2. Viv Cole
Trust Manager
Warley Woods Community Trust
How to find funding for your green space
3. How to find funding
• Warley Woods – just some background
• Why do it?
• Potential Sources of Funding
• Places to find out more
• What to ask for and how to ask
• Potential Pitfalls
• Top Tips
6. Where does our money come from? (2010-
11)
• 47% from green fees 9%
1%
• 31% from Sandwell MBC 3%
4%
• 5% unrestricted grants 5%
47%
• 4% golf shop sales and hiring
• 3% other trading
•
31%
9% public donations/events
• 1% other sources
7. Why look for money?
• It makes things happen
• You can access funds the local authority can’t
• Brings an extra dimension to what you do for
your space
• Create pride, satisfaction.
• Creates a place that people can see is thriving
and will want to be part of
8. Potential Sources
• Statutory
• Lottery
• Trust and Foundations
• Landfill Tax
• Companies
• Your community (individuals)
• Trading
• Odd bods
9. Statutory
• Other local authority pots
• Health PCT/Mental Health Trusts
• Forestry Commission
• English Heritage
• Government initiatives: play, communities
10. Lottery
• Awards for All
• Heritage Lottery
• Big Lottery – changing initiatives
• Sport England
• Third Party (Big Lottery really)
11. Trust Foundations and Landfill Tax
• Personal Trusts
• Company Trusts
• Landfill Trusts
12. Companies
• Company Trusts/Foundations
• Sponsorship
• Marketing and Communications
• Corporate Responsibility
• Matching staff contributions
• Collecting tins in shops
• Volunteering
13. Your Community and Trading
• Traditional fundraising by volunteers
• - raffles, tombola, quiz nights, cake sales
• Membership, charging at events
• Monthly donations, tree sponsorship, legacies,
donating a bench in memory
• Online – Lifestyle
• Gift Aid
• Selling things at a profit – site related
• - just for cash
14.
15. Odd bods
• News paper appeals
• Competition appeals
• Big Tree Plant
• FSI Raffle
• The Big Give website
• Projects led by young people
16. Research
• Internet, Charity Commission
• Register for emails and updates
• Local voluntary sector councils
• Grant net/Funder Finder databases/books
• Keep a file of potentials even if they don’t
match your current ideas
17. Useful Websites/emails
• www.how2fundraise.org (ideas)
• www.green-space.org.uk (Community Update email)
• Local voluntary sector council website
• www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities
/greenspacefunding (ideas and other sites)
• www.greenfunders.org – look at who is involved
• www.grantfinder.co.uk
• www.fundingcentral.org.uk
18. What to ask for and how
• Think about what you want to raise money for.
Capital, activities, general?
• Think of its attributes – social, training,
environmental, health, young people,
heritage, nature, physical improvements
• Decide what you have capacity to do well
• Match this with potential funds/methods
19. Avoiding Pitfalls
• Don’t be scatter gun – do research and make
your time count
• It is a competitive process
• Read guidelines, use forms, check address and
requirements
• Ensure you are able to meet their terms and
conditions
• Don’t chase the money
20. Top Tips
• Make the application about people and about
changes
• Use pictures – your space is inspiring and they
have never been there
• Even if you write alone, let others comment
• Keep forming project ideas for the future
• Remember fundraising is personal
21. Next steps
• Full of ideas?
• Not sure where to start?
• More detail in the workshop
• Hopefully inspired with possibilities
• Think of what you could achieve
• Not inspired?