Trust for London Funding Guidelines 2012 2017

Published June 2012

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About Trust for London

Trust for London is one of the largest independent charitable foundations in London. We give money to organisations and support work that: ! Helps to find out why there are social problems in London, such as poverty. ! Helps to solve these problems. ! Helps people make their lives better. ! Helps to change negative attitudes and policy. A policy is a set of rules about how something should be done. ! We also support work that some organisations and people see as challenging or risky. We have always aimed to support work that government is not likely to fund. Each year we give out about 7 million in grants and support around 120 organisations. A grant is an amount of money that funders give to organisations to help them run services or speak out about something important. Trust for London used to be called City Parochial Foundation. It was set up in 1891. These funding guidelines will tell you what sorts of work we will fund. The guidelines will also make it clear what we will not fund.

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Introduction
There are many ways to help people in London who are poor and are treated unfairly. We have chosen 4 main areas that we think are important: 1. Employment or work

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2. Advice

3. Social justice Social justice means making society more fair and equal. 4. Violence

We also have a special funding programme for small groups. You can find out more about each area on pages 7 17.

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How to apply
Please read the guidelines before you apply! We tell you how to apply on pages 22 24.

Our website www.trustforlondon.org.uk has examples of work that we have funded.

What we will not fund

Please make sure you read about the sorts of work we will not fund or are unlikely to fund. Pages 20 21.

How much money is there?

We do not set limits on the amount of funding you can ask for. Most organisations get around 75,000. Some grants will be for a smaller amount

75,000

of money and some will be larger. Grants can be spread over 1, 2 or 3 years. For example, if you were given a grant of 75,000 to

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spend over 3 years, we would give you 25,000 each year.

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We do not usually give out more than 100,000. If you need more money, you should look for other funders to cover the rest of your costs.

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Small groups usually get around 20,000. Some grants will be for a smaller amount and some will be larger but no more than 30,000. You may apply

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over 1, 2 or 3 years. We support long term plans for dealing with poverty. For this reason, organisations that we have given money to before can come back to us for more money. We cannot promise that you will get funding again. You should also apply to other funders. If you want to apply for funding again, you should speak to us at least 8 months before your funding runs out. Usually we do not give more than 1 grant at a time.

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Who and what we will fund
We fund community and voluntary organisations. You do not need to be a registered charity. A registered charity is an organisation that has been added to the list of organisations put together by the Charity Commission. ! We will fund work that fits our main areas. Pages 7 -17 ! We will give money to run a project or to cover the running costs of an organisation. ! We will also fund salaries for jobs.
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! We can give small amounts of money for things like equipment.

We want to make sure that our funding reaches people who are poor. Some of the work we fund helps people earn more money and deal with issues like violence and discrimination. Discrimination means being treated unfairly. We will fund work that makes things better for many people living in poverty. We will also fund work that aims to make things better for a group of people, for example women.

Special Cases
We may also fund work that does not fit one of our areas. If your work does not fit one of our 4 areas, you will need to speak to us. You will need to tell us how your work is better than anything else that we fund. Every year we will only fund some work in this area.

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Area 1
Employment or work
Paid work is one of the most important ways of getting out of being poor. It also makes people feel good about themselves. The government is already putting a lot of money into getting people into work. We want to fund new and creative ways of dealing with this issue that the government and other people will not fund. However, we believe that helping people get a job does not always solve the problem. Some jobs are low paid and people still end up being poor. Often poor families have at least 1 person working. We want to support poor Londoners into jobs that give them enough money to live on and are rewarding.

What we will fund:

Work that helps people find a job and stay in it. We will only fund new ideas, for example something that has not been tried before in this country.

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Work that helps people move from low-paid jobs to better-paid jobs. This could be advice and training. Research about work, for example what helps people find work and stay in their jobs.

Campaigns to make things better and change policy and rules, for example how to make sure workers in low-paid jobs are treated fairly and get paid better. Work that supports organisations that deal with work related issues and helps to build up their skills.

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Area 2
Advice
It is not always easy for people to get good advice about their rights. We will fund projects that work in poor areas where there is little funding. We will also fund work we have supported before. People should have advice as soon as they need it and before problems get out of hand. They should have support to learn to solve problems. Everyone should be able to get good advice. Organisations also need to understand what causes problems and why people need advice.

What we will fund

Advice about work. For example, about workers rights and being treated unfairly at work.

Advice to people who have come to live in this country or have been made to live here. For example, women from other countries made to work as prostitutes.

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Policy and campaign work. For example, to make sure everyone can have advice if they need to.

Research about issues people need advice with.

Work that finds new ways to fund advice services.

Work that brings together local and national advice services and makes it easier for people to get advice.

Work that helps organisations to become better at what they do. For example, we will fund groups that want to share their skills with other organisations.

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Area 3
Make society more fair and equal. This is called social justice
We want to fund organisations that campaign to make things better for people who are poor and are treated unfairly. Campaigns help to make real changes happen. There have been a lot of changes to policies and rules already. We think more changes are still to come. We want to help organisations to speak up for people who are poor and are treated unfairly to make sure their lives get better and not worse. We want to fund work that gives a voice to people who are left out and not involved in decision making. We also want to fund work that brings together different organisations and makes their voice stronger.

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What we will fund

Campaigning work that tackles poverty. For example, issues like benefits, debt and pensions. We are very interested in work that helps single working-age adults and families with children who are poor. Campaigning work that tackles the gap between rich and poor. This is called income inequality. It means that some people earn a lot of money while others earn little money. Campaigning work that makes sure people who do not earn a lot of money can still afford to live in a good home. Campaigning work that looks at how pollution in London and other changes in environment could have an effect on poor communities. Campaigning work that fights for peoples rights and makes sure everyone is treated fairly.

Work that helps organisations to become better at campaigning. For example, we will fund groups that want to share their skills with other organisations. New work that supports organisations that work directly with people and learn about their problems. This knowledge can then be used in campaigns.

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Research about why people are poor and are treated unfairly, and what could be done about that.

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Area 4
Violence
We want to support those people who are victims of violence and also poor. Sometimes people end up putting up with violence because there is no other choice. We have funded different projects already. For example, work that deals with knife crime among young people.

What we will fund

New and better ways of helping young people to deal with their anger and stop them from hurting each other. Work that tackles disability hate crime. For example, support for victims of hate crime.

Work that tackles cultural traditions that cause harm. A cultural tradition is something that people have always done as a way of life. Sometimes it can harm them and be against what they want to do. For example, a forced marriage.

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Policy and campaign work that aims to make services better for people who have been victims of violence and hate crime.

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Small groups
We have been supporting small groups for a long time now. Mainly because they are good at involving people who use their services. We will fund work that helps people who are poor and are treated unfairly to speak up for themselves.

We will fund small groups with annual income of 75,000 or less. Annual income means how much money the group has in a year.

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What we will fund

We will fund work that supports people to speak out and campaign for change. For example, about better access to places and services.

Advice and information work that supports people from poor communities to access different services. For example, early advice to stop their problems getting out of hand. Work that makes local areas better. For example, making play areas better.

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What you can apply for

We think small groups should apply under this funding area. However, if they have the right skills and experience, then they can also apply under other funding areas.

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How we choose what to fund

We get lots of application forms but we have not got enough money to fund them all. When we choose who and what to fund we look for:

1. Work that could make a big difference. 2. New and creative ways of tackling an issue. 3. Work that other people will not fund because they think it is too risky. 4. Organisations that know how to share their learning and skills with other organisations. 5. Work that reaches out to the poorest areas and people treated most unfairly. 6. Organisations that are good at involving people who use their services at all levels. 7. Organisations that are accessible and work with people who are the hardest to reach. 8. Organisations that have the right skills and experience to do the work well. You do not need to meet all these points but we are likely to fund organisations that meet at least some of these points.

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We usually fund small to medium-sized organisations that spend less than 1 million. Large organisations can apply but they will need to meet a lot of those 8 points. We will read your application form and look at how well it matches our main funding areas. We will read other application forms too. We are less likely to fund work that has already been funded. We are less likely to fund two organisations that are doing the same thing in the same area. Please visit our website and look at what sorts of work we have already funded. We always get a lot of application forms and have to make hard choices. Please do not think that your work is not good just because we turn down your application.

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What we will not fund or are not likely to fund

Areas of work we will not fund
Work that does not help Londoners. Applications to replace funding from government. Work that is the main responsibility of local or central government and health authority. Work that helps just 1 person. We also do not accept applications from individual people. Applications from organisations that have less than 3 people on their board or management committee. We want to see more than 3 people if possible. Work that is for ordinary schools and education. Work that spreads religion. Organisations that want to give out grants to other groups on our behalf. Work that has already happened. General appeals where organisations are looking for money that is not tied to a specific piece of work. Large amounts of money for buildings and minibuses. Organisations that we have turned down in the last 12 months.

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Areas of work we are unlikely to support

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Where organisations have lots of savings. Where organisations have spent lots more money than they have. From national organisations that get a lot of support. Work that takes place in schools during school hours.

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How to apply
1. Read these guidelines.

2. Speak to us if you are not sure if your work fits our aims.

3. Fill in your application form. There are also guidance notes that will tell you what sort of information we are looking for. You can find more advice on our website in our Frequently Asked Questions page. 4. Print and send your application form to us. Do not forget to include other documents that we have asked for. Our address is: Applications Trust for London 6 Middle Street London, EC1A 7PH We do not accept application forms by email or fax! When you send your application form we will tell you within 5 working days if we have got it. Usually we will send you an email. 5. Closing dates We have 3 closing dates when application forms have to be sent to us by: 4th February
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28th May 8th October You can send your application form any time but if it arrives late for a closing date it will not be looked at until the next closing date. 6. Short-listing After a closing date we will read all the application forms that have been sent to us. We will choose the best ones. This is called short-listing. Sometimes we will call you and ask for more information. We will let you know within 4 weeks of the closing date if you have been successful or not. Please do not contact us during this time because it takes up our time. If you are not successful we will tell you why. 7. Visits If your application form is short-listed a member of our staff will visit you. We will usually visit you at the place where you are based but we could also ask you to come to us. We will ask to meet with the main person who will be involved in the work you want funding for. During our visit we will talk about your application form in more detail. Not all organisations we visit will get funding. 8. Grants Committee If the visit is successful, we will take your application form to our Grants Committee. They will decide if we will fund your work. Soon after this meeting we will call you and let you know. We will also write to you within 10 working days of the

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meeting. It will take about 5 months or less from the closing date to find out if you have got funding.

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Complaints
If you are not happy about how we have dealt with your application form, please speak to the member of staff who was in contact with your organisation. If you are still not happy, please write to our Chief Executive.

If your complaint is about our Chief Executive you should write to the Chair of our Trustees.

Please note that you cannot ask us to change our minds about funding or not funding your organisation.

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