big lottery fund, hugh stultz
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Big Lottery Fund
Community Links Bromley Leading the Sector towards 2020
18th November 2015
Introduction
─ Hugh Stultz - Funding Officer
─ Key role
─ Supporting applicants and potential applicants
─ Raising BIG’s awareness of local needs and priorities
Big Lottery Fund
─ BIG is one of four distributors of Lottery funding
─ We are responsible for 40% of all the money raised for good causes by the National Lottery
─ We distribute £600 million in funding each year
─ 80-90% of our funding goes to community and voluntary organisations
Big Lottery Fund Mission
“The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real
improvements to communities and to the lives of
people most in need”
New Strategic Framework
Key concept – ‘putting people in the lead’
This includes our grant making process
Knowledge and learning
Communications and engagement
Big’s Funding Principles
─ Partnership
─ User Informed
─ Local
─ Long Term
─ Evidence, Impact and Influence
How the lottery £2 is spent
Prizes£1
Good Causes
56p
Lottery Tax 24p
Retailers 10p
Operating Costs 10p
BIG is responsible for delivering 40 per cent of all funds raised for good causes - about 12 pence of every pound spent on a Lottery Ticket
BIG is an outcomes funder
Your project must meet at least one of these four outcomes:
People having
better chances
in life
Stronger
communities
Improved
rural and
urban
environments
Healthier and
more active
people and
communities
BIG targeted funding programmes
BIG
Fulfilling lives:
Headstart
Talent Match
Multiple and complex needs
Fulfilling Lives: A
Better Start
BIG open programmes
BIG
Heroes Return
Reaching Communities
Awards for ALL
(A4A)
Awards for All Programme
─ Small grants scheme awarding £300-£10,000
─ Applications from community & voluntary groups, schools, health bodies and parish / town councils
─ Single stage application process
─ BIG gives decision within 6 weeks of application
─ Project must be complete within one year of award
Reaching Communities Programme
─ Larger grants scheme awarding grants over £10,000
─ Main programme:
o Revenue projects funding from £10,000 (average £300,000)
o Smaller capital projects funding from £10,000-£100,000
─ Buildings programme:
o Larger capital projects funding from £100,000
o Geographically targeted at most deprived areas
BIG Awards in Bromley
―100+ Awards for All Grants
―Total value £831, 074
―Average grant £8,398
― Reaching Communities Grants
―Total value £1,033,645
Considering working in partnerships
Why are partnerships important
• Crucial for our strategic programmes such as Multiple Needs, Talent Match, Fulfilling Lives: Ageing Better
• Avoids duplication
• Ensures sustainability
• Supports capacity building
• Less competition for scarce funds
Key questions for your organisation
• what are your organisation’s aims
• What are your partner aims
• What is the partnership trying to achieve
• Does this fit with your key aims / mission statement
Different types of partnerships
Hub
Lead Org
Improving your chances of
gaining funding from BIG
What BIG is looking for in applications
─ Project is appropriate for the programme
─ A good fit with BIG outcomes
─ Strong evidence that your project is needed
─ Proof that your project will make a difference
─ Beneficiaries consulted and involved in all stages of the project
Tips on completing your application
Does your application meet
BIG outcomes
Is there a clear case (evidence) for
your project
Are your outcomes (change) clearly
linked to activities and need
Defining Need
─ Go back to basics – assume the officers assessing your application know nothing about the needs of the people you are trying to help
─ Quote your sources - make sure all sources of evidence are listed and dated
─ Make a strong case – use a broad range of information sources including user consultation
Use a broad range of evidence
‘Hard’
Information
Local statistics
Focus groups
Questionnaires
Interviews
Focus groups
Consultations
Interviews and quotes
‘Before and after’ dataDeprivation Index
Census
Strategies and policies
Research reports
Local & national priorities
Local statistics
Questionnaires
Letters of support
‘Hard’ Information‘Soft’ Information
Waiting listsOffice for National Statistics
Developing a strong application
Project OutcomeProject OutcomesThe difference you want to make
or the change you want to bring
about for your beneficiaries
Project AimThe overall point
of your project
Project ActivitiesThe services and activities you will carry out
to meet the outcomes and achieve the project aim
Project Need Project Need
Developing a strong application cont’d
Activities
Outcomes Beneficiaries
Needs
Comments on Successful Applications
─ ‘Beneficiaries and their needs are clearly identified’
─ ‘A full range of activities has been provided that will clearly deliver the project outcomes’
─ ‘Varied and relevant external evidence confirms the issues identified and shows the gaps in current service’
─ ‘Beneficiaries involved in management committee, consultation, project planning and design, volunteering, recruitment and evaluation’
Tips for Success
― Read the guidelines and use all other help available
― Start by defining need – make it the core of your application
― Focus on your beneficiaries and the difference that your project will make to them
― Get a ‘critical friend’ to review your application before submission
Leave plenty of time to research and re-read your application before submitting.
Support and Guidance Available
─ Big Lottery Fund website: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
─ Getting Funding & Planning Successful Projects
─ Case studies of successful projects
─ BIG Advice Line: 0845 4 10 20 30
─ Email enquiries: [email protected]
Questions and Comments?
