Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport Funding Overview Tuesday 17th January 2017 Annette Kendrick Sports Development Officer (Funding & Clubs)

Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport 1 of 45 CSPs nationally Network of local agencies working in partnership (e.g. Local Authorities, School Sport Partnerships, NGBs) Committed to increasing participation in sport and physical activity Vision: Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland the most sporting and physically active place in England by 2025 Three Outcomes: More People, More Medals, Better Health Funded by a number of agencies including Health and Sport England.

Outcomes Understand importance of having a good club structure to attract funding Project Planning Ways to generate funding Writing a strong funding application Sport England Strategy for Sport 2016-2021 outcomes for investment LRS (Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport) Officer support for Funding applications

Introductions Name Club Experience of applying for funding

Is your Club Fit for Funding? Organisational Structure of your club Constituted not for profit sports club CASC Incorporated (Company limited by guarantee, Company limited by shares, Community Interest Company) Unincorporated Charity High quality operating procedures Clear Aims & Objectives Audited Accounts Relevant Policies (Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Health & Safety)

Club and Project Planning Pro active project group established Business Case – business idea / overview Business Plan – how it will be implemented Club Improvement Plan Sports Development Plan

Ways to generate Income Grants Sponsorship Fundraising Organisation Income Loans Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) Shopping on-line Crowdfunding

What do you want the Funding for? Outcomes of your project need to meet the funders criteria SPORT for Sport Using Sport to achieve other outcomes; Health Education Community Cohesion Environmental Gender Disability Cultural / faith Young people Older People

Grant Funding Key aspects to writing a Strong Application Check eligibility, deadlines, guidance notes Find the Funders key criteria and explain how your project meets it Find out what is excluded from the fund Assume the funder has no prior knowledge Don’t use abbreviations Keep it clear and concise Answer ALL questions Clearly detail the outcomes of your project Be realistic in what you can deliver

Grant Funding continued Key Aspects to writing a Strong Application Thoroughly evidence the ‘need’ for your project – statistics and results of consultations Ensure contact people named on the form have knowledge of the application Cover ALL costings – offer partnership / in kind funding where possible Include all requested information Ensure the application is sent by the deadline Keep a copy of the application form Don’t start the project before you have applied for or received the grant

LRS Website – Funding Finder Search engine for local, regional and national sources of funding Over 150 sources of funding Funding can be filtered by funding type; Athlete / Individual Club / Group / Organisation Coach / Official Disability Education / Training Equipment Facility Development Key word search and other filters

Club to consult club members and have a clear club / project plan What happens now / LRS Support for Funding Club to identify if you are ‘Fit for Funding’ and the organisational structure of your club Club to consult club members and have a clear club / project plan Club to plan the details of your project and the outcomes you want to achieve Club to identify most applicable ways to generate income Club to search for applicable sources of funding on LRS Funding Finder – for further guidance contact Annette at LRS Annette will then support identification of most applicable sources of funding Club to decide on funding source and draft application LRS to review application and give feedback

Any Questions?

Contact Information Annette Kendrick Sports Development Officer (Funding & Clubs) Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport Tel: 01509 564858 Email: a.kendrick@lboro.ac.uk http://www.lrsport.org/fundingfinder