Pam BaconRegional Officer

South West

Who are we?

Children in Need SW Region

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The projects that we fund……help us achieve our three ambitions.

That every child in the UK has a childhood that is :

Safe

happy and secure

allows them the chance to reach their potential

• Illness, distress, abuse or neglect

• Any kind of disability

• Behavioural or psychological problems

• Severe poverty and deprivation

Projects should make a difference to disadvantaged children and young people, aged 18 and under.

Our grant programmes

Emergency Essentials www.buttleuk.org

Small Grants any amount up to and including £10,000 for

one year at a time

Main Grants over £10,000 for up to three years

SMALL GRANTS

5 deadlines a year

1st April1st June

1st September1st December

1st February

£10,000 or under for 1 year only

Online application

9 week turnaround

MAIN GRANTS

3 deadlines a year

15th May15th September

15th January

Over £10,000, up to 3 years

Initial Application – online

Invited to full application stage

• Local Government Bodies• NHS Bodies • Applying on Behalf of e.g ‘Friends of’ ‘PTA’s • Distribution to other organisations• Private sector

Who don’t we fund?

The basics – your organisation

Not for profit Must have:– A constitution or governing document– A management committee– A bank account with two unrelated cheque signatories– Annual accounts– A written child protection policy

• Retrospective funding• Relief of statutory responsibility• Medical research or pregnancy advice • Promotion of any religion• Projects unable to start in the next 12 months• Building grants in excess of £20k

What don’t we fund?

5 main focus areas

• The perfect definition of disadvantage should be specific and measurable

• The definition should be evidence based

• It should focus on one of the four areas of disadvantage defined by CiN

Common Reasons for Failure

• Missing Information• Insufficient Evidence of Disadvantage• Project Not Sufficiently Focused on Children • The Majority of Young People are Aged 18 & Over • Capacity - The Organisation Does Not Have

Management Skills/Experience/Finance• Competition - Higher Request Amount = Higher

Standard Expected

For further help…bbc.co.uk/pudseyhelpdesk on 0345 609 0015pudsey@bbc.co.uk

orBristol Office 0117 674 6600

Plymouth Office 01752 234 588Southampton Office 02380 374 285

Thank youPam Bacon

02380 374285

south&west@bbc.co.uk

bbc.co.uk/pudsey