1. CAMDEN

2. Camden Approach Strategic Partners Fund – £2m/annum
Community Impact Initiatives – £1m/annum
VCS Advisory Group
Replacing various funding streams excluding advice, VCS infrastructure and others

3. Funding Programme Outcomes
A strong voluntary sector making a difference for local people – with support in all parts of the borough
Public, private and voluntary sector organisations working more closely together on common outcomes

4. Features of Strategic Fund
Unrestricted core funding
Up to 7 years (depending on council income)
Distributed by 8 zones – pop 30,000
All get funding, some get more - IMD
Local and City-wide equalities
Co-designed monitoring framework focused on governance and information sharing
Partnership encouraged but not forced

5. Strategic Equalities Camden Cypriot Women's Organisation
North London Cares
Somali Youth Development Resource Centre
Home Start Camden
Hopscotch Asian Women's Centre
Camden LGBT Forum
West Hampstead Women's Centre
Gaps in identification of strategic partners for disabled people and the Bangladeshi community that will be addressed in future.

6. Community Impact Fund
For initiatives that better align the efforts of public, private and voluntary sector organisations around a particular geographical area or issue.

7. Features of Community Impact Fund
Inclusivity – ensuring the value of smaller organisations is drawn on;
Ability for the VCS to identify the problems that might be suitable for a community impact approach;
Vary in duration, but likely to be between one and three initiatives at any point – there may be a greater number if deemed appropriate;
Any underspend is carried forward

8. VCS Advisory Group
Enabling increased commissioning from the VCS – particularly locally;
Greater emphasis on social value as part of the procurement process;
Working together to attract other funding, including Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities;
Developing approaches to maximise use of premises for community benefit;
Look at how other funding sources, such as the Community Infrastructure Levy could be spent on local organisations.

9. BRISTOL

10. Bristol Council Proposal
Single Co-designed prospectus
Focused on tackling disadvantage
£3.4 million/annum for 4 years,
Small/medium/large grants
Also support with finance, IT and human resources, sharing premises
Infrastructure, arts and community advice, children’s services not in scope at moment

11. Ways of working Giving the right help at the right time
Helping people to help themselves – and each other
Build on strengths of people, organisations and communities
Connecting people and organisations within and across communities

12. Key Challenges Reducing financial, food and fuel poverty
Tackling unemployment and underemployment
Improving access to information, services and opportunities in the city
Increasing physical, social and digital inclusion and reducing social isolation
Enabling influence and participation in the community

13. Features of Grants

14. Features of Grants Taper of 10% in year 3, 5% in year 4
Small grants application process
Short expression of interest
Discussion with panel
Short application form with help

15. WIGAN

16. Community Investment Fund
Aligned to Wigan Deal – inspiration for Our Manchester
Replaced raft of small grants and lots of systems.
Pooled the budgets from grants and added £ from reserves.

17. Community Investment Fund
£1m pot 2016
Up to £2,000 grants to small community groups. Simple application, no monitoring. Led by elected Members
£2,000-£10,000 start up funding. Simple application, no monitoring
Large investments. £10k-£200k. Funding for up to 3 years with a taper each year. Monitoring every 6 months

18. Community Investment Fund
Investments themed: Start Well (children), Live Well (lifestyle) Age Well (adult social care), Connecting Communities (community hubs) and Digital
Ties in with Council divesting assets, like allotments. These are coming through as opportunities to invest in groups
Some anchor/champion organisations emerging
Organisations signed up to new way of working in partnership: “our part”/ “your part”

19. Asset based funding

20. Asset based funding
Funding based on asking what’s working, not what is needed
making the most of the skills and experiences of people and assets within communities
Big Lottery in Scotland – case study of Phoenix Futures peer befriending, strengths based assessments
Forever Manchester: “We want our funds to be used to provide positive things for people. How would this award do this?”