Fund it! Workshop

1. Amy Sweet
Regional Assistant
South West
Who are we?

2. Children in Need SW Region
BBC West - Bristol
BBC South West – Plymouth
BBC South - Southampton

3. The projects that we fund…
…help us achieve our three ambitions.
That every child in the UK has a childhood that is :
Safe
happy and secure
allows them the chance to reach their potential

4. • Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
• Any kind of disability
• Behavioural or psychological problems
• Severe poverty and deprivation
Projects should make a difference to
disadvantaged children and young
people, aged 18 and under.

5. Our grant programmes
Emergency Essentials
 www.buttleuk.org
Small Grants
 any amount up to and including £10,000 for
one year at a time
Main Grants
 over £10,000 for up to three years

6. SMALL GRANTS
5 deadlines a year, quicker turnaround
1st April early June
1st June early August
1st September early November
1st December early February
1st February early April
 £10,000 or under for 1 year
only
 Online application
 9 week turnaround

7. MAIN GRANTS
3 deadlines a year
15th May mid October
15th September mid February
15th January mid June
 Over £10,000, up to 3 years
 Initial Application – online
 Invited to full application stage

8. 5 main focus areas

9. BBC CiN’s
three
ambitions
for children
The three
most
important
differences
your project
makes
Your project’s
activities
How you make a difference for
children and young people

10. How ‘Pudsey Street Youth Centre’
makes a difference for children and young people
Safe
Happy & secure
Reaching
potential
Less involvement in
anti-social
behaviour
Greater sense of
pride in themselves
Greater team-
working skills
Dance sessions
Music sessions
Trips to see
performances
Final performance
and Arts Award

11. Committee Feedback
Explain what you do simply and clearly.
A clear ‘theory of change’ explaining how you know that what you do today makes a
difference for young people now and in the future.
How do you add value to other projects and services?
Ensure that you do as much of the planning as possible with CYP.
Needs led: shaped in response to specific knowledge and understanding of the
issues and challenges children and young people face.
Value for money: Carefully planned and designed projects which maximise the
impact of CIN’s public donation.

12. Thank you
Amy Sweet
0117 974 6600
south&west@bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk/pudsey