1. Building Change Trust VCSE Futures Future of the Sector conference Resilience and Renewal Workshop Adam Lopardo - Director of External Relations Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
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30 Years Old
1988
2018

3. 1789 £7.7m 188 individuals awarded to 806 groups and Grants totalling
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Key Statistics
awarded to 806 groups
and
188 individuals
1789
Grants totalling
£7.7m

4. Giving and philanthropy Funding and support
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Three-legged stool
Endowment
Giving and philanthropy
Funding and support
Knowledge and Leadership

5. Three key sources of research
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Community Knowledge
Three key sources of research
Garfield Weston - historic
Third Sector Trends Study - ongoing
Vital Signs - ongoing

6. Garfield Weston Report - 2014
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Garfield Weston
Garfield Weston Report
Surveyed 182 small-medium charities on funding resources and what funders and others can do to help build a sustainable future funding base
‘Squeezed middle’ vulnerable
Most deprived areas had fewest charities
Diverse funding sources but 86% funded from at least one government source
Local vs national foundations
Few resources to invest in change
Lacked confidence and reluctant to invest scarce resources in uncertain applications

7. Third Sector Trends – 2008-Now
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Third Sector Trends
Third Sector Trends – 2008-Now
Initiated by Northern Rock Foundation in 2008, taken on by us. Large scale survey of the fortunes of VCSE in North East
‘Squeezed middle’ vulnerable
VCSE accounts for 3-4% of employment
67% of organisations had income stability in
Structurally weak e.g. low organisational capacity, grant dependency, reliance on local funders, under-capitalisation

8. Partnerships programme
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Partnerships programme
Strengthen governance
Support income generation
Demystify national funders
Foster peer to peer learning and support

9. Provide/Broker Training
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More than grants
Provide/Broker Training

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More than grants
Share Skills

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More than grants
Demystify

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More than grants
Signpost and network

13. Lessons We are awaiting the evaluation of the first three years but….
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More than grants
Lessons
We are awaiting the evaluation of the first three years but….
Our role has been as much as a catalyst
Partners are important, we can’t or won’t do everything
Pick areas where there is no or little existing support
We still need to change mindsets
Core funding is important
Just the start but our board are now committed to continuing
Research is STILL important……

14. Vital Signs Looking at the priorities for community philanthropy:
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Vital Signs
Vital Signs
Looking at the priorities for community philanthropy:
Poverty - addressing the root cause
Mental health and wellbeing
Diversity and inclusion: levelling the playing field and building capacity
“Cold spots”: addressing areas where group’s capacity and the donor base are weakest