PROGRAMMING SKILLS

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Awards for All Outcomes

• People have better chances in life with better
  access to training and development to improve
  their life skills.
• Stronger communities with more active citizens
  working together to tackle their problems.
• Improved rural and urban environments which
  communities are better able to access and enjoy.
• Healthier and more active people and communities.

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Project Applied for

• Run two conferences addressing the issues of
  violence in our community and the environment.
• Run two interfaith youth events under the banner
  'Co-exist' for teenagers to come together, share
  experiences and build mutual respect.
• Undertake representation work on behalf of faith
  and interfaith groups to local authorities,
  regional government and other agencies.
• Undertake Education Outreach work in schools,
  youth and community groups to increase awareness
  of different faiths, their cultures and the
  similar themes that run through them.
• Run a series of four training sessions for those
  running faith, and interfaith groups, to increase
  their capacity to deliver effective programmes
  for their members and users.
• Produce two newsletters, publicity material and
  develop our website to promote our activities.

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Evidence of Need

• At our 'Are they Gambling with our Future'
  conference in 2007, participants expressed a
  strong desire for more such discussions
• At our "My GangMy Family" conference in
  November, over 160 people came together to ease
  the worries of many about the prevalence of
  violent crime. This work has continued
• Faith Youth Manchester event evaluations showed
  that over 90 wanted more similar events
• Many faith groups are asked to go into schools
  and community groups to tell people about their
  faiths. Our members have gone into over a dozen
  such groups over the past year and continue to
  get requests to do more
• We know from our members that much mainstream
  training put on often fails to address their
  communities needs. Particular areas of training
  need expressed by our members at our open
  meetings have included fundraising, marketing,
  effective planning and getting their voice heard
  by decision-makers. These are the areas we will
  look to address.

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Matching to A4A Outcomes

• Only looked to meet 2.
• Went through project and ensured all parts linked
  to one of the outcomes.
• Extend access and participation
• People actively involved in addressing issues
  that affect them.
• conferences give opportunities to plan clear
  actions.
• Youth events planned by young people themselves
  leading to further activity from those involved.
• All events open to anyone to participate and
  advertised for those of any faith and none.
• Training sessions encourage those unsure of their
  skills to get more involved in running local
  faith, and interfaith groups.

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Matching to A4A Outcomes

• Increase skill and creativity
• Conferences and interfaith events will develop
  the awareness of people on issues that affect
  them encourage them to get more actively
  involved in future activity identify those with
  talent and look to involve them both in the
  running of FN4M and other local faith and
  interfaith groups.
• The training sessions will both develop
  participants and give them skills to help develop
  their organisations. Again, we will look to
  identify those with talent and involve them both
  in the FN4M and other local groups.
• Training will help raise standards of activities
  put on by groups.

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Consultation

• Initial draft was based on previous discussions
  and intentions of FN4M as well as previous
  planning work.
• Draft application was sent to all FN4M Steering
  Group for their feedback and approval.
• Final amendments were made following this.

Feedback

• A4A were not happy with the newsletter or website
  as these were not new work.
• They allowed us to remove these and re-allocate
  costs to increased staffing for sessions in
  schools and youth groups.
• We also were asked for, and provided, additional
  information on the proposed project activities
  including specifics of training programme.
• We finally gave a more detailed budget breakdown.