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| SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING SCHEME TO BEGIN IMPROVING PROFILE |
09/09/03 |
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The
NCVO Sustainable Funding Project (SFP) is to begin working in partnership
with infrastructure agencies and funders to raise awareness of income generation.
Funded in partnership with the Community Fund's Strategic Grants Progamme,
Centrica, and Charity Bank, the SFP intends to make best practice in the
area of sustainability more widely available to voluntary groups, ensuring
long-term change in the way the sector is funded.
Hosted by NCVO over the last three years, the initial phase of the SFP sought
to provide information and resources on building sustainability through
the promotion of better planning, grant diversification and income generation.
It has helped to establish an environment within the voluntary and community
sector which is starting to become less reliant on short-term funding regimes
and more responsive to the development of financial stability.
Nick Wilkie, SFP manager says: "Building on the lessons learnt over
the past three years, we are delighted to expand the range of services the
project provides to voluntary and community organisations, and develop new
work with local infrastructure agencies, funders and policymakers to embed
our work lessons within the sector over the long-term."
Richard Gutch, director for England and strategic planning at the Community
Fund comments: "Sustainability is one of the biggest challenges facing
the sector and it is crucial we address it.
"The Community Fund is delighted to be helping by funding the NCVO's
Sustainable Funding Project. We have been very impressed by the work of
the project to date."
The SFP is a "first-stop shop" on sector funding issues providing
a full range of financial options for organisations to investigate how they
can generate their own income.
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