Building Change Trust VCSE Futures Future of the

Building Change Trust VCSE Futures Future of the Sector conference Resilience and Renewal Workshop Adam Lopardo - Director of External Relations Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland 25 May 2018

25 May 2018 30 Years Old 1988 2018

25 May 2018 Key Statistics 2017 -18 awarded to 1789 Grants totalling £ 7. 7 m 806 groups and 188 individuals

25 May 2018 Three-legged stool Endowment Giving and philanthropy Funding and support Knowledge and Leadership

25 May 2018 Community Knowledge Three key sources of research • Garfield Weston - historic • Third Sector Trends Study - ongoing • Vital Signs - ongoing

25 May 2018 Garfield Weston Report - 2014 Surveyed 182 small-medium charities on funding resources and what funders and others can do to help build a sustainable future funding base • ‘Squeezed middle’ vulnerable • Most deprived areas had fewest charities • Diverse funding sources but 86% funded from at least one government source • Local vs national foundations • Few resources to invest in change • Lacked confidence and reluctant to invest scarce resources in uncertain applications

25 May 2018 Third Sector Trends – 2008 -Now Initiated by Northern Rock Foundation in 2008, taken on by us. Large scale survey of the fortunes of VCSE in North East • ‘Squeezed middle’ vulnerable • VCSE accounts for 3 -4% of employment • 67% of organisations had income stability in 2014 -2016 • Structurally weak e. g. low organisational capacity, grant dependency, reliance on local funders, under-capitalisation

25 May Partnerships programme • • Strengthen governance Support income generation Demystify national funders Foster peer to peer learning and support

25 May 2018 More than grants Provide/Broker Training

25 May 2018 Share Skills More than grants

25 May 2018 Demystify More than grants

25 May 2018 More than grants Signpost and network

25 May 2018 More than grants Lessons We are awaiting the evaluation of the first three years but…. • Our role has been as much as a catalyst • Partners are important, we can’t or won’t do everything • Pick areas where there is no or little existing support • We still need to change mindsets • Core funding is important • Just the start but our board are now committed to continuing Research is STILL important……

25 May 2018 Vital Signs Looking at the priorities for community philanthropy: • Poverty - addressing the root cause • Mental health and wellbeing • Diversity and inclusion: levelling the playing field and building capacity • “Cold spots”: addressing areas where group’s capacity and the donor base are weakest