[cma-l] Funding News - Community Business Fund (UK)

Tue Apr 4 07:43:22 BST 2017

Morning

I suggest that projects that have previously submitted do so again
addressing the feedback that they have been given.

Hopefully resubmission will not be as onerous because the bulk of the work
has been done.

Funding is very tough and competitive but the CMA has met with The Power To
Change and by us explaining to them about our sector, this may have opened
up access to funds a little bit more.

I know of at least one community radio station that has received funding
from The Power To Change since the CMA met with them - so the door to
community radio, as far as I am aware, is not "firmly shut".

The next funding round has not yet been officially announced but time could
usefully be spent now reviewing what they need in readiness for when it
does open in the summer.

We will announce details of the next Power To Change Community Business
Fund on this list and on social media.

All the best for now

Bill
-- 
Operations Manager
Community Media Association
http://www.commedia.org.uk
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Canstream Internet Radio
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On 3 April 2017 at 23:46, Martyn Haynes <martyn.haynes at wcrfm.com> wrote:

> Dan, We pretty much had a similar response back in June or July last year;
>
> “Broad community impact – Your application did not demonstrate how
> your project would positively benefit a range of people within your
> community. However, you did provide strong evidence in relation to
> Locally rooted, Accountable to the local community and Trading for the
> benefit of the local community.”
>
> Bill, Thanks, I remember the post from last time this was discussed.
>
> The advice is;
>
> 4) Broad Community Impact
> Impact is about how you are changing lives. This could be a wide range
> of things - we would advise you to talk more about those who come
> through the door, than those who tune in. This could include how
> people learn skills, an apprenticeship programme, reducing loneliness
> and isolation, etc. They don't want to see just one specific group
> benefiting from a project, this needs to be broad. When developing new
> resources, they need to see the right balance, to show sustainability.
> For example, if they were to fund a new training studio, how would it
> be accessed by different groups? Who would pay – and at what rates.
> Different rates for different customers could mean it brings in a good
> income, whilst being accessible to all.
>
> Again, I wont post our precise application here but it was probably
> the strongest we've ever written and featured a very detailed
> description of the people who use our service and how it benefits a
> broad range of people and concerned things like health, poverty,
> housing, environmental/recycling projects and community safety,
> including those most under represented in our area (Black, Asian and
> Minority Ethnic, Elderly, People Living in poverty, Refugees and
> migrant) not to mention the training for both volunteers and also for
> other community organisations to develop their own media skills in
> order to advance their goals.
>
> I'd be interested to see a winning bid because it does seem that the
> door at Power To Change is firmly shut towards community radio and
> advice on how to get though it is rather woolly - I'm really not sure
> it's worth the time this time around to be honest.
>
> That said, Maybe those of us who qualified for one or more of the
> objectives but were rejected on the other(s) can share knowledge
> privately.
>
> Martyn
>
> On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 7:18 PM, PCRFM <info at peterborough.fm> wrote:
> > Although we were turned down, this the response received, when we
> applied then, as a community radio project. If that could be of any help.
> >
> > "Trading for the benefit of the local community – Your application did
> not evidence how Power to Change funding could enable your organisation to
> become more viable in the long-term.
> >
> > However, you did provide strong evidence your organisation meets the
> following criteria:
> > Locally rooted – Your application evidenced that the project has a
> clearly defined local geographical area of focus (for example, in urban
> locations this could be a neighbourhood, ward or section of a city, in
> rural locations this could be a village or collection of villages).
> Accountable to the local community – Your application strongly evidenced
> the formal structures in place for your organisation to engage with a large
> number of local people on a frequent and ongoing basis and how you use
> those structures. Broad community impact – Your application evidenced how
> your project would tackle disadvantage within your community".
> >
> > Dan
> > Peterborough Community Radio - pcrfm
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:
> cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Martyn Haynes
> > Sent: 03 April 2017 15:29
> > To: The Community Media Association Discussion List <
> cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk>
> > Subject: Re: [cma-l] Funding News - Community Business Fund (UK)
> >
> > this. again.
> >
> > Community radio
> > Despite receiving a lot of applications from community media
> organisations, we have not yet funded a community radio station. This is
> partly because community radio stations find it hard to demonstrate they
> are locally rooted, as they cover a broad geographical area like a whole
> city, rather than a neighbourhood. Applications from community media
> organisations have often struggled to provide strong evidence of how they
> benefit the wider community.
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 12:54 PM, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:
> >> The £10 million Community Business Fund will reopen in early summer
> 2017.
> >>
> >> Power to Change supports community businesses to revive local assets,
> >> protect the services people rely on, and address local needs.
> >>
> >> Power to Change awards grants to help new and existing community
> >> businesses grow and become more sustainable.
> >>
> >> There are two main grant programmes:
> >>
> >> The £1.85 million Community Business Bright Ideas Fund is aimed at
> >> community groups who have a community business idea but need help
> >> turning it into reality.
> >> The £10 million Community Business Fund is aimed existing community
> >> businesses that need funding for a business development project to
> >> make their organisation more sustainable.
> >>
> >> Find out if you are eligible:
> >>
> >> http://www.thepowertochange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Communit
> >> y-Business-Fund-applicant-guidance-v4.pdf
> >>
> >> Through the fund, Power To Change will award grants between £50,000 –
> >> £300,000 to community businesses in England.
> >>
> >> http://www.powertochange.org.uk/funding/grants/community-business-fund
> >> /
> >>
> >> \\
> >>
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