Funding for Registered Social Landlords & Housing Associations (3177)

21st–30th July 2010, Birmingham, City Centre

Overview

Registered Social Landlords and other housing organisations are increasingly becoming involved in regenerating their estates and neighbourhoods. This has resulted in a range of training, development and regeneration projects managed directly or delivered in partnership with others, by housing organisations. Central and Local government, Europe and other funding agencies are increasingly looking to work with housing organisations.

The workshop will examine some of the more common funds (UK wide, regional, local and European) and provide guidance on the routes to access and how these funds can be utilised within your organisation.

Content

The aim of the workshop is to review a selection of the different types of public and charitable funds available to organisations engaged in community regeneration activities.

Through presentations and group discussion, the facilitator will illustrate how public and charitable funding works, which funds are typically accessable and for what purpose. Delegates will learn how to “best guess” the future objectives of the main funders, Europe.

The workshop will cover:

The key differences of funding streams and how external funding can support the work of housing organisations:

• Overview of key developments and central and local government & funding streams
• Capacity building – a health check of organisational readiness for the management of funding
• Funding sources for housing organisations – Grants, Trusts, Regeneration Funding, employment funding and Charities
• European Funding – overviewing the Structural Funds and other programmes
• Funding priorities – the targeting of external funding and how to access it
• Sources of information and support

Who Should Attend?

Project/Funding Managers from: Registered Social Landlords, Housing Associations, other housing organisations, tenants and residents representatives HE & FE institutions, Universities, Housing  Officers in Local Authorities,  staff from Careers Service/Connexions, Regional Development Agencies. Government Offices, NHS Trusts, Voluntary and Charitable organsiations and others with the responsibility for managing or developing housing or tenant /resident related training and development, employment or regeneration projects.

Programme

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Facilitator

The Facilitator is a London based trainer and consultant with over 20 years experience in the public, private and voluntary sectors. He is an approved consultant for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and previously a visiting lecturer/ research associate at the University of Central Lancashire in Community Regeneration and Health, in the Health & Ethnicity Unit.

He is a graduate and qualified trainer, who has developed & delivered fundraising training programmes for many community and non-profit making organisations & regularly writes and researches funding proposal for community groups, local authorities, social enterprises and universities & colleges. He has also undertaken consultancy work with several housing associations and works as an Independent Tenant Adviser on fundraising to tenants & residents groups in London.

Currently working with a range of third sector organisations on various public Funding programmes to research funding sources and other development opportunities. He has significant experience of working on and managing EU funding programmes, especially ESF and is also an associate member of both the Institute of Fundraising & the Institute of Economic Development.

Venue and Travel

Venue details and travel information will be included in your confirmation email. If the venue has not been confirmed at the time of booking, then the information will be emailed to you closer to the event.

Booking & Confirmation

Bookings 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 booking form and payment in full and will include venue details and times.

Please direct all conference queries to the Conference Team.
Tel:  0845 130 6152 or 01827 63919.
Fax:  01827 60836 or 01827 61428. 
Email: conferences@national-training.co.uk

Terms & Conditions

Please read our full terms and conditions. Completion and return of the Booking Form constitutes a contract between yourselves and National Training Resources Limited.  Delegate cancellations/transfers are only accepted up to 3 weeks prior to the event and are subject to a small administration charge. Delegate substitutions can be made at any time.  We reserve the right to cancel or alter the event at any time.