Increasing giving
‘conversation workshop’
Transforming Local Infrastructure

• Who in the room has...
  • TLI funding?
  • a ‘giving strand’ in TLI?
  • Building relationships with business as a
    TLI outcome?
Transforming Local Infrastructure

• Programme outcomes:
  1. Frontline CSOs can access a wider range of high
     quality support, networking and volunteering
     brokerage opportunities and value them more highly

  2. There is stronger local leadership for CSOs which
     contributes to better partnerships with local
     businesses and the local statutory sector.

  3. Infrastructure organisations, including volunteering
     infrastructure, are transformed so that they are more
     efficient, effective and are able to learn and grow with
     less dependence on state funding.
‘4 Good’ our response – why?

• Traditional sources of funding increasingly
  becoming scarce
• CSOs need to diversify their income and secure
  resources in different ways
• However, smaller CSOs are often viewed as
  ‘unattractive’ causes and do not have the skills,
  capacity or marketing budgets
• CSOs require support to maximise working with
  local business or fundraising from the wider
  community
What is ‘4 Good’?

A way of helping local people...
          give
    time and skills,
money and resources,
 to local good causes
Why 4 Good?

• Need for local voluntary & community
  groups to diversify income
  • Less reliance on grants and contracts

• But....
  • many have lost skills & lack capacity
  • have low awareness / image with the public

            to community fundraise and build
                 relationships with business
Why 4 Good?

• Low awareness with the public of how to
  give time / money to local charitable
  causes:
  • “6 out of 10 potential volunteers don’t know
    where to start” – Your Square Mile Research

  • “Charities are increasingly relying on the older
    generation for donations” – Charities Aid
    Foundation Report
Why 4 Good?

• 4 Good provides a strong, locally
  focussed, umbrella ‘brand’ to support local
  charities and voluntary groups.
What is 4 Good ‘about’?

• Raising the aspirations of and pride in an
  area

• Increasing charitable giving across the
  area
• Building relationships between businesses
  / wider community and charitable
  organisations for the benefit of all
8 things we’ve learnt along the way...

1. Giving is about more than just money
2. Businesses care about the community
   around them
  •   it provides their staff and customers
  •   Strong community = strong business

3. Make it easy for people to give – and have
   a clear ‘offer’
8 things we’ve learnt along the way...

4. Areas have lots of competing initiatives
  •   BITC, community connectors, Community
      Foundation etc etc etc

4. You need something that is easy for the
   public / businesses to understand and
   get behind
5. Local CSOs want and value support in
   relation to ‘giving’
8 things we’ve learnt along the way...

7. Technology is great - but you need people
   to build relationships
8. Increasing giving is a legitimate role for
   infrastructure organisations
4 Good and businesses

How can businesses give?
• Time — through employer supported volunteering
  •   One off ‘team challenges’ and time off to volunteer
• Skills — providing ‘pro bono’ business expertise or
  mentoring
• Resources — donating materials or equipment
• Money — payroll giving, sponsored activity & tax
  efficient donations
Finally

• Our aspiration to see’4 Good’ launched in
  lots of areas, building a strong, recognisable
  brand across the country that helps
  encourage and support local giving of time
  and skills, money and resources to local
  good causes

• We see it as a useful tool in helping
  infrastructure to re-think its role
Questions?
Licencing 4 Good

Model includes:
• Development of local ‘4 Good branding’
• Provision of a bespoke marketing toolkit, templates
  and branding guidelines
• Provision of dedicated ‘4 Good’ website for your local
  area
• A range of toolkits, forms and information
• Consultancy advice from our team, to turbo-charge
  the set up and development of 4 Good in your area
• Access to a growing network of similar minded
  organisations, for peer support and co-production
4 Good and businesses

• How does the community benefit through
  business involvement?
  • Exchanging ideas & skills
  • New volunteers
  • Financial support for meeting community needs
  • Build capacity to provide services that otherwise
    might not be possible
  • Supports the quality of life in the community
4 Good and businesses
4 Good and wider community


• Promoting ‘one off’ volunteering
  • Saturday supermarket bag packing

• Fundraising events

• Take part ‘4 Good’
Fundraising

• Take part 4 Good
Online Shop
Achievements so far

• Over 45 businesses attending the launch in
  September

• 700 twitter followers

• 20 active volunteers
• Over £2,000 raised, with a further £1,500
  donated ‘in kind’ by local businesses
Achievements so far

• 5 businesses undertaking ‘team
  challenges’

• A range of local businesses donating a
  percentage from each sale to Tameside 4
  Good
  • E.g. Bradleys Bakers & Marlborough Motors

• O2 selling our wristbands in its local stores
• Helping the Pride of Tameside Business
  Awards select its’ Charity of the Year
Ambitious plans for 2013 and beyond

• Programme of major events planned,
  including:
  • A large contingent of riders (30+) taking part in
    the Manchester -Blackpool charity cycle ride in
    July
  • Being the ‘charity of the year’ for the Tameside
    Triathlon in October
  • A large charity abseil in the summer
Ambitious plans for 2013 and beyond

• ‘Lower key’ events in the borough
  throughout the year, including:
  • A series of ‘bag packing’ events in
    supermarkets
  • A number of business networking events
  • Fund raising at a number of community events
    – such as ‘I love Hyde’
Ambitious plans for 2013 and beyond

• Signing up a ‘media partner’

• We are developing a ‘£10 challenge’
  initiative for schools and colleges, building
  entrepreneurial skills with students with
  profits going to Tameside 4 Good.

• Licencing the ‘4 Good’ model in other areas
  • Wigan 4 Good launches in spring

Increasing giving and 4 good presentation

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Transforming Local Infrastructure •Who in the room has... • TLI funding? • a ‘giving strand’ in TLI? • Building relationships with business as a TLI outcome?
  • 3.
    Transforming Local Infrastructure •Programme outcomes: 1. Frontline CSOs can access a wider range of high quality support, networking and volunteering brokerage opportunities and value them more highly 2. There is stronger local leadership for CSOs which contributes to better partnerships with local businesses and the local statutory sector. 3. Infrastructure organisations, including volunteering infrastructure, are transformed so that they are more efficient, effective and are able to learn and grow with less dependence on state funding.
  • 4.
    ‘4 Good’ ourresponse – why? • Traditional sources of funding increasingly becoming scarce • CSOs need to diversify their income and secure resources in different ways • However, smaller CSOs are often viewed as ‘unattractive’ causes and do not have the skills, capacity or marketing budgets • CSOs require support to maximise working with local business or fundraising from the wider community
  • 5.
    What is ‘4Good’? A way of helping local people... give time and skills, money and resources, to local good causes
  • 6.
    Why 4 Good? •Need for local voluntary & community groups to diversify income • Less reliance on grants and contracts • But.... • many have lost skills & lack capacity • have low awareness / image with the public to community fundraise and build relationships with business
  • 7.
    Why 4 Good? •Low awareness with the public of how to give time / money to local charitable causes: • “6 out of 10 potential volunteers don’t know where to start” – Your Square Mile Research • “Charities are increasingly relying on the older generation for donations” – Charities Aid Foundation Report
  • 8.
    Why 4 Good? •4 Good provides a strong, locally focussed, umbrella ‘brand’ to support local charities and voluntary groups.
  • 9.
    What is 4Good ‘about’? • Raising the aspirations of and pride in an area • Increasing charitable giving across the area • Building relationships between businesses / wider community and charitable organisations for the benefit of all
  • 10.
    8 things we’velearnt along the way... 1. Giving is about more than just money 2. Businesses care about the community around them • it provides their staff and customers • Strong community = strong business 3. Make it easy for people to give – and have a clear ‘offer’
  • 11.
    8 things we’velearnt along the way... 4. Areas have lots of competing initiatives • BITC, community connectors, Community Foundation etc etc etc 4. You need something that is easy for the public / businesses to understand and get behind 5. Local CSOs want and value support in relation to ‘giving’
  • 12.
    8 things we’velearnt along the way... 7. Technology is great - but you need people to build relationships 8. Increasing giving is a legitimate role for infrastructure organisations
  • 13.
    4 Good andbusinesses How can businesses give? • Time — through employer supported volunteering • One off ‘team challenges’ and time off to volunteer • Skills — providing ‘pro bono’ business expertise or mentoring • Resources — donating materials or equipment • Money — payroll giving, sponsored activity & tax efficient donations
  • 14.
    Finally • Our aspirationto see’4 Good’ launched in lots of areas, building a strong, recognisable brand across the country that helps encourage and support local giving of time and skills, money and resources to local good causes • We see it as a useful tool in helping infrastructure to re-think its role
  • 15.
  • 16.
    Licencing 4 Good Modelincludes: • Development of local ‘4 Good branding’ • Provision of a bespoke marketing toolkit, templates and branding guidelines • Provision of dedicated ‘4 Good’ website for your local area • A range of toolkits, forms and information • Consultancy advice from our team, to turbo-charge the set up and development of 4 Good in your area • Access to a growing network of similar minded organisations, for peer support and co-production
  • 17.
    4 Good andbusinesses • How does the community benefit through business involvement? • Exchanging ideas & skills • New volunteers • Financial support for meeting community needs • Build capacity to provide services that otherwise might not be possible • Supports the quality of life in the community
  • 18.
    4 Good andbusinesses
  • 19.
    4 Good andwider community • Promoting ‘one off’ volunteering • Saturday supermarket bag packing • Fundraising events • Take part ‘4 Good’
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 22.
    Achievements so far •Over 45 businesses attending the launch in September • 700 twitter followers • 20 active volunteers • Over £2,000 raised, with a further £1,500 donated ‘in kind’ by local businesses
  • 23.
    Achievements so far •5 businesses undertaking ‘team challenges’ • A range of local businesses donating a percentage from each sale to Tameside 4 Good • E.g. Bradleys Bakers & Marlborough Motors • O2 selling our wristbands in its local stores • Helping the Pride of Tameside Business Awards select its’ Charity of the Year
  • 24.
    Ambitious plans for2013 and beyond • Programme of major events planned, including: • A large contingent of riders (30+) taking part in the Manchester -Blackpool charity cycle ride in July • Being the ‘charity of the year’ for the Tameside Triathlon in October • A large charity abseil in the summer
  • 25.
    Ambitious plans for2013 and beyond • ‘Lower key’ events in the borough throughout the year, including: • A series of ‘bag packing’ events in supermarkets • A number of business networking events • Fund raising at a number of community events – such as ‘I love Hyde’
  • 26.
    Ambitious plans for2013 and beyond • Signing up a ‘media partner’ • We are developing a ‘£10 challenge’ initiative for schools and colleges, building entrepreneurial skills with students with profits going to Tameside 4 Good. • Licencing the ‘4 Good’ model in other areas • Wigan 4 Good launches in spring

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Why its come about What it will do Some examples - business and community
  • #4 Why its come about What it will do Some examples - business and community
  • #5 Why its come about What it will do Some examples - business and community
  • #6 Why its come about What it will do Some examples - business and community
  • #7 talked to lots of organisations locally last year -CAB example Nigel said “ we can’t community fundraise because the average person just things we’re about getting asylum seekers council houses”
  • #8 Often the ask isn’t right Huge national charities – large marketing spend. Recent British Red Cross campaign / cancer charity night on Channel 4 on Friday etc Looking to increase giving overall – and keeping more of it locally
  • #11 Often the ask isn’t right Huge national charities – large marketing spend. Recent British Red Cross campaign / cancer charity night on Channel 4 on Friday etc Looking to increase giving overall – and keeping more of it locally
  • #12 Often the ask isn’t right Huge national charities – large marketing spend. Recent British Red Cross campaign / cancer charity night on Channel 4 on Friday etc Looking to increase giving overall – and keeping more of it locally
  • #13 Often the ask isn’t right Huge national charities – large marketing spend. Recent British Red Cross campaign / cancer charity night on Channel 4 on Friday etc Looking to increase giving overall – and keeping more of it locally