Youth Partnership Learning and Development Grants

Prefills

Programme Record Id

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Parent Programme Record Id

Organisation Identity Number

Organisation Record Id

Enquiry Record Id

Eligibility

Please check that you fit with these eligibility criteria before completing an application.

Where we operate:

We are a local organisation based and operating in Wiltshire &/or Swindon (this can include local branches of national organisations with your own management committee based in Wiltshire or Swindon and bank account)

OR

We are an organisation based outside Wiltshire/Swindon that meets the following:

- we are applying for work in Wiltshire &/or Swindon

- the majority of our other services are in counties neighbouring Wiltshire/Swindon

- we have worked collaboratively with local people to identify need and the best way to address issues

- we have a good understanding of other services in the area we propose to serve and are not duplicating support already on offer

Our organisation is:

run for the benefit of the community and is one of the following:

• Unincorporated Association (a small organisation with members)

• Company limited by Guarantee where the majority of directors receive no payment from the company and there is a suitable asset lock clause in the constitution

• Community Interest Company where the majority of directors receive no payment from the company, it is limited by guarantee and there is a suitable asset lock clause in the constitution

• Charitable Incorporated Organisation

• Charitable Trust

• Community Amateur Sports Club

• Registered Society (former Industrial & Provident Society)

• Co-operative Society

• Community Benefit Society

- We are not a statutory organisation (incl. schools, town and parish councils) or a company limited by shares (if you are a CIC limited by shares, please contact us before submitting an application)

- We are not an organisation that operates nationally (unless there is a local branch based in Wiltshire or Swindon with its own management committee)

How we are run:

We have:

> a constitution

> an active voluntary management committee or Directors or Trustees of at least 3 people who are not:

> related to each other or in a long-term relationship

> living at the same address

> a bank account in the name of the organisation with at least two signatories who are not related to each other

> recent financial records showing less than 12 months running costs in unrestricted reserves at the end of the last financial year

> A current safeguarding policy and equalities policy in the name of the organisation

The work funded by this grant will benefit people living in Wiltshire &/or Swindon and will start within 6 months.

Not Eligible

Thank you for taking the time to consider a Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation grant application.

Unfortunately, your responses indicate that your organisation, you, or your plans do not fit our eligibility criteria so we will not accept an application. To be fair and transparent for all applicants, we apply our eligibility criteria strictly and cannot change them for your circumstances.

If you are a new group in the process of setting up a constitution or committee or opening a bank account and would like to discuss making an application please call us.

Similarly, if you need further advice on safeguarding and equalities policies you can find further guidance here.

If your circumstances change and you feel an application would now be eligible, you may wish to contact us first on applications@wscf.org.uk.

If you are a local voluntary group you may find information on other sources of grants through our e-bulletin (sign up here) or from the national database www.myfundingcentral.co.uk (this is a subscription service but may be free to organisations with an annual turnover under £30k). Funding advice is available from Wessex Community Action for organisations based in Wiltshire or Voluntary Action Swindon for organisations based in Swindon.

Thank you for confirming you are eligible for a grant. The application form questions are below.

We like to receive applications from small groups. If you are new to fundraising, do not worry about getting your application "right". We will talk to you when we have read it to make sure we understand what you want funding for.

You can save the form at any time and return to it. When you have finished it, you will be sent a copy of your answers which you can print if you wish.

If you have any queries, please contact the Programmes Team on applications@wscf.org.uk or call 01380 738985.

Organisation Contact Details

Name of your organisation

Street Address

Town/City

Postcode

Website

Main Contact Details

The person we will contact to discuss the application

First Name

Surname

Role in the organisation

Phone Number

Email Address

Organisation Details

When was the organisation set up?

Please complete in DD/MM/YYYY format.

What type of organisation are you?

Unincorporated Association (a small organisation with members)Company limited by GuaranteeCommunity Interest CompanyCharitable Incorporated OrganisationCharitable TrustCommunity Amateur Sports ClubRegistered Society (former Industrial & Provident Society)Co-operative SocietyCommunity Benefit Society

Charity Commission Registration Number

Companies House Registration Number

Registration Number

Please briefly describe your organisation's main activities and your work with young people. (200 words max.)

Tell us briefly about the management committee or trustees. (300 words max.)

How many? What skills or experience do they have? How do people join the committee? How involved are all the committee members in running the organisation?

Bank Details

Bank Name

Bank Account Name

Bank Account Number

Bank Sort Code

Please provide the names of the people who are signatories. (255 characters max.)

Two people should be needed to authorise transactions of your bank account. The two signatories must be people who are not connected to each other, i.e. people who are not related to each other or living at the same address.

Project Details

What learning or development activity are you seeking support for? Please include the training provider and who will take part. (300 words)

When will you start to spend the grant?

Please complete in DD/MM/YYYY format.

In which area (estate, town, village) do the young people you support primarily live?

If you are working across multiple communities in the county, please just enter Wiltshire and/or Swindon.

Please provide a postcode of the area where most of the people who will benefit live.

Please only enter a valid UK post code. Either the postcode of the area where most of the people who will benefit live or, if they come from several places, just select one. If this is too difficult, use your organisation's postcode, but only if you are based in Wiltshire or Swindon.

What development need or opportunity does this learning respond to within your organisation?

What difference do you expect this learning to make to the individual’s role, your organisation, and its work with young people? (500 words max.)

Please tell us what your organisation does to keep people safe when they are in contact with the organisation. You should have plans and processes to keep everyone safe especially, but not only, children and adults at risk. Guidance can be found here. (300 words max.)

You have a responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone who has contact with your organisation, especially. Give a brief outline of your approach to safeguarding and the measures you have in place.

Tell us what your organisation does to make activities welcoming and inclusive to everyone. Guidance can be found here. (300 words max.)

You should be trying to ensure your organisation is open and accessible to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Please give a brief overview your approach to this and what you have in place to ensure your organisation and activities are welcoming and inclusive.

Grant Request

Please select the option that best describes the type of cost you are applying for.

What is the total cost of the project or activity?

Please enter the amount with no £ sign, commas, spaces or words.

How much grant are you applying to us for?

Maximum £3000. Please enter the amount with no £ sign, commas, spaces or words.

If additional funding will be required before the project or activity can start, how much has been raised so far?

Please enter the amount with no £ sign, commas, spaces or words.

Project Budget

	Year 1 (£)
Staff Costs

Staff Costs Breakdown

	Year 1 (£)
Volunteer Costs

Volunteer Costs Breakdown

	Year 1 (£)
Project Activities Costs

Project/Activities Costs Breakdown

	Year 1 (£)
Overheads Costs

Overheads Costs Breakdown

	Year 1 (£)
Capital Costs

Capital Costs Breakdown

Year 1 Applied for

The Difference you will make

In this section we ask you to help us understand the difference the grant will make. We need this so we can tell the donors who give us funds what has been achieved with their funds.

If you have any difficulty in completing this section, please do contact us.

Please note that this information is for our records and reporting. It is not part of the information we consider when deciding whether to award you a grant.

Select the most suitable description of the challenges faced by the people who will benefit from this project or activity

Please select any other notable issue that is relevant.

Please select the main difference your project or activity will make

Please select another difference your project or activity will make

Please select a third difference your project or activity will make

People who will benefit

How many people will benefit from this project or activity?

Please estimate how many people will benefit directly from the project or organisation's activities. Please don't include people who will benefit indirectly. Please be realistic with your estimate.

Select the most suitable description of the people who will benefit from this project or activity

If relevant, select another type of person who will benefit

Activity

Select the main activity you will carry out with this grant

If relevant, select another activity you will carry out with this grant

Age Group

Select the age of the people who will mainly benefit from this project

If relevant, select the age of other people who will benefit from this project

Ethnicity

Select the ethnicity of the people who will mainly benefit from this project

If relevant, select the ethnicity of the other people who will benefit from this project

Gender

Select the gender of the people who will mainly benefit from this project

If relevant, select the gender of the other people who will benefit from this project

Sexual Identity

Select the sexual identity of the people who will mainly benefit from this project

If relevant, select the sexual identity of any other people who will benefit from this project

Supporting Documents

Please upload the following documents:

Your organisation’s most recent accounts

If you do not have formal accounts, we want to see your records of last year’s income and expenditure and how much your organisation had at the end of the year.

Project budget

We would like to see a simple project budget

Recent bank statement

We use this to check your bank details.

Safeguarding Policy

Equalities Policy

Constitution or governing document

If you are a registered charity, you do not need to send your constitution.

If you have not uploaded all the above documents, please confirm you will email the others to applications@wscf.org.uk or post them to us

Terms & Conditions

If the Foundation awards a grant, the following are our terms and conditions:

GRANT TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. We will spend the grant only for the purpose stated in our application. We understand that Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation may reclaim any grant identified as misspent.

2. If we want to change how we use the grant, we will contact Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation for approval before spending it.

3. If we cannot do all or part of the work described in the application or if the activity costs less than anticipated, we will contact Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation to discuss how to use any remaining money before spending it.

4. We will keep receipts and other proof of expenditure related to this grant, so that Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation can see them if required.

5. When requested, we will provide Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation with information about how we spent the grant, what took place and the benefits of the grant. This will usually be completed via an online form at the end of the grant. (If you have been awarded a multi-year grant, we will ask for a brief interim report on progress before releasing the next payment. We will contact you by email for this at the start of the month when your next payment is due).

6. We understand that this project forms part of the Wiltshire and Swindon Youth Partnership’s delivery commitments and will ensure that it is promoted and communicated as a Youth Partnership event/activity delivered by our organisation.

7. We will recognise Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation as a donor and use the Foundation’s logo on any materials or online media related to the project funded by the grant.

8. In accordance with its Privacy Policy, Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation will hold the details of our group’s chairperson, secretary and treasurer until the end of the grant. The Foundation will hold the details of the grant application’s Main Contact until the completion of the grant period, which is usually 7 years after the grant payment. This is for the purposes of monitoring expenditure of the grant, financial audit and assessing the impact of the Foundation’s grant programmes. We will inform the Foundation of any change in these details during these periods.

9. During the grant period, we will inform the Foundation promptly of any incident arising from our activity that results in, or risks, significant harm to beneficiaries or other people in contact with us through our work.

10. Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation may use our project for publicity. Our group’s name, the amount awarded and the purpose of the grant may be published on the Foundation’s website, social media accounts and publications. If we feel this is not appropriate for our group, we will let the Foundation know. We understand this will not affect the grant payment.

I confirm I am authorised to make this application and declaration on behalf of the applicant organisation.
I confirm that I accept the terms and conditions above.
I certify that the information contained in this application is correct and that the supporting documents are the full and current documents which accurately represent my organisation’s current financial position, policies and governance.
In addition to point 10 above, the Foundation would like to publicise case studies from successful applicants to encourage further giving to the Foundation. Please tick the publicity box below if you are willing to take part.
Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation will use the personal data about you and other individuals named in your application to administer this grants programme and to tell you about other grant programmes, in accordance with our privacy policy.

Tick the box below to confirm

Yes - I agree to the above declaration

Tick the box below to confirm

Yes to featuring in publicity