more than money

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Sustainable Funding Project

Sustainable Funding Annual Conference 2012

More than money

#sfp2012

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Sustainable Funding Project

Chair

Ben KernighanDeputy Chief Executive, NCVO

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Sustainable Funding Project

Dawn AustwickChief Executive, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Dawn Austwick

• Grant-making

• Social investment

• Investment

Plus a range of supporting activities

The Three Foundation Stones

What we spend (2011 figures)

• To increase the overall size of the funding cake

• To match funding mechanism to need more appropriately in some cases

• To make our money work harder• To contribute to market development

Social investment – why are we doing it?

Land Purchase Fund

Some examples of social investments

Live Theatre

Bristol Together

Land Purchase Fund

• Assets

• Intellectual property

• Revenue streams

Opportunities

• Balance sheets/financial strength

• Technical expertise/resource/time

• Information and access

Constraints

• Specialised funds• Sharing resources and knowledge• Keep it simple, stupid!

Way forward

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Sustainable Funding Project

Rachel Kirby-RiderExecutive Director of Fundraising and Communications, Samaritan’s