1. Community First Community Development Foundation October 2011

2. Community First
Aim
To offer a package of support to communities to enable them to build more self-reliance, and grow their confidence and capability to make the changes they want to see in their area.
‘Asset-based community development, ... builds on the resources that are found in every community.’ Jim Diers

3. We put Community First Making it work Across England For 600 wards
£50m Endowment Match Challenge
For 600 wards
£30m Neighbourhood Match Fund

4. Neighbourhood Matched Fund
Community First
Neighbourhood Matched Fund
600 eligible wards
At least one ward per top tier local authority area
Funding proportional to clusters of disadvantage within a ward
Allocations from £16K-£200K over the 4 years

5. Community First Panels
Each eligible ward will have a panel
Panels self selecting from: residents, VCS, local businesses, councillors, local authorities
Panels to consult with local people and draw on existing work/plans to find out the priorities
Local decision making
Required to use website to keep people informed and updated on activity

6. Community First Panel Partners
Panels will nominate a Panel Partner
Verify panel membership
Hold and distribute expenses

7. Community First Community First Plans
Panels identify initial priorities at start of programme
Community First Plan to be developed by 1st April 2013
Plan should be asset based
Support for developing Plan drawn from a range of sources

8. Community First Neighbourhood Matched Fund Grants
Panel identify projects/seek proposals from local community
All projects to be funded should work towards aims of the Community First Plan
Projects funded 1:1 match in time/goods/cash
Paid directly to recipient organisation by CDF

9. We put Community First Progress
Over 250 panels submitted, 100+ panels onto next steps, area priorities being identified
Links to Community Organisers, Business Connectors, Community Foundations, Asda stores, youth organisations, local authorities etc.

10. Community First Endowment Match Challenge
All England
Overall target -raise £100M to get £50M match
Annualised targets per top tier local area
Contract -Community Foundation Network
Locally delivered through Community Foundations

11. We put Community First
Our partners

12. Thank you