Active Communities Development Worker Briefing

Meet the team 22 staff at the Trust; 12 in Grant Programmes Team Director of Grant Programmes Grant Programme Manager Senior Grants Officers x 2 Grants Officers x 3 Grants Support Officers x 3 Grants Administrator

Session outline People’s Health Trust Overview of Active Communities Active Communities Outcomes Active Communities Criteria What we want from you Overview of the application form – key questions Next steps

People’s Health Trust National charity Our aim is to create a society without health inequalities We do this because we believe that where you live should not unfairly reduce the length of your life or the quality of your health We will achieve this by investing in people with great ideas to create fairer places to grow, live work and age

Our funding Money raised by 51 individual CICs each of which runs a society lottery They operate under the banner of The Health Lottery From ticket sales, People’s Health Trust receives 20.34p in every £1 So far over £50m has been raised for good causes

Some facts The poorer you are, the more likely you are to die younger The poorest people are likely to die 7 years earlier than the majority of the population They are likely to experience additional disabilities for 20 years more than the majority of the population

Our focus Local work across 51 areas Investing in great local ideas which: - are designed and run by local people; - will create stronger connections between people; - will help people to help make their community or neighbourhood even better. Local Conversations Healthy Places Healthy People

What we do not prioritise Lifestyle initiatives Individual behaviour These are critical exclusions for the Trust They do not provide an ethical or sustainable basis for policies promoting social justice

Active Communities: An overview A local programme designed to invest in local communities Applicant-friendly Six week application window Decision within weeks of application deadline

Active Communities: Outcomes The Trust wants to invest in great local ideas which build on the strengths within communities Fund ideas which: – are designed and run by local people – create stronger connections between people – help people to make their community or neighbourhood even better

What kind of things may be funded? Think “upstream” Computer groups for older people Group of community volunteer drivers to support isolated people Young people setting up their own local group TRA group training local people in mediation Community organisers group on an estate Group supporting local BME women to move into local politics

Active Communities Criteria Eligible organisations – not-for-profit e.g., registered charity, Company Limited by Guarantee (not having share capital), CICs (Limited by Guarantee), Industrial and Provident Societies/Co-ops and Constituted Community Organisations/Groups Organisations over three months old Income less than £350,000 Unrestricted reserves less than six months

Active Communities Criteria Funding of between £5,000 and £25,000 a year Project that last for between 9 months and 2 years Projects that are small and local, for example, a few streets or a small village. We don’t give money to larger projects Projects where people come from one or more of our fundable neighbourhoods

Where we fund Limited funds Targeted money in each of the areas based on IMD, SIMD and WIMD Clear areas from which participants could come (these can be found on our website), applicants need to provide the codes for these areas The 10% rule – natural boundaries

What we don’t fund We don’t fund projects that are strictly health-related and focus on certain diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke), or which aim to change behaviour (e.g. giving up smoking, losing weight etc.). We also don’t fund: projects from individuals or that benefit an individual projects where other organisations take over the management tax-funded projects, e.g. through the NHS or in school time political or religious projects activities already funded by another organisation projects that are part of a bigger project, our minimum contribution must be 50% things that have already happened loan repayments fundraising costs capital items only (e.g. equipment), you must include running costs capital items that are more than £15,000 in total contingency or unspecified costs

Common Rejection Reasons - Organisations Exceed income threshold. Have more than six months unrestricted reserves. Are not eligible organisations. Are not compliant with their regulator. Are not financially viable. Have not provided supporting documents – accounts, governing document, budget.

Common Rejection Reasons - Projects Are not small and local. Participants do not come from fundable neighbourhoods. Projects do not meet key programme criteria – local control or social links and ties (frequency of attendance or one to one activities). Projects are not well described. Budget issues – requesting less than 50% of total project costs, exceed capital amount, capital only. Budget does not match delivery or not based on logical assumptions.

Development Work What we want from you Promotion: To use your local knowledge and expertise to: – Support the promotion of the Active Communities locally so that it specifically reaches eligible organisations that are locally-led and based within the 0%-30% most disadvantaged communities by English/Scottish/Welsh Indices of Multiple Deprivation – Engage with and encourage infrastructure organisations and other community networks within the local area to support the submission of applications to the programme e.g. in neighbouring towns or local authorities

Development Work What we want from you Examples of promotion: Using the materials provided by the Trust you may want to use: social media (yours and other relevant organisations) websites (yours and others) newsletters (yours and others) mailshots community events funding surgeries funding events working with local infrastructure organisations

Development Work What we want from you Supporting local organisations/groups – Support local organisations to submit quality applications to the programme by the deadline, prioritising groups with less capacity, including – Support them to understand the programme’s aims and criteria – Advise them on how to complete the application e.g. guide, comment upon versions (not writing)

Development Work What we want from you Examples of supporting local organisations /groups By By phone 1:1 support Group sessions Referrals from People’s Health Trust (where we think someone has a need for support)

Development Work What we want from you Outputs: Submit on-line contact details form. Attend briefing. Creation of brief delivery plan outlining how you will deliver the key activities (promotion and support) Weekly contact with the Grants Programme Manager. To keep log of activities that have taken place to support promotion to local community, description of target audience and numbers reached To directly support the local organisations with the submission of quality applications with a total value of around £300,000. Provision of a list of organisations that have received individual support to apply.

The practicalities Making judgements about working with organisations: – good spread across areas - fairness – capacity – ability to gain support from elsewhere What happens if you reach capacity? Confidentiality Declarations of interest when start working with organisations

Active Communities application form Online Form – with detailed guidance to support applicants through each step Eligibility checklist The three key questions link strongly to the programme outcomes: - local control - social connections - making communities better What difference/positive effect will the project achieve? Key documents attached – budget, accounts, gov. docs

Next Steps Complete contact details form Offer letter from People’s HealthTrust Provide delivery plan The Trust will provide further supporting information – example application form, press release, IMD information, budget form etc. Stay in touch

Contact Details Susan Brown Natalia Griffiths Enquiries (helpline)