Northamptonshire Community Foundation Grant making strategy

Introduction and refresher Good practice to review grant making approach every 3-5 years (ACF) 2007: first formal internal review of grant making and developed a 2 year strategy to standardise grant making 6 month and annual review In next 3 years build on good work with an outward looking approach

Your input Welcome from the Foundation Trustees: introduction from you about this strategy All Trustees have opportunity for imput Ownership of the grant making work Trustees of grant sub committee: Creative brainstorming, ideas, amendments and additions….

Developing new grant making strategy

Social Impact - Big impact – local level - promoting it Annual Awards ceremony Research briefs: across area and themes in new style fund report Sense of belonging: ’nurture’ a sense of belonging by embedding ourselves in the lives of Northamptonshire communities Measuring the impact: 10 year service review Community Development

Good Practice – smart admin – effective panels – research new trends Research best practice: ACF and network Standardised reports to all Donors Online applications: go ‘live’ July Young philanthropy Grants Advisors Web resources Donor-led grant making

Flexible services – donor care – group support Development of donor guide to grant services: resource guide for potential and actual donors Workshops, training and one to one support: programme of community development support for groups to build fundraising and evaluation skills

Creativity – modern – smart – keeping ‘the edge’ Creative use of ICT and digital media Developing new products for market trends: placing self as centre for philanthropy Team building and office environment Keeping an ‘edge’ – THE Grant making and Donor care experts for Northamptonshire

Community leadership – insight – influence - change Roll-out findings of recession action survey Strategic representation: exploring where we need to have a presence Vital signs: Based on Canadian Community Foundation model of community wellbeing indicators

Future legacy – Foundation footprint Assets – a future legacy/Community resource centre/Community hubs: supporting the development of community groups Communities and the impact of the growth agenda: funding programme development Media centres: supporting development of facilities e.g. community cinema