1. Big Lottery Fund Sarah Carroll Funding Officer (Local) July 2014

2. How is the Lottery pound spent? Camelot (0.5 pence) Prize money (50 pence) Taxes (12 pence) Retailer (5 pence) Administration (4.5 pence) Good causes (28 pence)

3. Who distributes ‘good causes’ money? Big Lottery Fund (40%): www.biglotteryfund.org.uk Arts Council England (20%): www.artscouncil.org.uk Heritage Lottery Fund (20%): www.hlf.org.uk Sport England (20%): www.sportengland.org Which distributor is right for you?

4. Big Lottery Fund - Mission “The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities and to the lives of people most in need”

5. Our funding approach 1.Prevention 2.Long term 3.Evidence 4.User informed 5.Partnership 6.Local 7.Impact

6. Big Lottery Fund - outcomes Outcome 1: People having better chances in life, with better access to training and development to improve their life skills Outcome 2: Stronger communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems Outcome 3: Improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy Outcome 4: Healthier and more active people and communities

7. Investing in Projects (big and small) Awards for All £300-£10,000 12 month projects Reaching Communities £10,000 + Up to 5 year projects

9. Other initiatives Parks for People – see www.hlf.org.ukwww.hlf.org.uk Our Environment, Our Future Log your community enterprise on the Enterprising England map Support from ACRE for rural communities to start their own social enterprise – see www.villagesos.org.uk www.villagesos.org.uk

10. W here to find out more www.biglotteryfund.org.uk www.bigblog.org.uk Big Advice Line: 0845 4 10 20 30 Textphone: 0845 6 02 16 59 Email: general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk