Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 1/24 - Residents in control

Residents in control

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 2/24 - Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 3/24 - Contents

Contents

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 4/24 - Introduction

Introduction

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 5/24 - 1.1 Research approach

1.1 Research approach

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 6/24 - Context, conditions and considerations f…

Context, conditions and considerations for successful community grant making

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 7/24 - Aligning community grants programmes wit…

Aligning community grants programmes with the partnerships wider strategic priorities helped provide a clear framework for focusing and organising community grants. This was beneficial because it provided partnership members, all of whom are volunteers with busy lives, with a lens to focus their thinking about who, what and how they fund, and supported a deeper understanding of where community grants were best placed to add value to the Big Local partnerships ambition.

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"Sometimes we dont know there is a demand for an activity in our community, and we need to build relationships with key leaders so we can get that insight." (Big Local partnership member)

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� working with schools to encourage applications from young people: Hateley Cross and Big Kirk Hallam built relationships with teachers who were interested in using the grant application process to build young peoples confidence, writing and presentation skills.

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� Supporting skills and knowledge: by continuing to provide pre-application support and signposting to other funding opportunities after the Big Local grant.

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 11/24 - decisions and ensuring applicants are al…

decisions and ensuring applicants are also made aware of the process and timeline.

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In Rastrick, the partnership believes that the process of applying for funding is as important as the outcome of what is funded, because of the beneficial impact on applicants confidence and skills. In this way, community grants were used to enable local residents to try things out and experiment. All four areas hoped that this would create a ripple effect, building confidence and skills for residents to take part in other types/areas of community action.

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 13/24 - Wider benefits of community grant making

Wider benefits of community grant making

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Community grants were also a key part of partnerships COVID-19 response. For example, Hateley Cross provided a community grant to the local food bank, and Radstock and Westfield, unable to hold their `Dragons Den event, reallocated their community grants fund to support a local caf� owner to distribute cooked meals to vulnerable individuals

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 15/24 - Building confidence and skills in Rastri…

Building confidence and skills in Rastrick

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significant part of the local infrastructure.

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 17/24 - Conclusion

Conclusion

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Ensuring grant programmes remain relevant and responsive to the context in which they operate requires building in space for reflection, review and adaptation. The action research with the four partnerships shows the value of setting aside dedicated time and space to think through challenges and make adaptations to the grant making processes.

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 19/24 - References

References

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 20/24 - Appendix 1: Research approach

Appendix 1: Research approach

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went into wrapping up conversations and collecting feedback about the process. We also found benefits to working online,

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 22/24 - Appendix 2: Community grants framework

Appendix 2: Community grants framework

Community-grants-in-Big-Local-areas.pdf - page 23/24 - About IVAR

About IVAR

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