This presentation is from a plenary session at the NCVO Funding Conference 2014, sponsored by Charity Bank.
It discuss how charities can make an impact. Charities need to think about: links back to organisational mission and goals, why does the organisation exist, how does the organisation want to make a difference and finding an overlap of mission and common goals.
Speakers: James Barker, Consultant, NCVO
Martin Brookes, Director, Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Julie Lawes, Director, Catch Up
Richard Turner, Chief Fundraiser, SolarAid
Karl Wilding, Director of Public Policy, NCVO
Find out more about the NCVO Funding Conference 2014: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/funding-conference
Find out more about the funding resources provided by NCVO: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/funding
2. Sponsored by:
James Barker, Chair: Consultant, NCVO
Martin Brookes: Director, Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Julie Lawes: Director, Catch Up
Richard Turner: Chief Fundraiser, SolarAid
Karl Wilding: Director of Public Policy, NCVO
How funders understand
impact now
3. Making an impact:
•Links back to organisational mission and goals
•Why does the organisation exist?
•How does the organisation want to make a
difference?
•Finding an overlap of mission and common
goals
How is impact understood by funders and those
they fund?
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund? a Catch Up® perspective
4. How is impact understood by funders and those they fund?
– common mission
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund? a Catch Up® perspective
Charities, trusts,
funders – each with
its own mission
Mission overlap
Charities and social
enterprises seeking
funding – each with
its own mission
5. Approaches to Funders:
•Not chasing the money!
•Reach common agreement with funders about the quality
assurance process, including:
– What will be measured
– How measuring will take place
– Process measures c.f. output/outcome measures
– Monitoring
– Evaluating
– Reporting
How the outcomes will be communicated
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund?
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund? a Catch Up® perspective
6. How is impact understood by funders and those they fund?
– common understanding
Charities, trusts,
funders – each with
its own mission
Charles Dunstone Charitable Trust
Education Endowment Foundation
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Catch Up® - to
address the
problem of
underachievement
that has its roots in
literacy and
numeracy
difficulties
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund? a Catch Up® perspective
7. Charles Dunstone Charitable Trust
Development and Implementation of a marketing plan (CDCT)
What will be measured increase in trainee numbers
How measuring will take place database
Process measures c.f. output/outcome measures trainee numbers/marketing plan
Monitoring quarterly reporting to Catch Up
trustees
Evaluating trainee numbers
Reporting annual report to funder
How the outcomes will be communicated reports and presentations to
include references to funder
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund?
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund? a Catch Up® perspective
8. Education Endowment Foundation
Conduct further research into effectiveness of the interventions
What will be measured increases in pupil numeracy ages
How measuring will take place standardised tests
Process measures c.f. output/outcome measures randomised control trial
Monitoring reporting to Catch Up trustees
Evaluating external evaluator
Reporting regular reports to funder
How the outcomes will be communicated publication of final report
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund?
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund? a Catch Up® perspective
9. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Creation of an additional intervention, Catch Up® Numeracy
What will be measured the creation of a product
How measuring will take place the number of trainees benefiting
from Catch Up® Numeracy
Process measures c.f. output/outcome measures project workplan agreed
Monitoring quarterly reporting to Catch Up
trustees, annual reporting to
funder
Evaluating external evaluator
Reporting annual report to funder
How the outcomes will be communicated reports and presentations to
include references to funder
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund?
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund? a Catch Up® perspective
10. Produce evidence and data to demonstrate that
the shared aspects of the mission with common
aims/goals are being met so the mutual
relationship is productive and effective
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund?
How is impact understood by funders and those they fund? a Catch Up® perspective