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The changing shape of civil society
Insights for the sector from Your Voice Our Vision and where we go from here
Voluntary Sector North West Conference and AGM 2014Dawn Austwick15/10/2014
A radical tradition of social change
Sector income: challenges and opportunities
Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission
What’s on Big Lottery Fund’s mind?
Getting behind great local ideas
Porchfield Community Association in Liverpool – awarded £5,350 in July 2012 through Awards for All
Enabled them to add digital inclusion to their activities, which consultation had revealed a demand for
Computer classes, including how to use Skype and price comparison sites
Success bred confidence and in 2013, Porchfield made a successful bid for £109,091 from Reaching Communities to expand upon their activities
Putting communities at the heart of our funding
Working with others
Public sector funding to parks set to fall 60% over the next decade – so new models needed to sustain them
Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund have both funded parks in delivery of their missions
Joined up with Nesta, an innovation charity, to deliver a £1million grant fund
11 projects announced in July 2014 – innovating new ways of generating income and making parks sustainable
Next steps