Sustainable Funding Beacons
Partnerships with the Sustainable Funding Project at NCVO
Over the past decade, the Sustainable Funding Project (SFP) has worked with infrastructure across England to support frontline voluntary and community sector organisations (VCOs) to explore a more sustainable approach to funding.
The Beacons programme seeks to strengthen this relationship through strategic collaboration, to benefit both infrastructure organisations and the communities they serve.
The aims of the programme are to equip selected infrastructure organisations with the skills, knowledge and resources to embed the sustainable income approach amongst frontline VCOs in their area and to enable them to take a more strategic approach.
Helen Black, Chief Officer, CVS South Gloucestershire, said, “CVS South Gloucestershire is delighted to have been selected to be part of the NCVO Beacons Programme. Involvement in the programme will develop the work of our Funding Advice Service, helping us to support local frontline voluntary and community sector organisations in South Gloucestershire to diversify their income streams and become more sustainable.”
Sustainable Funding Beacons 2010-2012
• Tameside Third Sector Coalition
• CommUNITY Barnet
• Community First for Portsmouth
• Council for Voluntary Services South Gloucestershire
• Herefordshire Voluntary Action
• Nottingham Community and Voluntary Services
What's next?
The delivery phase has just begun, so watch this space for information on Beacon events, training, information sharing and case studies. You can also sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date, or contact sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk.
Nottingham CVS's new Focus on Funding website is now live and their funding and finance training schedule is up and running
Tameside Third Sector Coalition has begun funding finance training, and now features in one of our Funding Stories video case studies
Some great reviews of sustainable funding training recently put on by South Gloucestershire CVS
Find out more about what CommUNITY Barnet has been up to on this page and take a look at some of the funding finance factsheets they've put together here
Community First for Portsmouth has lined up it's first sustainable funding events
Herefordshire VA announces it's Beacon status, and is featuring SFPer Laura Smith at it's upcoming Sustainable Funding Fair (3rd November 2011)
