LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 1/37 - Below the radar:

Below the radar:

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 2/37 - About this report This paper uses the 36…

About this report This paper uses the 360Giving dataset to find and explore grassroots non-profit organisations operating at the local community or neighbourhood level. Such organisations are vital to UK civil society but often fall `below the radar, and have previously been under-represented in research and statistics. This paper demonstrates the value of datasharing in bringing them into the spotlight. Authors: Lisa Hornung (NCVO), David Kane (360Giving), V�ronique Jochum (NCVO) Local Trust is registered in England and Wales, charity number 1147511, company number 07833396. localtrust.org.uk This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncsa/4.0/

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 3/37 - Contents

Contents

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 4/37 - Foreword

Foreword

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 5/37 - Summary

Summary

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 6/37 - Key findings and implications

Key findings and implications

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 7/37 - Photographer: Zute Lightfoot

Photographer: Zute Lightfoot

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 8/37 - Introduction

Introduction

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 9/37 - Photographer: Zute Lightfoot

Photographer: Zute Lightfoot

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 10/37 - Understanding the context

Understanding the context

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 11/37 - the government announced funding for gra…

the government announced funding for grassroots organisations as part of its response to coronavirus.5

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 12/37 - Our approach

Our approach

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 13/37 - 1. Use external identifiers included in …

1. Use external identifiers included in the data (such as a charity registration number) to identify registered organisations.

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 14/37 - Registered grassroots organisations

Registered grassroots organisations

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 15/37 - What we found

What we found

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 16/37 - Some findings will focus on below-the-ra…

Some findings will focus on below-the-radar organisations and registered grassroots organisations, but will bring in other types of organisations for comparisons where appropriate.

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 17/37 - Total amount (�m)

Total amount (�m)

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 18/37 - Although the NLCF has funded the largest…

Although the NLCF has funded the largest number of below-the- radar organisations, other funders give a higher proportion of their grants to those organisations. Between 2016 and 2019, about one-fifth (18%) of all grantees of the NLCF were below-the-radar organisations. While the National Churches Trust only funded 326 below-the-radar organisations, those

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 19/37 - The grants given to below-the-radar orga…

The grants given to below-the-radar organisations do not exceed �10k

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 20/37 - Below-the-radar organisations are least …

Below-the-radar organisations are least likely to receive long-term grants

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 21/37 - What do the organisations do?

What do the organisations do?

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 22/37 - The biggest proportion of grants from th…

The biggest proportion of grants from the NLCF for below-the-radar organisations goes towards arts and culture

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 23/37 - Events are the most common activity of b…

Events are the most common activity of below-the-radar organisations funded by NLCF

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 24/37 - Funders are generally not funding the co…

Funders are generally not funding the core costs of organisations, which include items such as running costs and rent. Just 11% of grants to belowthe-radar organisations mention these terms, compared with 26% of registered

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 25/37 - Grants to grassroots organisations are m…

Grants to grassroots organisations are more likely to go outside of London compared with registered charities

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 26/37 - By deprivation level

By deprivation level

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 27/37 - Left-behind areas In a 2019 report for L…

Left-behind areas In a 2019 report for Local Trust, OCSI identified 206 wards in England as `left behind,10 based on analysis of a range of data on the community needs and assets of those areas. The 206 wards have a total population of 2.2 million people, around 4% of the total population of England. Only 1.4% of all grants are given to organisations in left-behind areas. Of those, 2.3% go to below-the-radar organisations, compared with 3.1% for other areas, suggesting that they are underrepresented in left-behind areas. 13% of grants in these areas go to belowthe-radar organisations funded by the NLCF, compared with 7% for other areas, suggesting that the NLCF is an important funder for these areas.

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 28/37 - Conclusion

Conclusion

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 29/37 - Appendix I: Technical description of met…

Appendix I: Technical description of method used

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 30/37 - Our approach, step by step

Our approach, step by step

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 31/37 - Step 2: Match to organisation records

Step 2: Match to organisation records

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 32/37 - Step 4: Apply additional criteria

Step 4: Apply additional criteria

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 33/37 - Appendix II: List of data publishers

Appendix II: List of data publishers

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 34/37 - London Catalyst London Councils (Open Go…

London Catalyst London Councils (Open Government Licence 3.0) Macc Manchester City Council (Open Government Licence 3.0) Masonic Charitable Foundation Millfield House Foundation National Churches Trust Nationwide Foundation Nesta Nuffield Foundation One Manchester Oxford City Council (Open Government Licence 3.0) Oxfordshire Community Foundation (Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0) Paul Hamlyn Foundation Pears Foundation Power to Change Quartet Community Foundation Quixote Foundation R S Macdonald Charitable Trust Road Safety Trust Samworth Foundation Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Seafarers UK Sir George Martin Trust Somerset Community Foundation Spirit of 2012 Sport England (Open Government Licence 3.0) Staples Trust Stockport MBC (Open Government Licence 3.0) Suffolk Community Foundation Sussex Community Foundation Tedworth Charitable Trust The AIM Foundation The Blagrave Trust

LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 35/37 - Appendix III: List of official registers…

Appendix III: List of official registers used in data matching

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LT-20-08-Below-the-Radar-Report.pdf - page 37/37 - About Local Trust Local Trust was establ…

About Local Trust Local Trust was established in 2012 to deliver Big Local, a unique programme that puts residents across the country in control of decisions about their own lives and neighbourhoods. Funded by a �200m endowment from the Big Lottery Fund - the largest ever single commitment of lottery funds � Big Local provides in excess of �1m of long-term funding over 10-15 years to each of 150 local communities, many of which face major social and economic challenges but have missed out on statutory and lottery funding in the past. localtrust.org.uk