Planning to get ahead with funding – Dorset

A programme of free support for voluntary and community groups, in particular advice groups, across Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole to help you identify how:

• strategic planning will help you be more sustainable
• you can evidence need and the difference you make
• to improve your funding bids.

Support will be provided by

• Attending 2 courses
• Surgeries and 1-2-1 support
• Access to ongoing support from Bournemouth CVS or Dorset Community Action

Day 1’s objectives are:

• Explain why strategic planning can help your organisation be more sustainable
• Describe what should be in a business plan
• Clearly identify, and evidence, the needs your organisation wishes to meet
• Clearly describe the link between activities, needs and outcomes
• Analyse the current and potential sources of income for your organisation
• Know what other support is available

Day 2’s objectives are:

• Describe the impact of your project / organisation (including; Need, Aim, Outcomes, Tracking & Activities)
• Link project tracking to Business/Project Plan
• Understand how to put all of this information together into a funding bid
• Recognise what a successful funding letter / application looks like
• Know what to include in a successful funding bid
• Understand the secrets to success in writing funding applications.
• Know what other support is available

Following the courses 1-2-1 support and/or surgeries will be provided to meet delegate needs, for example:

• Developing a funding strategy
• Funding searches
• Review funding bids
• Develop theory of change/logic model
• Advice on business planning (overall or specific sections)
• Improving impact measurement
• Improving measurement of need
• Review Sun Tool and Income Spectrums

There are a maximum of 30 places and delegates will need to choose to join the Bournemouth or Dorset courses.

Attendees on this session will be expected to attend Day 2 on 10th September 2015

For further information about the programme please contact either:

Steve Place, Bournemouth CVS, 01202 466130 steve.place@bournemouthcvs.org.uk
Paula Bennetts, Dorsect Community Action, 01202 847612 or 07919 168062,paula.bennetts@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk