Wales Better Bids series
A programme of resources to help your organisation upskill on applying for funding.
This series of events took member groups on a journey showing elements of writing bids and how to improve in targetted areas. Starting with three Meet the Funder webinars, focusing on what funders look for in grant applications, then moving on to specific areas to develop: writing applications, community involvement and co-production. These webinars can all be accessed here to help your group's growth in this area.
Better Bids - Meet the Funder
Sported Wales are excited to invite Sported members to meet three funders who have been distributing a range of grants to small and large community groups across Wales for many years.
Meet the Funder
These funders have used their grant making experience to develop additional resources to help develop better bids and strengthen community organisations. There will also be a question and answer session with the speakers.
Community Foundation in Wales
In this session, hear from Clare Davies, Grants Officer at The Community Foundation in Wales (CFW). Watch a recording of the video below.
Funding themes include:
- Young People
- Communities
- Health
- Environment
The National Lottery Community Fund
In this session, Suzanne Brown and Sarah Eliot, Funding Officers at The National Lottery Community Fund Wales (NLCF) will speak about :
- Awards For All : One year maximum from £300- £10,000
- People and Places - fund up to 5 years Medium grants £10,001–£100,000 for up to 5 years Large grants £100,001–£500,000.
Watch a recording of the video below:
Additional resources:
- The National Lottery Community Fund Blog:
Sports projects: What can we fund? - VCSE Strength Checker
- A beginner's guide to project outcomes
Coalfields Regeneration Trust
In this session, Natalie Sargent, Development Manager Wales will talk and answer questions about CRT Wales Grants.
- Fast Track Funding: £500 - £2000 for energy efficiency or health and safety improvements for community facilities, which are based in, or benefit people from eligible coalfield areas.
- Coalfields Community Grant Programme (Wales): One-year Grants (from £500 – £7,000 revenue or capital)
- Better bids: Natalie will also talk about CRT Wales additional resources to help develop better bids .
How to write better grant applications
How to Write Better Grant Applications Workshop
Sported Volunteer and fundraising expert Lisa Jagger has over 20 years' experience of supporting small and large organisations to grant application success.
Watch back Lisa’s practical workshop which focuses on:
- Getting ready to apply for grants
- What makes a good application
Community involvement and consultation
Community involvement and consultation
Your group started from community need, demand, and action.
Watch back this webinar on showing community involvement, need and demand. Increasingly a requirement from funders this is a crucial tool to increase your chances of a successful bid.
Sported volunteer Ravi Vedi has experience of developing evidence of need for grant applications including BBC Children in Need, Lottery Community Fund, European Funding and has also assessed bids.
This session will build on your knowledge:
- Increase your understanding of what community consultation is – and is not!
- Highlight tools for planning community consultation
- Encourage you to share your learning - dos and don'ts with others !
Co-production
Community consultation and co-production
The session included a guide to using the Measuring What Matters tool, and the Co-production Audit tool. You can find more information about co-production at the Wales Co-production website.
