|
Funding in the Economic Downturn |
|
|
|
Date: 25 February 2009
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
Venue: Leicester YMCA
Executive Summary:
In February 2009 members of the East Midlands Funding Forum and Funding
Advice Worker Network met to discuss the impact of the economic
downturn upon funding to the third sector.
The discussions found that funding sources, funding advisors and
organisations in the third sector believe that the economic downturn
has not fully impacted upon the sector yet. But that there is a
significant amount of caution regarding future budgets and funding
sources as we move towards 2010.
As a result it is expected that the competition for funding will
increase over the next 12 months, and continue within 2010. This is at
the same time that some funding sources believe that their
grant/funding budgets will remain level.
To help reduce uncertainty during this time, communication between
funding sources and funding advisers for the third sector need to be
maintained and developed in the region. Providing up-to-date
information upon funding programmes, and helping to improve the quality
of applications will help the East Midlands region to compete for
funding.
Several actions were raised for the networks to help ensure that this
communication continued and developed during this uncertain time for
the sector.
Click here to view the report of the event
|
