, Coalville LE67 Wednesday 28th January 6.30 pm Melton Borough Council, Parkside, Burton Street, Station Approach, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1GH Wednesday 4th February 6.30pm Beauchamp College, Ridge Way, Oadby LE2 5TP
- 14. Key dates for Round 2 (Spring 2015) Theme Application deadline Decision Night Encouraging young people to achieve their potential 15th February Tue 17th March Getting active in the community 15th February Wed 18th March Supporting older people to live independently 15th February Thu 19th March Supporting vulnerable people in the community 15th February Tue 24th March Supporting Carers 15th February Thu 26th March
- 15. Further Support • SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund • Contact us: Tel: 0116 305 7034 or E-mail: leicestershireforums@leics.gov.uk • Attend one of the support workshops in January / February 2015 VAL : www.valonline.org.uk/group-support www.leicestershireforums.org www.leics.gov.uk/shiregrants
- 16. SHIRE ‘Community Solutions’ Grant Fund 2014-15
- 17. SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund £260,000 (in 2014-15) The aim of the grant is to support voluntary and community sector organisations to develop innovative solutions for vulnerable and disadvantaged people, which will: •help reduce demand for services •manage the demand on Council budgets more effectively •protect the most vulnerable individuals and communities The key focus of the fund will be to prioritise projects which address vulnerability, disadvantage and access to essential services.
- 18. SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund Who can apply ? •Registered Charities •Town and Parish Councils •Constituted Community Groups •Social Enterprises •Charitable organisations operating a not for profit business model •Other Community-based organisation which re-invests any income back into the social aims of the group/community The maximum amount of funding eligible organisations can apply for is £10,000. The main beneficiaries for any eligible project need to be residents of Leicestershire County
- 19. SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund Examples of Eligible Projects/Activities: •Support for frail older people and people with disabilities to remain independent in the community / in their own homes •Services to promote positive physical and mental health •Support for carers and the people they care for •Community initiatives for vulnerable people, e.g. food banks, community transport schemes, befriending services, Good Neighbour Schemes, etc •Peer Support and Self-Help Services •Services and activities for vulnerable/disadvantaged young people
- 20. SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund Examples of Eligible Technical Activities: •Consultation and engagement activities (to identify community priorities) •Professional fees for establishing new services •Start up costs; time-limited staffing costs; volunteer training •Purchase of essential equipment •Activities to establish the feasibility/viability of new community initiatives •Construction or renovation work required to enable a service to be provided •Improvements to community buildings which increase access and capacity and/or enable a wider range of use (e.g. activities/projects for vulnerable people)
- 21. SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund Application Process •2 Stages: Expression of Interest, followed by Application Form •Contact the Grant Officers to initially discuss your project •If eligible, complete and submit an Expression of Interest Form •This will be discussed with the relevant Council department (Expert Panel) •If approved, you will be given a full Application Form to complete •Application Form will be reviewed by the Expert Panel and a decision made
- 22. SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund Projects will only be recommended for funding if they meet the key criteria, i.e. Projects which support people through early and prevention approaches and help reduce on costly Council services vulnerable intervention demand
- 23. SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund For more information: Contact: Officers: Andy Hayes or Noel Singh Web: www.leics.gov.uk/shiregrants Email: shiregrants@leics.gov.uk Tel: (0116) 305 7269 or 305 7020
- 24. Partnership working on grant surgeries with community groups Nickie Philbin, VASL Sangita Jobanputra, VAL Hayley Cawthorne, HDC
- 25. Workshop – How can you help each other become sustainable? Kevin Allen-Khimani - VAL
- 26. Learning Objective • Explore how you can begin to work more closely with other local VCS organisations
- 27. What does your organisation want to achieve in 2015/16? 10 Min
- 28. What needs to happen to achieve this? 10 Min Can any of you HELP the organisation to make this happen? E.g.Sharing skills & resources 30 Min
- 29. Volunteering & how VAL can support your organisation Krupa Joshi-Bhatt Volunteering Advisor VAL
- 30. What VAL offers: • We can advertise your opportunity on the national volunteering website www.do-it.org • We can promote your opportunities face-to- face at drop in sessions • We send out a bi-weekly newsletter to volunteers highlighting your opportunity
- 31. Drop in: Every Tuesday 10.00-11.30am The Settling Rooms St Mary’s Place Market Haborough For more information please come and speak to me or visit our website: http://www.valonline.org.uk/groups/advice- support/involving-volunteers
- 32. Volunteering Krupa Joshi-Bhatt Development and Volunteering Advisor Tel: 0116 257 5051 Mob: 07791 312946 Email: krupa.jb@valonline.org.ulk
- 33. Next Forum Date For Your Diaries is – 26th May 2015
- 34. Upcoming Events • Funding Fair – 24th February • Economic Forum – 26th February • Health & Social Care Forum – 3rd March • Training - Introduction To Writing Funding Applications – 9th March • CYP Forum – 17th March
Editor's Notes
- Groups to go around and introduce themselves
- Your projects You decide who gets the cash Your SHIRE Community Grant is a new approach to helping local groups and organisations from across the county to provide community-based services and activities that support vulnerable people and help to promote their independence
- Vulnerable People Activities that encourage social inclusion and promote understanding around dementia, mental illness, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, etc; Activities which enable greater access to information for vulnerable people (e.g. IT equipment and training); Support to establish community initiatives that provide direct support to vulnerable people, such as: food banks, community-run volunteer transport schemes, befriending services, Good Neighbour Schemes, etc; Services that develop and promote peer support and self-help; Supporting Young People Services and activities to help young people gain employment skills, improve their self-confidence and/or performance at school - for example before and after school clubs to enable study/homework to be completed Services and activities for young people who are not in full time employment, education or training Supporting Older People Services and activities that enable participation of older people in the community, including through volunteering; Support to establish community initiatives to support older people, such as: community-run volunteer transport schemes, community meals schemes, befriending services, Good Neighbour Schemes, etc; Getting Active Services and activities that help older, young and/or vulnerable people to increase their activity/fitness levels; Activities that help people to manage conditions such as dementia, mental illness, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, etc through physical activity; Services and activities that promote healthy physical activity, particularly where these are at no/low cost for participants and locally provided Support to establish community initiatives, such as: community-led walking, cycling and running clubs, etc; Eating Healthy Activities which enable greater access to information about healthy eating for vulnerable people (e.g. recipe cards) Support to establish community initiatives around food and healthy eating, such as: food banks, community-run volunteer cooking schemes, community allotments etc; Training and workshops such as “cooking on a budget” Services that develop and promote peer support and self-help Supporting Carers Support to establish community initiatives to support both carers and those that they care for, such as: respite activities, good neighbour schemes, tea dances etc.; Services that develop and promote peer support and self-help amongst carers;
- Constituted community groups, registered charities, parish councils, social enterprises other charitable organisations operating a ‘not-for-profit’ business model or any other community-based organisation which re-invests any income back into the social aims of the group / community. for relevant and appropriate projects which benefit the wider community. Applications from PTA’s will also be considered. Applications for National Curriculum or general academic-based projects which the educational facility is ultimately responsible for providing are not eligible Assistance with becoming a constituted group can be obtained from Voluntary Action Leicestershire (www.valonline.org.uk) and the Rural Community Council Leicestershire and Rutland (www.ruralcc.org.uk).
- 5 workshops around the County – officers there to discuss potential applications and provide support Decision Night – up to 5 reps per project / 120 second presentation / market place / vote - provisional award subject to final checks with group
- Theme Application deadline Decision Night Encouraging young people to achieve their potential 19th October Tue 25th November Getting active in the community 19th October Thu 27th November Supporting older people to live independently 19th October Mon 1st December Supporting vulnerable people in the community 19th October Tue 2nd December Eating healthy for less 19th October Thu 4th December
- (NB: Application Forms are NOT available unless an EOI has been completed and approved by the Grant Officers!)
- SJ Increase your…including looking at different models of collaboration (e.g. consortia) and providing examples
- On flipchart delegates to split paper in to 6 boxes and draw where they are now in the 1st box, boxes 2-5 should be about what they need to do to achieve their goal and the 6th box will be a picture of what they are working towards.
- For delegates to individually think about the barriers Each delegate to present their drawings including obstacles – then open up to forum to ask how they may be able to help