Slides from work on collaborative bidding for funding for cultural and creative business development work across the North East of England

1. North East Creatives
Workshop
Potential Collaborative Cultural & Creative Sector
Bids for funding for business/artist development
via the EU Programme (North East LEP

2. Agenda
Background
The Opportunity
The ‘Offer’ from the
Sector
Matching the Offer to
the Opportunity
Funding options
Delivery model options
Lead Partner options
Next Steps © Dance City

3. The Opportunity

4. Reminder: the opportunity for
North East Creatives
ERDF for business supported
(possibly only trading
businesses)
ESF for training in enterprise
skills (possibly only pre-start)
Availability of match funding
Intervention rate(s)
Partnership arrangements –
dealing with risk
Outputs
Convincing the LEP of the GVA
impact
Lead Partner – Cultural
organisation? Local Authority?
Enterprise Agency? RTC?

5. Latest position (?)

6. My thoughts (only guesses)
Cultural organisations will have options to bid
for ‘Multiple Barriers’ work and/or ‘Health
Inequalities’ work in their patch
Could bid as part of wider partnerships in
each patch OR as the cultural sector in that
patch if can reach “critical mass” of £2-3m
(unlikely?)
If seeking to be part of a partnership, there
are likely to be several courtiers
Can be included in more than one proposal

7. The Offer from the Sector
Catharine Hearn, Helix Arts

8. Volunteering in
cultural & creative
activities and events
as a way of
developing
confidence and skills.
The Offer from the Sector
Cultural/creative
classes as a way of
overcoming isolation
for excluded groups
e.g.
• The elderly
• People with
learning
disabilities
Participation in
cultural/creative
activity as a way of
tackling health
problems – especially
mental health
Culture & creativity
as a way of
developing the skills
and enthusiasm of
young people.
Possibly leading to
further education,
training or
employment in the
sector.
Creative
Inclusion

9. The Offer from the Sector
1. Culture & creativity as a route to engage, develop and move on young
people post 16
2. Volunteering on cultural & creative activities and events as a route for
disadvantaged people to gain confidence and skills
3. Culture & creative classes to help overcome isolation and build confidence
for excluded adults, where this leads towards economic activity
4. Participation in cultural/creative activity as a route to better (mental)
health, as part of progression towards economic activity

10. Proven track record of working with
‘hard to reach’ groups
Proven impact on participation, well-
being, confidence
Variety of ways into, through and
out of the sector
Scale of activity – 1,000s of
beneficiaries (how many eligible?)
Diverse size, sector, location
Interesting routes to digital inclusion
Most organisations have some
experience of ESF
The Offer from the Sector
Harnessing people’s enthusiasm for what they enjoy

11. The Offer from the Sector
Anything else?
© Sharon Dunn,
part of Colour Your
Life Photography
project

12. Matching the Offer to the
Opportunity

13. My thoughts (only guesses)
Cultural organisations will have options to bid
for ‘Multiple Barriers’ work and/or ‘Health
Inequalities’ work in their patch
Could bid as part of wider partnerships in
each patch OR as the cultural sector in that
patch if can reach “critical mass” of £2-3m
(unlikely?)
If seeking to be part of a partnership, there
are likely to be several courtiers
Can be included in more than one proposal

14. Delivery model options
Part of wider partnerships or
stand-alone bids?
Named partners and/or
framework procurement?
Community Grants may
continue
Will need lead partners…
© Helix Arts

15. Lead partner options
Local Authorities
Local VCS Consortia
Community Foundation(s)
Tyne & Wear Museums &
Archives
Northern Inclusion
Consortium
© blatant theft from the web

16. Next steps
Write up results to date
Get some clarity on the call
Decide whether to co-ordinate
across the sector, if so, how?
Woo partners
Bid
Win
Deliver