Overview
There are almost 9,000 different UK Trusts & Foundations giving over £2bn each year to community projects and charitable causes. With traditional sources of funding (e.g. ESF) flowing towards Central & Eastern Europe, this one-day WorkShop will help your organisation prepare to exploit a significant area of new funding.
Content
The aim of this WorkShop is to familiarise organisations with the major Trusts & Foundations and the types of activity they seek to support. Through a combination of presentations, group discussions and exercises, delegates will leave with a better knowledge of the key funders, as well as how to prepare a letter of application or formal proposal. Using his experience as a bid writer and assessor, the facilitator will offer important tips on how to make your application stand out from the crowd.
The WorkShop will cover:
- The history of grantmaking by Trusts & Foundations
- Which funders offer the highest chances of success
- Developing an idea and identifying appropriate funders
- Structuring an application and what to include
- Tips for making presentations to assessment panels
- Sources of information and further help
Learning Objectives
- Understand how many Trusts & Foundations exist
- Understand the typical activities supported by each
- Appreciate the level of funding they give annually
- How to access information about Trusts & Foundations
- What to include in a letter of application and how to structure it
- What to include in (and what to leave out of) a formal application
Topics to be Covered
- The history of grantmaking by Trusts & Foundations
- Which are the largest funders/offer the best chance of success
- Developing an idea and identifying relevant funders
- Filtering information and approaching potential funders
- Structuring an application and getting past Stage 1
- Tips for writing letters and formal applications
- Tips for making presentations to assessment panels
- Sources of help and support on line
Supporting Materials to be Used
- Copies of dummy letters of application
- Copies of dummy application forms
- Copies of ‘Fundraising from Grant-making Trusts & Foundations’
- Extracts from Grants Online
- Extracts from FundingInformation.org
- Details of relevant web links – ACF, CVS, DSC
Who Should Attend?
Registered Charities, Community & Voluntary Sector Organisations, Colleges, Universities, Parent Teacher Associations, Sports Clubs & Governing Bodies, Arts Organisations, Faith Organisations, Non-Government Organisations, Local Authorities, Research Institutes, Council for Voluntary Services, Learning Partnerships, Business Links and Associations and training providers.
Facilitator
Craig Browne
Craig has almost 10 years experience in the field of grant funding including conducting funding searches, bid writing and project evaluation, as well as record keeping and project management.
Craig also regularly works as an assessor for the European Commission in Brussels. To date he has been invited as a panellist for the Socrates Grundtvig (Adult Education), Minerva (ICT Learning) and Joint Action programmes, both as an assessor of applications and interim & final reports. In addition he currently acts as an evaluator for two transnational projects, one co-ordinated by a Spanish NGO, the other by a rural development agency in Romania. As a result of these activities, Craig now has contacts in most countries of Central & Eastern Europe.
Previously, Craig was employed as External Funding Manager at Stockport College of Further & Higher Education. In this role he developed the college’s bidding activity from a position of one current project in 2000, to 20 live projects four years later and an annual income stream of £500,000 (from £35,000). During this time, he secured grants from the European Social Fund, National Lottery, Learning & Skills Council, European Commission and the Basic Skills Agency. He was also regularly invited to sit as a panellist by the Government Office North West and latterly by the Learning & Skills Council Greater Manchester.
Recently, Craig has also become an independent consultant to ECOTEC, the UK National Agency for the Leonardo da Vinci programme, a role which again will involve assessing funding applications for vocational education and training projects.
Delegate Fees
£215.00 + VAT for each delegate - this includes a comprehensive delegate pack containing
relevant support information for future reference, refreshments and a full luncheon.
A reduced rate of £205.00 + VAT will be offered for second and subsequent delegates from the same organisation.
Discounts are available for charitable/voluntary organisations and multiple registrations from the same organisation.
Travel & Accommodation
The nearest rail station is Birmingham New Street. There are a number of NCP Car Parks in close proximity to the venue including one adjacent to the hotel. Accommodation is also available - please contact the hotel direct for details and rates on 0121 606 9000.
Reservations & Confirmation
Reservations will only be accepted on receipt of full payment PRIOR to the event via cheque, BACS or credit card. Cheques to be made payable to ‘National Training Resources Limited’.
All reservations will be confirmed by email within two days of receipt of your completed Registration Form and payment in full and will include venue details and times.
Please direct all conference queries to the Conference Team at National Training Resources Limited.
Tel: 0845 130 6152 or 01827 63919.
Fax: 01827 60836 or 01827 61428.
Email:
conferences@national-training.co.uk
Terms & Conditions
Completion and return of the Registration Form constitutes a contract between yourselves and National Training Resources Limited. Although we are unable to accept cancellations, substitutions can be made at any time. We reserve the right to cancel or alter the event for reasons beyond our control.
In the event of non-attendance, we will be happy to post a delegate pack provided full payment has been received. Please note that a charge will be levied to cover postage and packing.
