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The Big Lottery Fund has been asking for your views to help shape their funding policies from 2009 - 2015. These funding policies guide how the Big Lottery Fund awards money.
The diversion of £638 million from the Big Lottery Fund to support the London 2012 Olympics means that there is significantly less funding available than in previous years. It was vital that RAISE members independently responded to this consultation to ensure that the Big Lottery Fund continues to provide a large proportion of its grants to help those most in need.
RAISE has now produced a final response to the Big Thinking consultation to view this please click
here
.
Use your VOICE! We aim to improve support for campaigning and advocacy for Voluntary/Community Organisations (VCOs) in the South East. Our one day roadshow will give you a valuable insight into why campaigning matters, how to campaign and the resources available. It will also provide you with the chance to experience practical workshops on different aspects of campaigning, empowerment and voice. This is a full day, with refreshments provided.
You can download a booking form
here
.
If you have any queries regarding this event please contact Terry Bishop on or email
This event is primarily for the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) but additional places will be allocated to any other interested parties on a first come first served basis.
In January we asked our members to complete an online survey to help us to understand the impact of the credit crunch on the Voluntary and Community Sector and the communities that they serve. The responses show our members are being bitten by the credit crunch.
Over half of respondents (56%) stated that demand for services has increased. Whilst nearly three quarters of respondents (72%) anticipated that sector funding will decrease over the next six months. Less than one in ten (9%) believe it will increase.
Increased debt among the communities which members serve was the main issue for 42% of respondents, followed by limited access to jobs (25%).
For a full report on the results of the survey please click
here
.
The event will focus on the theme of Funding and Finance. The day will consider the Funding and Finance report produced by RAISE in October 2006. We will revisit the recommendations outlined in this report, reassessing how these recommendations have moved forward and we will also look at how organisations can become recession ready.
You can download a booking form
here
.
If you have any queries regarding this event please contact Jenny Laue on or email
When Local Area Agreements (LAAs) were introduced, they were heralded as a new way of working between central and local Government. LAAs act as the only vehicles for agreeing targets between local government, their delivery partners and central government. The emphasis on partnership working was paramount.
The purpose of this research was to provide a snapshot of the current situation and identify some common trends, challenges and opportunities that have arisen as a result of Local Area Agreements. We believe this report achieves these objectives. However the report also highlights the variation around the region and identifies some key points and trends which may inform future work.
On receiving the report, Kevin Brennan MP, Minister for the Third Sector, congratulated RAISE on creating such an informative report. He also emphasised that in 'the current economic climate the role of the Third Sector will become even more important to help our communities through difficult times.'
To view the report please click
here
.
The BIG Lottery launched its Big Thinking Consultation in London on Monday 17th November. The formal consultation is on the strategic framework and funding policies for BIG over the next three years.
From now until at least 2012, the diversion of Lottery funds to the Olympics means that there will be less new Lottery money available.
But demand is greater than ever so this is your chance to get the voice of the voluntary/community sector (VCS) heard and to influence the BIG strategy for 2009â15.
One particular question in the consultation document, which raises some concern, is question 4:
After 2012, when our 60-70% undertaking ends, should we continue to guarantee a percentage of our funding goes to the voluntary and community sector?
a) Funding should go to the organisation in the best position to deliver the project outcomes, whichever sector they are from.b) BIG should extend its undertaking to the voluntary and community sector beyond 2012. Does this mean BIG is considering funding the public and the private sector?
If you would like to participate in a focus group and input into the RAISE response please join us on the 14th January 2009 at the YMCA, Guildford (details to be confirmed) to discuss these questions.
To see the â10 BIG Questionsâ online, please click
here
.
To find out more please call Terry Bishop, Senior Social Policy Officer, on or email:
All RAISE publications and documents can be found at the
Documents
section of this web site.
To find out about the Regional Strategic Cross-Sector Partnership for the Third Sector in the South East visit
http://www.raise-networks.org.uk/RSCP/
(link opens in a new browser window)
Visit the SIPSE site at
http://www.raise-networks.org.uk/sipse/
(link opens in a new browser window)
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