1. Funding and Finance: Experiences of Practioneers Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

2. Public Funds: - relating to programms - long phase of decision making Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

3. Private Funds: - relating to private interests - transparency: the way of decision-making Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

4. Private Funds: - Voluntary work: an important source - creating individual benefits of the volunteers - Volunteers cann`t replace professionells Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

5. Combining Funds: - an emerging principle - different durations of programms and contracts - A mix of different sources enhances the responsibilities of several players for place-keeping. Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

6. Combining Funds: - Public-Private Partnerships - Common private and public interests - using the flexibility of private acteurs and public ressources - Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

7. Fundraising: - needs time - confidence and trust as prerequisite - involving the committee and the chairman Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

8. Fundraising: - longterm contacts - beginning with a small group of donators - enterprizes from the neighbourhood: housing- companies, SME - Enterprizes with the need of a good image: airport - business partner: personal contacts Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

9. Fundraising – Foundations: - related to big companies (eg. Housing-Companies) - Calls twice or three times a year - Obligations of reporting and claimimg / Sending in the invoices Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

10. Fundraising: - documenting all the activities for the donators - writing and disseminating a report of the project - with the logo of the funding organisations … Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

11. Fundraising - Events: - impressions and feelings making possible - explaining the individual benefit of the donator - theatre, music and songs, - sport activities, - celebrating inaugurations Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

12. Conclusions: - timescales of private persons (with a short-term perspective) and public bodies (with long-term planning) - disappointments are not unusual - visible results and individual benefits (fun) are crucial for engaging volunteers Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012

13. Contact: Lawaetz Foundation Ulrich Schenck 0049 (0)40 39 99 36-56 schenck@lawaetz.de Final Conference: Sheffield, May 09. & 10. 2012