LeicestershireLeicestershireand Rutlandand RutlandCommunity FoundationCommunity Foundation

Katy Green CEO

Monday 22nd April 2013

Leicestershire and Rutland Community Leicestershire and Rutland Community

FoundationFoundation

• a registered charity

• works across Leicestershire, Rutland, Leicester City

• encourages and enables private giving to local needs – and we also channel public funds

• to maintain/improve quality of life for all in our area.

Leicestershire and Rutland Community Leicestershire and Rutland Community

FoundationFoundation

• one of 58 Community Foundations in the UK – all working independently within county boundaries – to the same remit –

• current staff (4) and Board (volunteers) working together 4 years

• President: Dr Laurence Howard

How We WorkHow We Work

Donors - local companies, individuals or business clubs set up their own personally named, tax-efficient, giving funds with the Foundation

Like their own charitable foundation, only at a fraction of the cost/work.

People give through the Foundation (not to us)

How are donations spent?

Donors choose how and where they give – which area, which cause.

We can match them with groups and causes which inspire them, or where they want to make a difference

Or donors come to us with an idea, and we work to make it happen

How it Works

We set you up a fund in your name or your company’s name, or whatever name you choose. The fund can be:

A) an invested fund: the income is given out yearlyB) a spend-down fund, given over the timescale you wish

Or both. An invested fund can be matched £1 for every £2

We report back to you at least yearly, invite you events, can arrange for you to meet beneficiaries, manage publicity etc

Example of FundsExample of FundsFund Purpose of Fund How

The Adopted Children’s

Fund

For children who are adopted/in care: a

range of support including training County

and Rutland teachers to manage trauma-

related behaviour at school; grants for young

Rutland people leaving school and care.

Individual donor

with specific aims

William Colton Youth

Sport Fund

Support is offered to projects engaging

young people (under the age of 19) with

sport.

Donor reviews

groups 2/3 times

a year

Bobby Dhanjal

Foundation

Offers support to groups working with

disadvantaged children aged between five

and twelve years old, who live in Leicester

City.

Selects two

groups per year

from database

Mars in the Community Supports projects and groups working within

15 mile radius of Melton/Waltham on the

Wolds bases

Employee forum

decide on projects

Example of FundsExample of FundsFund Purpose of Fund How

The Lord Lieutenants

Fund

Range of need across Rutland and

Leicestershire

Grants to

applicants to the

Community

FoundationThe Winter 125 Fund Redirects unwanted winter fuel allowances

either to elderly people in fuel poverty, or to

children with cancer.

Donor led

campaign

The Mental Health and Learning Disability Fund

To enable people who are building/re-

building independent lives to set up small

social enterprises.

Fund selects

The Grant Thornton Fund Range of local need (recent include

Headway, Whetstone Boys Club, the arts)

Community

Foundation

selects

Example of FundsExample of FundsFund Purpose of Fund How

Comic Relief and Red

Nose Day

Range of need Community

Foundation

manages the full

grants process,

publicity, grants

panel, monitors all

spend, reports

back formally

The Sir Tim Brooks Fund

Young people, substance misuse, training: across Leicestershire

Applicants

managed by the

Community

Foundation

Hanwill Fund A re-purposed inactive Trust, which retains

its name and original intent under the

Community Foundation umbrella

Applicants

managed by the

Community

Foundation

Example of ProjectsExample of ProjectsBeneficiary Purpose of Grant Awarded

Carillon RadioTo pay a part time volunteer/programme co-ordinator/centre manager £3,750.00

Castle Bytham

Midsummer Fair

Towards fundraising for improvements to play

equipment in the village

£500

Coping with Cancer To support a drop-in therapy, offering social support. £4,144

Leicester Stroke Club To support stroke victims and their carers to have a

break

£900

Leicester Hospitals

Charity

Ourspace Appeal for dedicated children’s cancer

ward

£8,704

Shepshed Amateur Boxing Club

Brings local children together to learn about fitness and healthy eating £7,000.00

Beneficiary Purpose of Grant Awarded

Carillon Radio, Coalville, NW Leicestershire

To pay a part time programme co-ordinator, enabling more young people to train, qualify and meet £3,750.00

Castle Bytham

Midsummer Fair

Towards fundraising for improvements to play

equipment in the village

£500

Coping with Cancer To support a drop-in therapy, offering social support. £4,144

Leicester Stroke Club To support stroke victims and their carers to have a

break

£900

Leicester Hospitals

Charity

Ourspace Appeal for dedicated children’s cancer

ward

£8,704

Shepshed Amateur Boxing Club

Bringing local children together to learn about fitness and healthy eating £7,000.00

Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation

We are unique in that we

- offer a flexible “donor service” model which enables any giving within charity law.

- Are NOT single issue: work with donors and funders to support any genuine, local groups and causes…

….from the household names, to the tiny “hidden” groups which make a huge difference in their village or estate.

Leicestershire and Rutland Community

Foundation

• We work in partnership with other charities, voluntary groups, business and social networks

• We avoid duplication and “join dots” wherever we can

The £1 for every £2 match offer

The Community Foundation has won a Government award of almost £500,000 until 2015 to match local giving £1 to £2 – if donors invest the donation for local causes.

The £ for every £2 match offer

A fund set up for £1000 becomes £1,500: £20,000 becomes £30,000 – and Gift Aid can be added on top.

The donor still names the fund, adds donations as/when suits, chooses where the income goes.

The £1 for every £2 match offer

If the £500k is not spent, it’ll go back to London…

How could you help?How could you help?

Please help us spread the word

1. Not enough people know there is £500k of central government money available to match for giving via the Community Foundation – if we don’t use it, we’ll lose it.

2. Dormant/inactive trusts: in most cases, we can match £1 to every £2, retain original intent, even work with existing trustees.

Thank youThank you

Katy Green

laura.grant@llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk

www.llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk

0116 262 4804