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People in the Lead: Supporting communities across England

11th May 2018 Jenny Rouse Head of Regional Funding- North West

Greater Manchester and Manchester BME Network Joint Networking event

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About Big Lottery Fund…

We ensure money raised by players of The National Lottery helps communities to achieve their ambitions and thrive. We support charities, community groups, and people with great ideas - local or national, large or small. Last year we made nearly 14,000 grants for over £700 million, using money raised by National Lottery players. 90% of these were for under £10,000. North East and Cumbria Team

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Your voice, our vision

In 2014 the Fund asked:

“How we can best achieve our mission of bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of people most in need?”

…AND IT LISTENED!

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How Big Lottery should operate…

• 1. Confidence, not control
• 2. Simple processes, good judgements
• 3. The strengths people bring
• 4. A catalyst for others
• 5. Shared direction, diverse approaches
• 6. Using resources well

…The importance of genuine relationships and understanding context

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To identify projects that…

• 1. Bring people and build strong relationships in and across

communities

• 2. Improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
• 3. Enable more people to fulfil their potential by working to

address issues at the earliest possible stage

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Delivered by organisations that are….

People Led They ensure the people they work with are meaningfully involved in the development, design and delivery of the project. Strengths based They support people and communities to build on the knowledge, skills and experience they already have to make the changes they want. Connected They demonstrate a good understanding of other activities and services in the community and can show how the project will complement these.

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What does this mean for those we work with in England?

From April 2018…

• Six new regional teams:

London and South East, South West, Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and Cumbia…and of course the NORTH WEST

• “On the ground” Funding Officers
• Working with organisations and communities
• Decisions where money is spent are made locally

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And in the North West…

All change! 20 new people in a team of 25 covering three different areas- Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire & Merseyside And a dedicated Greater Manchester team…

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Our support for communities in England

Under £10,000 National Lottery Awards for All: our most popular funding stream, providing a quick and simple way to get small Lottery grants of between £300 and £10,000. Over £10,000 Reaching Communities: Flexible funding over £10,000 for up to five years to organisations in England who want to take action on the issues that matter to people and communities. Partnerships: Through our Partnerships funding, we make grants

• ver £10,000 for organisations which work together with a

shared set of goals and values.

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Right now…

Five weeks in- we are learning the ropes: building knowledge

• f different places, how to make payments, assess ideas,

make fair and informed decisions…and how to say no

The future…

More and more visible, with a growing understanding of places and the organisations and communities based there.