How to Gain Funding, Grants and Loans for a Social Enterprise

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Overview

Social Enterprises are becoming increasingly important in the delivery of public services; they are also beginning to expand in terms of contract delivery and partnership development. The coalition government are encouraging a more wide ranging role for social enterprise in the delivery of public services at local, regional and national level. The ‘Big Society’ initiative and the ‘New Localism’ agenda both present new and exciting opportunities for social enterprises and social enterprise partnerships.

This one day workshop will review the development of Social Enterprises and the funding, grants and loans that they can access.

The workshop will examine some of the more common funds – social investment, charitable trusts, central, regional and local government and European funding and provide guidance on the routes to access and how these funds can be utilised by your organisation.

Content

The aim of the workshop is to update delegates on key issues in social enterprise development, review a selection of the different types of public and charitable funds available to organisations engaged in social enterprise activities and identify development and funding opportunities for existing and new social enterprise organisations.

Through presentations and group discussion, the facilitator will illustrate how public and charitable funds are managed and distributed; which funds are typically accessed and for what purpose and review the future objectives of the main funders, including many new and existing funding streams.

The workshop will cover:

The key differences of funding streams and how external funding can support the work of a social enterprise:

• Overview of key developments and central and local government & other funding streams
• Capacity building – a health  check and update on current capacity building issues with regard to social enterprise development
• Social Enterprise and the Big Society
• Social Enterprise, partnerships and public service delivery
• Funding sources for  Social Enterprises – Grants, Trusts, Regeneration Funding, loans, development funding and other related opportunities
• European Funding – overview of the Structural Funds and other programmes
• Funding priorities – the targeting of external funding & how to access it
• Group exercises
• Case studies
• Sources of information and support

Delegate Feedback

"A wonderful selection of ways to support future working and funding applications"
Project Administrative Officer - Aimhigher Northamptonshire

"Excellent in depth introduction to opportunities"
Funding Manager, Recovery Initiative Social Enterprise

"Very informative and packed with detail"
Director of Business Development, EOS Works

"An excellent window on the many funding opportunities available for SE's, all in one place"
Assistant Director of Policy, London Borough of Hounslow

"Excellent detailed tour of relevant grants and funding opportunities.  Very useful and tailored to activities of delegates - would recommend"
Bid Manager, SEETEC

Related Workshops

The following 1 Day courses are related to this topic, please follow the links for details of the content and scheduled dates.

How to Gain Funding, Grants and Loans for a Social Enterprise

How to Set Up a Social Enterprise or Community Group

New Organisational Structures for Non-profit Making Organisations

Who Should Attend?

Representatives from, social enterprises, CDA’s, Credit Unions, Business Link and social enterprise development agencies. Work Programme Prime contractors, Registered Social Landlords, Housing Associations and other housing organisations, tenants and residents representatives. Universities and Colleges, RSL’s, staff from Careers Service/Connexions. Local government officers, Voluntary and community organisations, co-operatives and others with the responsibility for managing or developing Social Enterprise 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.