Sustainable Community Assets Neil Ritch A New Portfolio

Sustainable Community Assets Neil Ritch

A New Portfolio Investing £ 250 million by 2020 • Investing in Communities £ 500 M • Putting People in the Lead • Simplified, engaged processes

Medium & large grants Grants for improving lives: Medium (<£ 150 k) & Large (<£ 1 M) Grants for community-led activity: Medium (<£ 150 k) Grants for community asset projects Later in 2016 - Large (<£ 1 M) All for up to 5 years

Grants for improving lives Medium and large grants To support people to overcome challenges and become more resilient

Grants for community-led activity Medium grants To support communities to bring real improvements to the places they live & the wellbeing of those most in need

“Three Approaches” of our new funding people-led

“Three Approaches” of our new funding people-led strengths-based

“Three Approaches” of our new funding people-led strengths-based connected

“Three Approaches” and community assets

Community assets by location SLF 1 SLF 2 GCA 1 GCA 2

Big Lottery Fund Scotland & community asset ownership/development Programme Duration Grants made Total funds awarded Scottish Land Fund 1 2001 -06 239 £ 14 M Growing Community Assets 1 2006 -10 127 £ 48 M Growing Community Assets 2 2010 -15 35 £ 30 M Scottish Land Fund 2 2012 -15 53 £ 10 M

The Scottish Land Fund Ionmhas Fearainn Na H-Alba

£ 10 M (Opening Soon) £ 10 k-£ 1 M Land, asset and building purchase for rural and urban communities

Large Grants for Community Assets LARGE grants Up to £ 1 M up to 5 years Ownership and development of assets

Sustainable Community Assets SI ü Sustainable Community ownership ü Positive development of assets LGf. CA SLF ü Long term viability ü Flexible response to community need ü Growth in capacity Community ü Emerging ideas about community ü MORE GOOD STUFF!

What should a funder do? • Who else needs to engage? How do you make it happen? • To increase supply of land – what does demand look like? • To maximise opportunity, build on strengths and warm up cold spots?

What owning Assets means What does a strong project look like? How do we measure impact?

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