AONBsThe potential to establish a national or sub national body that can hold and channel funds for use by and

within AONBs

1Thursday, 1 December 2011

• Cuts

‣ DEFRA

‣ Local Authorities

‣ Grants

The context

2Thursday, 1 December 2011

• Less grants, more seed & loans

• Decline of the voluntary sector?

• Less advocacy

• Philanthropy

A changing world

3Thursday, 1 December 2011

Future money

• Lottery

• Donations

• Development / planning gain

• Philanthropists

4Thursday, 1 December 2011

The survey

26/49 responses

5Thursday, 1 December 2011

21 get other funding

0

5

10

15

20

Developm

ent

Endowm

ent

Small donations

Grants

Friends group

Trading

Other

6Thursday, 1 December 2011

Amounts received

£0

£1,500,000

£3,000,000

£4,500,000

£6,000,000

Developm

ent

Endowm

ent

Small donations

Grants

Friends group

Trading

Other

£159,030£115,931£9,148

£5,086,879

£25,753

£430,000£663,000

7Thursday, 1 December 2011

Sources of grants

Natural England, English Heritage, Environment Agency, water co, Biffa & Sita, Environment Trusts, Esmee Fairbairn, HLF, Leader, RDA, DMOs, harbour authority, landscape partnerships, EU e.g. Interreg, LSP, Local Food, RDPE, local charities

8Thursday, 1 December 2011

Development

• 2 AONBs in receipt

• 3 others considering

• Major infrastructure

• Non cash benefits

• Risks

9Thursday, 1 December 2011

Endowments

• 2ish AONBs

• Others looking

• Friends organisations

• Community Foundations

10Thursday, 1 December 2011

Trading

• Publications

• Contract management

• Enviro’ volunteer work

• Attending events

• Bus

11Thursday, 1 December 2011

Other• Programme delivery

• Land management fees

• In-kind donations

• Rents & hire charges

• Advertising

• Project management fees12Thursday, 1 December 2011

Analysis

• Reliance on public grants

• Limited experience / scale of other income sources

• Change direction!

13Thursday, 1 December 2011

How it’s spent

3

1714

6

Grants to other organisations in AONB areaCore activities Non-core activities Other

14Thursday, 1 December 2011

Organisations

• Most have no special org

• 2 set up charities

• 17 have considered

• Everyone interested

15Thursday, 1 December 2011

Who with?

0

6

12

18

24

County level

National level

Only w

ith AON

Bs

Any compatable organisation

Other

16Thursday, 1 December 2011

Who leads?

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

DEFR

A

LGA

NAAO

NB

Grouping of AO

NB

s

Other

17Thursday, 1 December 2011

What to do?

• SWOT

• Options

• Scale

• Costs

18Thursday, 1 December 2011

Strengths

• Experience & skills

• Nature / biodiversity

• Heritage

• Working locally

• Rich residents

19Thursday, 1 December 2011

Weaknesses

• Privileged areas

• Low socio-economic need

• Experience of attracting & managing monies

• Part of public sector

20Thursday, 1 December 2011

Threats

• Government cuts

• Declining grants

• Stagnant giving

• Environment falling

• Competition

21Thursday, 1 December 2011

Opportunities

• Development income

• Philanthropists & Foundations

• Local giving

• Reinvent AONB teams as social enterprises

22Thursday, 1 December 2011

Options

• Use CFs

• Setup national fund

• Work at local level

23Thursday, 1 December 2011

Community Foundations

• What they are

• Flow through / endowment

• Locked

• Connections

• Working model with AONBs

• Regional24Thursday, 1 December 2011

An AONB Foundation

• The role

• Setup

• Admin

• Fundraising

• Challenges

25Thursday, 1 December 2011

Scale

• DEFRA / LA = £9.2m (2009)

• SDF = £1.2m (2009)

• Other = £5-6m per annum

26Thursday, 1 December 2011

Costs

Community Fdtn AONB Fdtn

Feasibility n/a £20k

Setup n/a £50k

Fundraising n/a £75k + pa

Running cost (endowment)

1.5%-3% 0.7% + admin + audit

Running cost (flow-through) 10-15% admin + audit

27Thursday, 1 December 2011

Other ways

• Reinvestment trust

• Local

28Thursday, 1 December 2011

Questions 4 u• Can you sell?

• Independent?

• Ethics?

• What sort of structure?

‣ Out of public sector?

‣ Federal?

• Funding upfront costs?

29Thursday, 1 December 2011

30Thursday, 1 December 2011