THE GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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Delivered by Community Foundations
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Outcomes

• Improved access to funding for grassroots
  organisations
• More funding invested in these organisations
• Greater capacity to respond to local issues
• Stronger organisational capacities
• Stronger communities through increased local
  impact

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Two elements

• Endowment building challenge
• Small grants programme

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Endowment Challenge

• The gift that keeps on giving
• 21 offer
• 3 years from July 08
• Building small grants funds for the future

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What would it look like?
Donation 5000.00 Gift Aid 1410.26 Match 320
5.12 TOTAL 9615.38
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Restrictions

• Maximum donation of 1/3 of total available
• For grassroots projects
• Not overly restrictive

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Small Grants programme

• Not for profit, voluntary or community
• have been in existence for a year or more
• have an average income over three years of less
  than 20,000 per year

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Small Grants programme

• work for the benefit of their local community
• are led by volunteers
• have a written set of rules or constitution

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Small Grants programme

Examples equipment, computers, furniture,
kitchen facilities, a local community event,
small-scale training, staffing costs, community
activities and rent.
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In the North East

Tees Valley Community Foundation www.teesvalleyfou
ndation.org County Durham Foundation www.countydur
hamfoundation.co.uk Community Foundation serving
TyneWear and Northumberland www.communityfoundati
on.org.uk