Future of European Funding Conference: RAWM & NCVO European Funding Network, Thursday 26 July 2012. NCVO’s European Funding Network, in association with RAWM co-hosted an event in Birmingham to provide VCS organisations in the West Midlands with the opportunity to listen to and comment on BIS proposals for future EU funding and to exchange good practice from the current funding period. Find out more about NCVO's policy work: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/

1. Some Success Stories
ESF Community Grants

2. Insight Society
Supports blind and visually impaired
women from South Asian backgrounds
15, BME community aged 23-45

3. Stepping Stones
Courses for unemployed
Developing Team skills
CV writing interview skills
Accessing Communities
Enjoyment and Progression

4. Made by Young People
A local community interest company
set up to teach young people how they
can develop their skills, to earn a
legitimate income, in these tough times
of austerity, has won a European Social
Fund (ESF) Community grant to teach
six unemployed 18-24 year olds all
about the Print & Promotions business

5. Wyre Forest youngsters
volunteering for success from
Kidderminster
Unemployed youngsters in Wyre
Forest have the opportunity to
gain valuable work experience
while volunteering for a local
charity.

6. Community Grants 2011-13
• Number of Grants made to June 2012
70
• Total Value of Grants
£705,204
• Average value of the Grant
£ 10,074
• Type of activity supported – that is:
training, Information, advice and guidance;
other (please describe)
• We have funded a range of diversionary
activities and training programmes including:
• Care farms working with ex offenders and
people with learning difficulties
• Football clubs using football as the hook to
attract participants
• CV writing/confidence building
• Basis IT courses
• Volunteering programmes
• Mentoring programmes
• Community champion engagement
• 1:1 mentoring programme for offenders
leaving prison
• Basketball clubs – using the sport to engage
with people

7. Community Grants 2011-13
• Number of Grants made to June 2012
70
• Total Value of Grants
£705,204
• Average value of the Grant
£ 10,074
• Type of activity supported – that is:
training, Information, advice and guidance;
other (please describe)
• We have funded a range of diversionary
activities and training programmes including:
• Care farms working with ex offenders and
people with learning difficulties
• Football clubs using football as the hook to
attract participants
• CV writing/confidence building
• Basis IT courses
• Volunteering programmes
• Mentoring programmes
• Community champion engagement
• 1:1 mentoring programme for offenders
leaving prison
• Basketball clubs – using the sport to engage
with people