BIG have launched a grant linked to their village SOS competition. It is aimed at kick starting community businesses throughout UK. Applications MUST show consultation with the local community. Visit their website for full details. DEADLINE 6 OCTOBER
Village SOS competition
http://www.villagesos.org.uk/competition
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Monday, 22 August 2011
Princes Countryside Fund open
The fund will be open again from the 1st September
http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/our-projects/apply-funding
http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/our-projects/apply-funding
Friday, 19 August 2011
15 great social media campaigns
These campaigns are from the US, but still useful over hear and give a good range of campaigns that could be adapted, but also demonstrate the power social media has as a fundraising tool
http://www.sumac.com/social-media-campaigns
Thursday, 11 August 2011
People’s Postcode Trust Small Grants Programme
People’s Postcode Trust Small Grants Programme is now open;
Applications can be between £500 and £5000 in Wales. All projects applied for in this round must be run between October and April 2012
See the 'How to Apply' page to download an application form.
The deadline for all applications is 5pm on Friday 26th August
http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/how-to-apply/
Applications can be between £500 and £5000 in Wales. All projects applied for in this round must be run between October and April 2012
See the 'How to Apply' page to download an application form.
The deadline for all applications is 5pm on Friday 26th August
http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/how-to-apply/
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Needs Assessment
Need assessment
With greater emphasis being placed upon demonstrating the need for a project- the following information is designed to help a group identify the need for a project, it was originally written with a village hall in mind, but could be adapted and applied to other projects.
1) Identify the existing resource(if there is one)
a.What use is it getting – how frequently is the centre used
b.How is being used – what activities are being undertaken
c.Who is using it – what groups are using the centre
d.What alternatives are available – other halls / facilities nearby
2) Identify potential
a. Who else could use the hall
b. What additional activities could be undertaken
c. Who could be attracted in to use the centre
3) Ability of committee to manage project
All this information can be gathered in several ways:
A survey of the community - This could be a short survey given to every household to ask if they use the hall/, how often, what needs it is not meeting, where else they travel to use facilities, and what their priorities are.
A survey of user groups - To identify the needs of groups using the hall and also those who are not using the hall and what may encourage them to do so. What space and facilities do groups need want (storage, staging, lighting, music, large / small areas, kitchen, bar, changing area, toilets). This information will provide a basis on the size of centre that may be needed and what equipment would be needed and also features wanted.
Audit of existing resources
a. In the village / b. Surrounding villages / c. Accessibility of other resources (i.e. transport)
This would identify what is available elsewhere and how accessible the alternatives are and address issues of duplication and local need for the project. The information would also help to identify opportunities for activities that are not being offered locally.
Consultation with stakeholders - Speak to management committee and those with an involvement of the running of the centre. This will draw out any issues concerns of stakeholders and identify possible future uses of the centre.
Consultation with Statutory bodies - To identify any legal, planning or other issues relating to the existing centre.
Census data - To identify the socioeconomic demographic profile of the area. This will identify who is the potential audience of the centre.
Skills audit of the management committee - This would be a short questionnaire to establish the range of skills held by the committee that can be used to identify any gaps where the committee may need strengthening or where professional help may need to be brought in.
With greater emphasis being placed upon demonstrating the need for a project- the following information is designed to help a group identify the need for a project, it was originally written with a village hall in mind, but could be adapted and applied to other projects.
1) Identify the existing resource(if there is one)
a.What use is it getting – how frequently is the centre used
b.How is being used – what activities are being undertaken
c.Who is using it – what groups are using the centre
d.What alternatives are available – other halls / facilities nearby
2) Identify potential
a. Who else could use the hall
b. What additional activities could be undertaken
c. Who could be attracted in to use the centre
3) Ability of committee to manage project
All this information can be gathered in several ways:
A survey of the community - This could be a short survey given to every household to ask if they use the hall/, how often, what needs it is not meeting, where else they travel to use facilities, and what their priorities are.
A survey of user groups - To identify the needs of groups using the hall and also those who are not using the hall and what may encourage them to do so. What space and facilities do groups need want (storage, staging, lighting, music, large / small areas, kitchen, bar, changing area, toilets). This information will provide a basis on the size of centre that may be needed and what equipment would be needed and also features wanted.
Audit of existing resources
a. In the village / b. Surrounding villages / c. Accessibility of other resources (i.e. transport)
This would identify what is available elsewhere and how accessible the alternatives are and address issues of duplication and local need for the project. The information would also help to identify opportunities for activities that are not being offered locally.
Consultation with stakeholders - Speak to management committee and those with an involvement of the running of the centre. This will draw out any issues concerns of stakeholders and identify possible future uses of the centre.
Consultation with Statutory bodies - To identify any legal, planning or other issues relating to the existing centre.
Census data - To identify the socioeconomic demographic profile of the area. This will identify who is the potential audience of the centre.
Skills audit of the management committee - This would be a short questionnaire to establish the range of skills held by the committee that can be used to identify any gaps where the committee may need strengthening or where professional help may need to be brought in.
Time Management
Slim timer is a really neat (free) and easy to use programme to help with time management. You simply enter the various projects you are working on and it records the time spend on each project.
it can run reports on time spent on projects; which is a great help when completing timesheets for evidence of expenditure
http://slimtimer.com
it can run reports on time spent on projects; which is a great help when completing timesheets for evidence of expenditure
http://slimtimer.com
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Tools for internet fundraising
These are the slides from my basic online fundraising course which show how to use various online fundraising tools like ebay, online donations, every click and other search engines, adsense,
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Social media as a fundraising tool
This is a set of slides from a course I run on using social media as a fundraising tool. The course is designed to help organisations identify appropriate types of social media to interact with a wide audience , through this interaction you can generate more interest in the organisations work and this leads to fundraising / donations possibilities
http://www.slideshare.net/jrxm/earning-more-online
http://www.slideshare.net/jrxm/earning-more-online
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