1. Developing a Powerful Bid Sally Betts NIACE

2. Exit

3. The Idea What is your idea? Why is the project needed? Who are the beneficiaries? Has it been done before? How is your idea different? What will you include that is innovative?

5. Why should my organisation be involved in a partnership bid? Forces for driving forces Scale 1-5 1 low 5 high Scale 1-5 1 low 5 high Forces against restraining forces TOTALS

7. Good Practice Involve all key staff in the bid writing process Ensure senior managers support the bid Form Partnerships External evaluation – have an interim report that informs the rest of the project Set your own deadline- before the actual one Get a volunteer (with no prior knowledge) to read and score your bid

8. Bid Prepared Mind map of ideas Potential partner contact details Potential beneficiary research data Details of projects undertaken in the last 3 years Pre-write some of the sections: –Quality –standards held, inspection results, quality processes, processes to assure quality of partners –Management of project, key personnel (CVs, profiles), how will you monitor? –Equal opportunities – recruitment of beneficiaries & staff –Use of ICT on the project – management, efficiency –H&S of beneficiaries, partners

9. Find Funding NIACE projects –www.aclearn.net & Apollowww.aclearn.net Government funded –www.governmentfunding.org.uk (VCS)www.governmentfunding.org.uk European projects –www.esf.gov.ukwww.esf.gov.uk –www.gos.gov.ukwww.gos.gov.uk –http://ec.europa.eu/grants/index_en.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/grants/index_en.htm Lottery Funded –www.lotteryfunding.org.ukwww.lotteryfunding.org.uk