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BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 BIG Local Keighley Valley is getting busy through Participatory Budgeting… ARTICLE BY: Shaun O’Hare | BIG Local Development Manager | [email protected] Participatory budgeting involves local people making decisions about the public money being spent in their communities. It is an established method of allocating funding, used by local authorities and other public bodies to share budgets effectively providing those who work, live and/or socialise in a community to participate in a debate around prioritising available funding. Participatory Budgeting can be applied in many ways. The process can be tweaked to suit local needs and wants - which is absolutely fine so long as a few basic rules are followed: that local communities keep control; information is straightforward and jargon free; and the discussions and decisions take place in the communities they affect and not ‘back at the office’. BIG Local Keighley Valley is using the Participatory Budgeting model to ensure communities within the Keighley East Ward have the opportunity to make a real contribution to the first year Action Plan. “We wanted a way of showing those with an interest in the BIG Local Keighley Valley what an opportunity the BIG Local can bring to their communities and to demonstrate the impact an Action Plan full of local knowledge can make to their area, making it an even better place to live” said Shaun O’Hare [BIG Local Development Manager]. 2

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Rather than one or two events, BIG Local Keighley Valley has already planned up to 20 micro events. On a street corner with residents, as part of a play session with young people, as part of a business breakfast meeting, during a community centre fun day or an older people’s tea & cake social meeting - people are encouraged to either make a verbal presentation or complete a simple application form which promotes an idea which benefits the communities within the area they live, and then all those attending vote in an open, visible and direct manner. The most favoured idea is awarded funding on the spot. The events are a simple form of grant making which provide a quick fix to identified issues, raise the profile of the BIG Local and introduce people to the concept that they are in control, that means everyone from children and older people, employees, employers and young people are making genuine decisions and not just being asked for an opinion or taking part in a token meeting. The events provide a lot of positive outcomes, providing ‘pilot’ projects which can be appraised and all views, ideas, concerns and praise for services and projects recorded and included in the Action Planning providing a means of qualifying and justifying future decision making. The aim is to have a draft action plan on paper later in the summer which will be presented at a market stall event with identified partners and funders where project ideas will be further developed and fine-tuned. It is then a matter of allocated up to £100,000 of the BIG Local budget to realize those ideas. As the BIG Local becomes established, it is hoped that those involved will promote Participatory Budgeting methods in the long term as a means of providing transparent and accountable decision making. BIG LOCAL KEIGHLEY VALLEY http://keighleybiglocal.co.uk Photos show PB events at Parkwood Centre for Young People and Hainworth Community Centre 3

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS Practical guides to engaging with local commissioning bodies Compact Voice has launched a series of briefings to help VCS organisations build strong partnerships with their local commissioning bodies. The next in the series will focus on Local Enterprise Partnerships. These briefings are based on the experiences of a range of voluntary organisations who have established strong partnerships with local commissioning bodies. Their knowledge and tips have been translated into a number of practical steps that organisations can take to engage better with these groups. The briefings can be downloaded FREE of charge from the Resources section of the Compact Voice website: www.compactvoice.org.uk/resources/briefings-and-responses Practical guide to engaging with Police and Crime Commissioners This guide for voluntary organisations provides practical steps to follow to develop relationships with Police and Crime Commissioners. Produced in partnership with Clinks, the information in this guide is based on the experiences of a range of organisations who have established strong links with Police and Crime Commissioners. Practical guide to engaging with Health and Wellbeing Boards This guide for voluntary organisations provides practical steps to follow to develop relationships with Health and Wellbeing Boards. Produced in partnership with Regional Voices, the information in the guide is based on the experiences of a range of organisations who have established strong links with Health and Wellbeing Boards in their areas. Practical guide to engaging with clinical commissioning groups This guide for voluntary organisations provides practical steps to follow to develop relationships with Clinical Commissioning Groups. Produced in partnership with Regional Voices, the information in the guide is based on the experiences of a range of organisations who have established strong links with Clinical Commissioning Groups in their areas. It highlights a number of steps organisations can follow if they wish to build better links themselves. 4

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 CHARITIES AND TRADING Following updated rates, allowances & duties for tax year 2015-16, the Charity Commission has issued revised guidance for charities engaged in trading. Your charity is trading if it sells goods or services to customers. There are rules on what types of activities count as trading. Overview Workers who benefit Your charity will not pay tax on profits it makes from You may not have to pay tax on your charity’s profits if trade if: your trading activity is carried out mainly by beneficiaries  you’re making money to help your charity’s aims and of the charity. This rule only applies if profits are used for objectives, known as ‘primary purpose trading’ your charity’s primary purpose.  your level of trade that isn’t primary purpose falls below the charity’s small trading tax exemption Examples of workers who benefit from your charity are: limit  students who help to run a farm on an agricultural  you trade through a subsidiary trading company. college  disabled staff of a café run by a charity that helps Your charity must pay tax on any other profits. people with disabilities. VAT Not all of the workers have to be beneficiaries of the Your charity is not exempt from paying VAT when trading charity. You might, for example, need some supervisors but it is eligible for some VAT reliefs. or managers who could be employees, contractors or volunteers. But for all of the profits to be exempt from If your charity’s trading income is above the VAT tax, the beneficiaries must do most of the work. registration threshold of £82,000, it must register for VAT. You need to pay tax on profits if most of your charity’s trading is done by workers who don’t benefit from your Primary purpose trading primary purpose. There’s an exception to this rule if your Your charity’s primary purpose is stated in your turnover from this trading is below the small trading tax governing document. Your charity won’t pay tax on exemption. profits it makes from trading that: You must operate PAYE on the earnings of beneficiaries  is part of your charity’s primary purpose, e.g. an of the charity and pay them the national minimum wage, independent school charging students tuition fees unless they’re volunteers. for their education, or a care home charging residents for accommodation and care Fundraising and lotteries  helps your charity’s primary purpose, e.g. a college Your charity won’t have to pay tax on profits it makes selling students text books or a museum running a from lotteries or fundraising events, e.g. jumble sales or cafe for visitors. barn dances. This is as long as:  all your profits go to your charity’s primary purpose You may have to pay tax on the profits from trading that  your fundraising event qualifies for exemption from has nothing to do with your primary purpose. However, VAT under the VAT rules for fundraising events if your turnover from this type of trading is below the  your lottery has an operating licence - if you don’t, small trading tax exemption limit, you don’t need to pay you’ll need to contact the Gambling Commission. tax. When a subsidiary trading company organises a lottery Example: to raise money for its parent charity, it won’t pay tax on A university rents student accommodation to the general the profits it gives to the charity. All of its other profits public during the summer break. The university may pay will be taxed. tax on profits from the rent because its primary purpose is to educate. Lottery ticket sales are exempt from VAT. 5

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Small trading tax exemption Trading companies must pay tax and VAT on all their When your charity’s trading does not relate to your other income and profits in the same way as ordinary charity’s primary purpose, it may still be exempt from tax limited companies. if the turnover is below the small trading tax exemption. Some of your charity’s profits may already be exempt Donations from a trading company from tax because they’re from a trading activity that’s When a trading company donates its profits to its parent part of your primary purpose trading. charity’s main purpose, there is no Corporation Tax due on these payments. The trading company makes the You can still claim an additional exemption for other donation without deducting tax. trading profits if they’re below the small trading tax exemption limits. If your charity’s small trading turnover Your charity won’t pay tax on the amounts it receives as is higher than the exemption limits then you’ll have to long as it uses the money for its charitable purposes. pay tax on all of your profits from that trade. The directors of a trading company can decide when to Your charity’s gross annual income is the total turnover donate to their parent charity. The payment must be before deducting tax and expenses. made within 9 months of the end of the accounting period in which the profits were made. They must show This table shows how the small trading tax exemption the payments in their tax return for the accounting limits are applied: period in which the payment was made. Charity’s gross annual Maximum permitted small Investing in a trading company income trading turnover Your charity could make a number of small investments Under £20,000 £5,000 in a trading company rather than one big investment to 25% of your charity’s total reduce risk. You must regularly look at all your charity’s £20,001 to £200,000 investments to make sure they’re performing as annual turnover expected. Over £200,000 £50,000 To avoid losing out on tax exemptions, your charity must Using a subsidiary trading company only invest in a trading company if: One or more charities can set up a subsidiary trading  you can show evidence that the investment was company to trade on their behalf. You may find this made to benefit the charity useful if your charity:  there are terms and conditions setting out how the  makes profits on trading that’s not linked to its company will pay you back (this should include a rate primary purpose of interest and the date when the repayment is due)  makes a profit that comes close to or is higher than  your charity gets a fair return that’s actually paid, the small trading tax exemption limit which is then spent on your charity’s primary  wants to protect its assets from any trading losses purpose.  wants to have a separate organisation to carry out all of its trading activities. Other investment in a trading company is classed as a non-charitable expense and your charity must pay tax VAT relief on all its profits. A charity’s trading company won’t have to pay VAT on:  profits it makes from the sale of donated goods (as Your charity must keep records of: long as it gives these profits to the parent charity)  all the investments it makes, e.g. in a business plan  fundraising events it runs for its parent charity. or a document projecting future profits  the details on why it decided to choose each Other types of VAT relief that charities get are not particular investment, e.g. a record of your cash flow available for their trading subsidiaries. forecast. From: https://www.gov.uk/charities-and-trading 6

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 A new “call to action for the common good” website follows on from a report issued in May 2014, and invites evidence, examples and ideas which demonstrate how ‘common good’ practice can help tackle the biggest social challenges facing today’s society. They identify four ‘common good’ principles: Collaboration An inclusive society Institutions with a social purpose Shared decision-making The aim is to build an inspiring and convincing ‘story of hope’ challenging some current assumptions about times of austerity. Volunteering Matters, Civil Exchange, Locality, NAVCA and Common Vision are working together on this, supported by the Carnegie UK Trust. Visit the website at http://www.calltoactionforthecommongood.org.uk The CALL TO ACTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD report was launched to relatively little sector media hoo-ha last year. It sets out the belief that a more hopeful story of change, based on ‘common good’ principles, is needed to address many of the big challenges faced across the country. The report, written by Neil Crowther, was commissioned by a working group of civil society leaders, and draws on insights and ideas from representatives from over 100 public, private and VCS organisations. The working group hopes to stimulate a national debate over the next two years and is inviting responses to the report, to [email protected]. Lucy de Groot, CEO of Volunteering Matters (formerly CSV): “This is a call to action to shape a positive view of the future, honest about the challenges, ambitious about the potential.” Martyn Evans, CEO of the Carnegie UK Trust: “There is a growing awareness that to tackle the complex problems of our times a change in approach is required but there is a risk that without an overarching, shared narrative and without all sections of society taking responsibility and playing to their strengths that we fail to build a better society.” A CALL TO ACTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD report: www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/Publications/2014/A-Call-to-Action-for-the-Common-Good 7

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 CRISIS FUNDING – WHAT NOW? Local grants for furniture and emergencies end – so what else can you do? From April 2015, there will be no more Community Care Grants or Crisis Awards from Bradford Council, because national government cut the funding it used to give to local Councils. But there will be a loans scheme to help people buy essential household items and there are still DWP Hardship Payments and Short Term Benefit Advances. Help is available at local advice centres – you can find your nearest service on the COMMUNITY ADVICE NETWORK website: http://www.bradfordcan.org.uk/. ALTERNATIVE PROVISION: Assisted Purchase Scheme – replaces Community Care Grants: Bradford Council is working with Smarterbuys and local furniture charities on a scheme that offers loans to help people buy essential household items. The aim is to provide an alternative to pay day lenders and loan sharks. But the scheme will only offer interest charging loans, not grants, so it is worth checking whether your client would be better off asking for a DWP Budgeting Loan. www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/advice_benefits_and_council_tax/benefits/assisted_purchas e_scheme.htm Sanctions and suspensions of benefit – apply for a Hardship Payment: the rules are relatively simple – you can find them on the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) website. Clients have to ask for a copy of the application form at the Jobcentre – no one else is allowed to keep copies and the DWP do not allow anyone to print it from their website. www.cpag.org.uk/content/ask-cpag-online-can-you-claim-hardship-payment-jsa-or-esa Delayed payment of benefit – apply for a short-term benefit advance: short term benefit advances (STBAs) replaced crisis loans for \"alignment purposes\" a couple of years ago. STBAs are appropriate when someone has applied for benefit but DWP has not yet made a decision, or not yet made a payment after accepting a claim. CPAG has created tools and resources for you to use – including a template letter to give to the Jobcentre asking for an STBA. This can be downloaded from: www.cpag.org.uk/stba-adviser-tools 8

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 CVS Training We advertise a wide range of training courses on our website www.bsupported.org.uk. These courses are aimed at staff and volunteers from charities, community groups and social enterprises. Bookings/cost details: www.bsupported.org.uk/costs_and_booking. Courses from June to July 2015 (follow the links below for course and venue details): COURSE DATE TIME Communication Skills 2 day course* Tuesday & Wednesday 2-3 June 10:00-4:00 Volunteer Management 3 day course* Tuesdays 2, 9 & 16 June 10:00-4:00 Health and Safety Level Two Wednesday 3 June 10:00-4:00 Supervision Skills Thursday 4 June 10:00-4:00 Emergency First Aid Wednesday 10 June 09:30-5:00 Minute Taking Skills Thursday 11 June 10:00-1:00 First Aid at Work Tuesday to Thursday 16-18 June 09:30-5:00 Role of the Treasurer Thursday 18 June 10:00-1:00 Basic Child Protection and Safeguarding Tuesday 23 June 10:00-1:00 Time Management Thursday 2 July 10:00-1:00 Once again, thanks to NLDC funding, we are able to run the very popular FREE 2 day course Introduction to Communication and Counselling Skills on 2-3 June 2015 at Carlisle Business Centre. This course is run by staff from the University of Bradford Counselling Department and has proved to be a fantastic opportunity for those who work closely with people in voluntary and community organisations to increase their confidence and learn new skills and techniques. Please note that we can only offer places to staff/volunteers from organisations who deliver the majority of their services in Bradford District and, in the first instance, we can only accept one booking per organisation. Courses marked * have eligibility criteria – please check the course details before you book: Booking Information How to book on CVS Training / bsupported courses: Download a booking form from our training website www.bsupported.org.uk or email Diane Fox to request one from [email protected]. Book early to guarantee your place as we may not be able to accept late bookings. Please allow 5 working days to receive your confirmation details and an invoice. If you do not receive them then please get in touch. We do not take bookings over the phone or reserve places, but we can tell you if there are places available on a particular course. Our NEW cost bands and standard prices are: Half day Courses Full Fee With Membership Discount A: Charities under £250k turnover £40 £30 B: All other voluntary/community sector £50 £40 C: Statutory & private sectors, Individuals £80 £80 Full Day Courses Full Fee With Membership Discount A: Charities under £250k turnover £60 £50 B: All other voluntary/community sector £80 £70 C: Statutory & private sectors, Individuals £160 £160 Download a booking form from www.bsupported.org.uk or email [email protected] to request one. Book early to guarantee your place as we may not be able to accept late bookings. Diane Fox, CVS Training, Bradford CVS, 19/25 Sunbridge Road, Bradford BD1 2AY 01274 722772 | [email protected] | Training Website www.bsupported.org.uk 9

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 THE RISE OF FOOD BANKS In a research paper published in The BMJ, the following was the distillation of an investigation, aided by Trussell Trust, a non- governmental organisation that coordinates food banks in the United Kingdom, into the conflicting claims around the increasing access made to 'Food Banks' and the like. Certain elements claim that their increasing use is NEEDS driven. Others maintain that the increase is 'because they're there', rather than on 'real' need. Key messages: • Expansion of food banks across the UK is unprecedented — the number of local authorities with food banks operated by the Trussell Trust has risen from 29 in 2009-10 to 251 in 2013-14 • This rise is associated with cuts to local authority spending and central welfare spending • Highest levels of food bank use have occurred where there have been the highest rates of sanctioning, unemployment, and cuts in central welfare spending • There is a need for a strategic approach to address food poverty/insecurity in the UK, which should include monitoring and addressing the root social and economic drivers of this problem. AUSTERITY, SANCTIONS, AND THE RISE OF FOOD BANKS IN THE UK: Doctors are witnessing increasing numbers of patients seeking referrals to food banks in the UK. Rachel Loopstra and colleagues ask - is this due to supply or demand? www.bmj.com/content/bmj/350/bmj.h1775.full.pdf WITH THANKS TO: A.P. Sibbons | via BPCAC listserv 10

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 FUNDING & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................................................... FUNDING KNOWHOW is a collection of resources, news items and links FUNDING which cover the underpinning knowledge you need for fundraising. You can find all this on the SYFAB* site www.syfab.org.uk/search.aspx# (to KNOWHOW access all of their resources you need to set up an account, but a generous selection is available to the unregistered visitor to the site). *SYFAB is the South Yorkshire equivalent of our own bfunded and fit4funding resources. We’ve made it easier for you to get the SYFAB FUNDING INFORMATION SHEETS collection by uploading them to: http://bit.ly/funding-knowhow (including a single zipped bundle so you can get them all in one go). Here’s the full list… FILE DESCRIPTION Budgets How to draw up a budget & what to include (+ guidance on apportioning core costs). Business Plans How to write a business plan and what to include. Charitable Trusts All about charitable trusts and how to fundraise from them. Community Buildings How to get started on a community building project. Community Libraries Report on community involvement in running libraries. Crowdfunding How crowdfunding works, some pros and cons and further sources of information. Friends of… Help for groups who are 'friends of' a park or a green space. Fundraising Crisis How to avoid/deal with a funding crisis. Fundraising Strategy How to develop a fundraising strategy. Getting Started What you need to know and have in place before you start fundraising for your group. Good Application How to write a good application and what to include. Grants for Individuals Information for individuals looking for funding. Impact Outcomes Guide to what funders mean by 'impact' and 'outcomes' and how to measure them. Individual Donations Issues, hints & tips on different types of individual donation, including tax and Gift Aid. Legal Structures A look at different legal forms for your organisation and what they all mean. Organising Fundraising How to get organised to make your fundraising easier. Procurement How to get started with procurement and tendering. Professional Fundraiser Thinking about using a professional fundraiser? Read this first. Projects How to present your group's work as a project to make it more fundable. Scouts Information about funding for uniformed groups. Sources of Funding A look at the different sources of funding and pros and cons of each. Statistical Information Where to look for statistical information to support your funding applications. Support from Businesses Getting support from companies - what you need to know. Talking to Funders Why, when and how to talk to funders and build a good relationship with them. Using Social Media in Fundraising Guide to using social media in your fundraising. 11

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Has your bid to the Big Lottery been turned down? A few tips on what to do next It’s always disappointing when your bid to the Lottery is unsuccessful and it can feel as though a lot of time and hard work has been wasted. However an unsuccessful application is often just the start of a process to securing a grant. 1. Listen to the comments given by the Big Lottery for the failure of your bid. Try and get feedback directly from the Lottery - preferably by phone. Common reasons why bids are unsuccessful are: Not sufficiently demonstrating need for the project Poor value for money Not placing the community or clients at the heart of the design of the project Lack of management experience for the project Outcomes which do not adequately describe the change that the project will deliver. 1. Once you have identified the areas that need to be addressed, improve them and then reapply to the lottery. Time - 4 to 6 months. 2. Reapply to the Big Lottery, but with a different emphasis in terms of target clients or providing different services to clients. Would need time to prove need and purpose. Time - 4 to 6 months. 3. Break up Lottery bid into different parts and approach other grant funders. Possibly time consuming. Managing several funded projects from different funders can make management and monitoring difficult. Each funder will need the project to be matched with their guidelines. Time - anything between 4 to 12 months. 4. Approach other Lottery funders such as the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council and Sport England. Would require time to work out projects and would mean a new emphasis. Would mean more time involved in proving need. Time - 2 to 6 months. Remember that help and assistance with funding applications is available from your local VOSO (Voluntary Organisation Support Officer) - contact us: www.bfunded.org.uk/get-help Written by Clive Whittaker and Chris Barker, Bradford CVS 12

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 PEOPLE'S HEALTH TRUST: ACTIVE COMMUNITIES The Active Communities grant programme www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply- for-funding/detailed-guidance?cic=66 from the People's Health Trust is open again for applications from groups in the \"HealthBloom\" area. This includes Bradford district but not all areas are eligible - check your project's postcode on the map www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding/healthbloom. Can my group apply? \"Non-profit\" groups can apply if their income is less than £350,000 a year. What can be funded? The Trust wants great ideas which make neighbourhoods even better places to grow, live, work and age. Projects need to: • Be designed and led by local people • Create stronger connections between people • Be seeking funding of between £5,000 and £25,000 a year • Last for between twelve months and two years • Be small and local, for example, a few streets, a small village (or be a community of interest) • Be in one or more of the fundable neighbourhoods. What can't we apply for? Advice from the funder: \"We don’t fund projects that are strictly health-related and focus on certain diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke), or which aim to change behaviour (e.g. giving up smoking, losing weight etc.).\" The funder also won't fund projects that are part of a bigger project (their minimum contribution must be 50%). Applications must include running costs so you can't just apply for capital items (e.g. equipment) on their own. Interested? Applying is now a two-stage process so the funder recommends starting your application as soon as possible. Please read more about the fund (www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for- funding/detailed-guidance?cic=66) and click \"continue\" to go through the application stages. Select your project's beneficiary areas on the map at step 2 to get to step 3 and complete the short form. The funder will then take up to five working days to review your idea and tell you whether or not you can complete an application. If your application is successful, 90% of your participants must come from the areas you have selected on the map. The deadline for applications is 10 June 2015 (1pm) so make sure you complete the short form as soon as possible so that if your idea goes forward you will have time to meet this deadline for the second stage application. What about communities of interest? If your project isn't geographically based and is instead for a community of interest, then please telephone the People's Health Trust on 020 7697 4021. Questions? Please email [email protected] or telephone 020 7697 4021. Get help with your application from Bradford CVS: Voluntary Organisation Support Officers, Clive Whittaker and Chris Barker are running a funding surgery for community groups in Bradford district about applying to Active Communities on Friday 22 May, from 10am to 12 noon. If you would like to attend, please email: [email protected] or [email protected], or telephone 01274 722772. The surgery is taking place at the Voluntary Services Centre, 19-25 Sunbridge Road, Bradford BD1 2AY. 13

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Charities and funders face big decisions after a “seismic shift” in public service commissioning, according to a new report by charity think tank NPC. TIMES OF CHANGE: BRIEFING ON PUBLIC SECTOR COMMISSIONING, published last month, said commissioning contracts for charities have grown by £6.5bn in a decade while grant funding has shrunk by £2.2bn. \"The commissioning and wider funding environment is changing rapidly—and it is an issue that will continue to evolve and affect the charitable sector in different ways over time,” the report said. “With some leading charities turning down millions in contracts*, funders will need to grapple with these changes as they make effective decisions for the future.” *SEE: www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/19434/childrens_ society_has_walked_away_from_millions_of_pounds_of_low- impact_public_sector_contracts The report said funders faced “legitimate concerns” that they could “end up substituting for government work” as a result of the state’s withdrawal of providing statutory services. It also raises concerns that funders could subsidise “private profit if they support charities who act as sub- contractors to companies”. According to the report, funders surveyed raised concerns about “the shift from grants to contracts” and the resulting impact on a charity’s work. “These concerns range from the uncertain volumes of work and unstable income sometimes associated with sub-contracting to the risk of ‘mission drift’ as charities juggle their aims with the demands of contracts,” the report says. Sally Bagwell, senior consultant for NPC said there were “loads of issues - but no easy answers”. “In the last ten years we have seen a seismic shift in the way public services are delivered,” she said. “National and local commissioners give out charity contracts worth far more than ever before, and the sector has changed accordingly. “These changes pose a substantial challenge for funders. There are lots of questions about how contracts might affect charities and their relationship with funders, but very little consensus. Ultimately funders need to keep the social impact they can achieve front and centre of each funding decision. Despite the increasingly complicated funding environment, it is the needs of beneficiaries which should be uppermost in their minds.” For more details about the report, and to view/download, go to: www.thinknpc.org/publications/times-of-change-public-sector-commissioning WITH THANKS TO: Emily Corfe | www.civilsociety.co.uk 14

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 FUNDING A-Z BBC CHILDREN IN NEED SMALL GRANTS £2 A MONTH NOT TOO SHABBY Not for profit organisations such as registered The fact that someone starts giving to charity is charities, voluntary organisations, schools, churches, much more important than the amount they community interest groups etc. can apply for grants actually give. It's hopefully the start of a lifelong of up to £10,000 through the BBC Children in Need Small Grants programme. The grants are available relationship and even a small amount is a success for any charity involved. So why are some for projects that help children and young people experiencing illness, distress, abuse or neglect fundraisers always aiming higher? And is this really a and/or any kind of disability. good thing? nfpSynergy’s Joe Saxton blogs about why £2 a The next closing date for applications is 1 June 2015. month is something to aspire to rather than sniff at and how some senior fundraisers have just been www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4fJVTzz5Qm Qx5rx0S4NVg0Q/small-grants talking nonsense! A quick read at: https://nfpsynergy.net/blog/2-month-great-way- start-giving BRELMS TRUST The Brelms Trust offers grants to a wide variety of charities and community projects. Funding is given AUTO ENROLMENT EBOOK exclusively to charities based in Yorkshire and Quick Books has created a free pension auto- directly benefitting only Yorkshire communities. enrolment eBook with some practical, simple Priority is given to charities working at the heart of information that will help explain and guide you communities to tackle disadvantage and to provide through the process. It includes: sustainable benefit to the community. • A concise guide on how to stay compliant with Grants range from £1,000 to £5,000 per year, either workplace pensions as a one-off grant or up to a maximum of 3 • A timeline to keep on track through the process consecutive years. They can cover a range of costs, • A jargon buster to help make sense of auto- including capital costs or salaries. Some match enrolment. funding is required. Short link: http://goo.gl/JH5YOH The next deadline is 5pm on 31 May 2015. WITH THANKS TO: www.wycas.org.uk www.brelmstrust.org.uk/apply/ 15

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 BUPA UK FOUNDATION Have your say via www.surveymonkey.com/s/3LHMHDL The new BUPA UK Foundation will be ‘opening for in response to the following questions: business’ this month. The Foundation aims to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives by supporting 1. What do you think are the most critical issues and challenges for health and social care in the UK today? practical projects designed to tackle critical challenges in 2. In your view, where are the most critical gaps in health health and social care and make a direct impact on and social care? Are there any specific groups you feel are people’s health and wellbeing. missing out? 3. Where do you think there might be the greatest The BUPA UK Foundation plans to focus on issues that opportunity for the BUPA UK Foundation to add value and can affect everyone, such as heart health, dementia, why? type 2 diabetes and cancer, as well as important factors 4. What levels of funding might projects need to make a that underpin health and wellbeing such as mental meaningful difference? health, ageing and wellness, the management of long- 5. How might the BUPA UK Foundation use its funding most term conditions and behaviour change to improve health effectively? and wellbeing. 6. Which organisations do you think are making a significant impact in improving people's health and wellbeing? In 2015, £1 million is being made available for grants. 7. Who can the BUPA UK Foundation learn from? The theme of the first funding round will be announced and applications welcomed from mid-May 2015, with the If you would like to register to receive updates from the first decisions made in the summer. Its grant-making BUPA UK Foundation, including information on their programmes will be developed around clearly defined funding programmes as these are announced, send an themes and they welcome your views and ideas on any email with your name, organisation, interest area and issues you would like to see the Foundation address. contact details to: [email protected]. CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY AMATEUR SPORTS CLUBS SCHEME New guidance has been issued for the Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) scheme, which allows local amateur sports clubs to register with HMRC and benefit from tax reliefs, including Gift Aid. From April 2015, a number of changes have been introduced to the scheme, as well as an increase in the tax exemptions for property and trading income. The guidance includes: increases in exemptions travelling and subsistence expenses the new income limit condition payments to players the requirement of 50% participating members restrictions on the level of membership costs. SEE THE FULL LIST OF GUIDANCE NOTES AT: www.gov.uk/government/publications/ community-amateur-sports-clubs- detailed-guidance-notes QUESTIONS? Send a message to HMRC via the link below, or telephone 0300 123 1073, between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue- customs/contact/charities-and-community-amateur-sports-clubs-cascs 16

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 CRAVEN TRUST The Craven Trust is a permanent, independent grant-making charity dedicated to supporting community projects in the Craven area (including Keighley). It is flexible because its charitable objectives are sufficiently broad to meet new and emerging needs. Grants range from £100-£1,000. Charitable status is not essential, but preferred. #DONATE: Next deadline: 5 June 2015 Direct giving via social media The GOOD Agency has collaborated with #PAY to Contact: t: 01535 612509, m: 07842 424475 e: [email protected] launch #DONATE, new technology that lets your See: www.craventrust.org.uk supporters donate to you directly through social media platforms like Twitter. DICKIE BIRD FOUNDATION Using PayPal, #DONATE facilitates secure payments The Dickie Bird Foundation aims to help young to charities using registered hashtags and the simple athletes and children participate in sports activities act of sending a Tweet. if their financial circumstances mean they are disadvantaged. The Foundation offers grants to children under 16 years of age to participate in the sport of their choice, to the best of their ability, irrespective of their background, social circumstances, culture or ethnicity and to ensure that they improve their chances both inside and outside sport. They are currently working with #PAY to launch #DONATE across other social media platforms, The grants are to help with the cost of clothing and including Facebook. #DONATE finally removes the equipment for them to take part or continue in their barriers of giving through social so you can monetise chosen sport, plus a small contribution towards your social following for the first time and unlock travel expenses within the UK. the potential of the UK’s 15 million Twitter users. www.thedickiebirdfoundation.co.uk WITH THANKS TO: www.ncvys.org.uk Find out more and sign up for #DONATE at: www.goodagency.co.uk/hashtag-donate DIRECT GIVING We’ve covered the topic of giving cash directly to DONOR PSYCHOLOGY the people who need it instead of funding third It's one of the oldest and most significant questions parties in previous issues of BRIEFING BRADFORD. in fundraising – why do people donate to charity? Here’s another article on the subject, including news that Givedirectly plans to establish a UK Experts from the Nudge Unit explain the behaviour presence: behind it. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/afric www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector- a/direct-debit-the-charity-givedirectly-donates- network/2015/mar/23/the-science-behind-why- cash-straight-to-people-in-need-9081499.html people-give-money-to-charity 17

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 the Community Foundation for Calderdale. Smaller grants of up to £2,000 or larger grants of up to £25,000 are available for projects to \"get more people in West Yorkshire cycling, more safely and more often.\" Please note that funding is only available for projects targeted at adults (age 16+). It is recognised that some projects may include families and therefore young people under the age of 16, and EUROPEAN FUNDING this would be acceptable. Only participants over the Newly added to the KnowHow NonProfit website is age of 16 can be counted as ‘engagements’, and this 'How to get your hands on the ESIF's 6 billion euros (or should be taken into consideration when planning some of it)'. It explains 10 key things your charity and developing project activities and projected needs to know about the new elements of the engagement outputs. European Structural and Investment Fund 2014- 2020 Growth Programme. HURRY! Deadline 31 May 2015. www.cffc.co.uk/portfolio/gocycling Priorities include reducing the risk of social exclusion, promoting an environmentally friendly and resource-efficient economy, and improving labour market and education policies. http://knowhownonprofit.org/how-to-get-your- hands-on-the-esif2019s-6-billion-euros-or-some-of- it GREENHALL COMMUNITY FUND ESIF IN OUR REGION: The latest round of funding from the Greenhall www.the-lep.com/our-work/european Community Fund opened for applications on 1 May 2015. This round will fund projects benefitting FUNDING APPLICATIONS IN HARD TIMES physically and mentally disabled and disadvantaged Interesting article on the unexpected effect of the people over the age of 25. Only the first 100 recession on funding applications, looking at how applications received will be forwarded to the (and why) things are starting to change. trustee board for consideration and they will meet www.charitychoice.co.uk/the-fundraiser/funding- in November 2015 to allocate the funds. trends-why-funding-application-numbers-are-on- the-ri/470 The grants of £1,000 to £10,000 are only available to trusts, associations, institutions or organisations registered as charities in England. Preference will be given to applications for specific projects rather than to supplement funds used for general purposes. Applications are accepted from all areas of England GO:CYCLING GRANTS however some preference will be given to charities operating in Yorkshire. The go:cycling fund is for voluntary and community groups in West Yorkshire and is being managed by http://greenhallfoundation.org 18

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 GREENMOOR BIG LOCAL HOMELESS CAPITAL FUNDING Do you have a project idea that will benefit the Capital funding is available from the Government for Lidget Green and/or Scholemoor (GreenMoor) the development of tailored hostel accommodation community? Does your project relate to making for rough sleepers; and shared accommodation for your community Safer Stronger, Cleaner Greener, young people. Healthier Happier, Richer not Poorer? Do you require funding for this project? Homelessness Change will fund tailored hostel accommodation and improved facilities for the Big Local has awarded Lidget Green and Scholemoor provision of healthcare, training or education for ONE MILLION pounds over 10 years from 2013. The rough sleepers with the aim of helping them off the project is known as GreenMoor Big Local. As part of streets and transforming their lives. this project, task groups have been developed under the four key themes identified by the Community Platform for Life is a new funding programme for Plan. The groups are tasked with developing shared accommodation for young people aged 18 to projects under these themes for which funding is 24, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, in available. housing need and who would not be a priority for self-contained housing. If you have a project that fits the bill or perhaps a project idea that you need some guidance with - or Deadline is noon on 12 June 2015. Bids must be if you simply want to get involved and be part of the submitted through the Homes and Community task groups, please contact the GreenMoor Big Agency’s Investment Management System. New Local Community Engagement Officer, Meena bidders are able to apply for access through the HCA Jeewa, on 01274 305045 or email her IT desk [email protected]. [email protected]. Full details on the website: HOLIDAY HELP www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessn ess-change-and-platform-for-life-funds-2015-to-  The Holiday Caravans for the Disabled page 2017-prospectus showing the location of charity owned caravans in the UK has been updated to include new WITH THANKS TO: www.syfab.org.uk additions. www.disability-grants.org/holiday- caravans-for-the-disabled.html  The Papworth Trust offers free respite breaks for families with support and planned activities at Kerry Farm in Wales. www.disability- grants.org/holiday-grants-disabled-children- adults.html#papworth  The Cystic Fibrosis Holiday Fund will help anyone under 25 years with CF with grants towards a holiday or once in a lifetime trip. www.cf-holidayfund.org.uk/index.php HRUK & SUBWAY HEALTHY HEART GRANTS  The British Legion offers free holidays at their Grants of up to £10,000 are available from HRUK four holiday Break Centres for serving and ex and SUBWAY® Healthy Heart Grants for new, service personnel. www.disability- original and innovative projects that actively grants.org/grants-for-disabled- promote Heart Health and help to prevent, or veterans.html#britishlegionholidays reduce, the risk of heart disease near you. 19

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015  This programme is for original, innovative heart health projects and NOT for general healthy lifestyle projects. Projects MUST focus on and actively promote heart health throughout. Projects that are not specifically for heart health will not be considered. Only community or voluntary organisations, registered charities or other not for profit organisations may apply. Projects must run for a minimum of six months and no more than 12 months. Grants are available for new innovative projects and not something you already do or want to continue. Voluntary and community groups in Yorkshire can apply until 30 June 2015. Questions? Answers to frequently asked questions are available or telephone 0113 297 6206 or email [email protected]. http://heartresearch.org.uk/grants/apply-hruk- and-subway%C2%AE-healthy-heart-grants IDOX INNOVATION AWARDS KELLY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST The Awards (5 x £3k) are The Kelly Family Charitable Trust is open to available to projects applications from registered charities for projects that have encouraged that support and encourage the family to work as a and promoted positive cohesive unit in tackling problems that face one or change, demonstrating more of its members. The overall objective is to innovation in their reinforce the potential benefit and support that approach to responding family members as a unit can give to each other. to local, regional and/or national challenges. The fund also welcomes applications from sports and health-related charities whose activities comply The five award categories are: with the above criteria. Most grants are of between  local economic development £1,000 and £5,000, but higher grants may be  community engagement considered.  healthy living  supporting children and young people The next closing date for applications is 1  environmental sustainability. September 2015. The deadline for entries is 1 September 2015 (5pm). www.kfct.org.uk/apply.html www.idoxgroup.com/awards WITH THANKS TO: http://community-matters.org.uk/ 20

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 LGBT FUNDER FINDER The Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Voluntary and Community Organisations has created a funding information resource for its members. PERSIMMON COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/funder-finder Persimmon Community Champions is a national programme where charities and groups can apply for funding up to the value of £1,000 to match money they have already raised themselves. The fund is due to run for twelve months from March LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION 2015 and will distribute £750,000. The Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales would like to see more applications for its Enable All you need to do is complete the online form, explaining why your group or charity deserves the grants which provide development funding. The funding is intended to strengthen charities (with an donation. Include in your application how much income of between £25,000 and £1 million) that are you’ve already raised and how much you want Persimmon to donate. They need the name and working with people experiencing issues of multiple disadvantage. Enable grants are for up to £15,000 location of the charity initiative to ensure the right over two years. business receives your request. www.persimmonhomes.com/charity www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our- programmes/enable OUR BIG GIG: COMMUNITY MUSIC Love music? Love your community? Then be a part of Our Big Gig, the UK’s biggest PORTICUS UK community music celebration According to our records, it’s six years since we taking place from 10 to 12 July included anything about this funder. Porticus – 2015! Not for profit arts broadly Catholic in its values – welcomes organisation Superact are working applications from all organisations, whether faith with crowdfunding platform Spacehive to offer based or not. funding to community groups this year. Organisers can receive £100 towards events in July if they It funds four priority areas: Education, Society, Faith register on the crowdfunding platform Spacehive. and Care. They occasionally fund small grants of less Superact is also offering free training in crowdfunding and event management, as well as than £10,000, but most of the grants awarded are for over £10,000. support from their network of Regional Managers to help groups with their crowdfunding campaigns. This is a rolling programme, there are no deadlines. www.superact.org.uk/ourbiggig/our-big-gig-2015 http://uk.porticus.com/en/funding-guidelines 21

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 SAFER COMMUNITIES FUND SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY: Local organisations and groups can apply for up to GRASSROOTS GIVING £5,000. Each submission must meet the priorities The Building Society has £81,000 to help 162 and outcomes outlined in the PCC’s Police and community groups with grants of £500 each. The Crime Plan www.westyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk/our- scheme is open to small local groups (not registered business/the-police-crime-plan.aspx. charities) who have limited access to funding. They also have free resources* for community groups - Applications can be made online at the West these are open to anyone and are packed full of Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s website, handy tips and advice. Deadline is 31 July. www.westyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk. www.skiptongrg.co.uk/apply-for-funding Deadline for this round is 5 June 2015. * Download from http://bit.ly/may15bb-docs - includes Getting Started with Your Group; Getting the Cash in!; Governance Essentials - how to manage your group; Managing the Ask -Gaining support from the corporate world; Recruiting and Managing Volunteers; & Managing Money for the Group. The SCREWFIX FOUNDATION Grants are available to UK registered charities for SQUARE DANCING projects that fix, repair, maintain and improve Part of our occasional series 'there's a fund out properties and community facilities for those in there for everyone', if you are interested in square need across the UK. dancing: This can include repairing run-down buildings and Callerlab Foundation, www.callerlab.org - supports decorating the homes of people living with illness and trains callers. and disability. Only registered UK charities can apply All Join Hands Foundation, www.alljoinhands.org - for a grant. supports square dancing for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. This is a rolling programme - applications can be made throughout the year. They are based in America, but make donations world wide. www.screwfix.com/jsp/landing.jsp?id=ScrewfixFou ndation WITH THANKS TO: www.syfab.org.uk 22

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 THINK BIG WITH 02 If the project is completed successfully, young The programme people may be invited to apply for the second level supports young people of the programme --Think Bigger -- where O2 in the UK (aged provides funding of up to £2,500. The programme is between 13 and 25) open to individuals and groups of young people and who want to make the money can be used to cover project related positive changes to costs such as materials & equipment; cost of renting their communities. space; transportation; advertising, etc. Initially funding of £300 is available to get The closing date for applications is 10 June 2015. projects off the ground. www.o2thinkbig.co.uk ESMÉE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has launched a new funding strategy which will include a focus on giving unrestricted grants and offering long-term funding. For more details, see the What we Fund listing below, with further detail on each sector page http://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/what-we-fund Arts Organisations at a pivotal point - organisationally or artistically Development of emerging talent Art as an instrument for social change, community cohesion or participation Children and Young People Early years development The rights of vulnerable children and young people Addressing root causes of low educational attainment and challenging behaviour Civic and political participation for young people under-represented in decision-making Environment Connecting people with nature Large-scale conservation of natural environments on land and at sea Countering the effects of damaging human activities Lesser known plants, animals and organisms Social Change Participation – marginalised and excluded individuals and groups Place – revitalising community life Injustice – systemic change around injustice and inequality Food Local innovation in alternative approaches Food and wellbeing Working towards a more coherent food sector 23

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 DM THOMAS Open to applications from primary and secondary FOUNDATION school teachers, trainees and youth workers, there FOR YOUNG PEOPLE is funding of £500 to £5,000 available for projects The DM Thomas Foundation that have a high level of interaction between young people in the two countries, be it virtual or through used to be the Hilton in the Community Foundation. It a visit/exchange trip. gives grants which can be up to £30,000 a year (2 years maximum) to projects Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and your helping disadvantaged young people in the UK and project should have a start date of at least 6 weeks ahead from when you send your application. Ireland. www.ukgermanconnection.org/ww1projects There is approximately £150,000 available to distribute each quarter. They look for groups WOLFSON FOUNDATION working in the areas of education or health with Funds of £15,000 to £100,000 children and young people with disabilities, who are are available for enhancing care, sick in hospital, who are homeless or in care or who improving quality of life and are life limited (requiring palliative care). providing better opportunities for people with physical / The next deadline is 25 July 2015. learning disabilities and mental health issues, older http://dmthomasfoundation.org/what-we- people and palliative/end of life care. do/grants/dmtf-central-grants/ They will fund new buildings, major refurbishment work, equipment or vehicles and it is advisable to submit applications early as there is a cap on the number of applications considered. The Foundation’s Health and Disability programme autumn funding round stage one deadline is 1 July, UK-GERMAN CONNECTION stage two 1 September 2015. A new funding opportunity is available for schools and youth groups to bring young people of the UK For any enquiries, call 020 7323 5730 or visit and Germany together to facilitate an exchange of www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/health-and- ideas, joint learning and open discussions on topics disability related to World War One. WITH THANKS TO: http://community-matters.org.uk/ Want more? For more funding opportunities in the Bradford district, you can search the bfunded website: www.bfunded.org.uk. This service is free and you can do as many searches as you like. Not sure where to start? Contact your local Voluntary Organisation Support Officer: www.bfunded.org.uk/get-help. 24

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUALS We don’t often include information about funding for individuals because our primary purpose is to support organisations. But since those organisations often exist to support individuals, then by extension it is a sub-category of funding information that equally deserves our attention. In researching this issue of BRIEFING BRADFORD, www.npower.com/healththroughwarmth we came across the following brief mention Health through Warmth is an initiative set up by NPower of Buttle UK: to assist vulnerable people who have long term, cold- related illnesses and need assistance to fund and install BUTTLE UK heating and insulation in their homes. If your organisation works with http://www.edfenergytrust.org.uk families in crisis but cannot The Trust helps families and individuals living in fuel help them financially, Buttle poverty, suffering or other distress who are struggling to UK may be able to help: pay for their gas and/or electricity by awarding grants to www.buttleuk.org/pages/grant- clear those debts. The Trust also offers help via Further programmes-small-grants-programme- Assistance Payments to clear other priority household 42.html debts or purchase essential household items. This prompted the question: where else www.britishgasenergytrust.org.uk might you look for help? The following The British Gas Energy Trust helps individuals and families living in fuel poverty or other suffering or are a few of the options we discovered: distress who are struggling with their gas and/or electricity debts by awarding grants. www.turn2us.org.uk This website provides information on benefit entitlement www.fhaonline.org.uk and other grant giving charities. The Family Holiday Association provides holidays for parents and children who experience disadvantage as a www.disability-grants.org result of poverty. This website provides information on charities that provide grants for disabled people. www.actionforkids.org This charity supports young people with physical and www.glasspool.org.uk learning disabilities through the provision of mobility Glasspool Trust is a UK-wide grants giving charity that aids, employability training and family support. provide one-off grants to individuals. http://www.caudwellchildren.com www.savethechildren.org.uk Caudwell Children provides equipment, treatment, Save the Children runs a grant programme called Eat, therapies and family support for disabled children and Sleep, Learn, Play! For children aged 0 – 12 months (or if their families across the UK. a mother is 28 weeks pregnant or more), this programme provides beds, white goods, toys and books to children www.family-action.org.uk who are disadvantaged and in need. Family Action have both welfare and education grant programmes to help address the needs of disadvantaged www.familyfund.org.uk families and individuals that struggle to afford basic The Family Fund gives grants to families raising disabled needs and to pursue educational and employment and seriously ill children aged 17 and under. ambitions. 25

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 The Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need 2015/16 includes over 1,900 grant making trusts giving £268 million to those in poverty and hardship. Each entry provides details of eligibility, type of grant given, annual grant total and how to apply. 'We use this indispensable guide every day to signpost clients and referrers to possible sources of funding. The wide range of national and local grant-making organisations is particularly useful to enable us to respond to individuals in need.' Kate Williams, Chief Executive, Independence at Home The Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2015/2016 is a comprehensive guide to current benefit entitlement. It contains tactical information on common problem areas and how to challenge decisions, the implementation of Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, the ‘bedroom tax’, mandatory reconsiderations, sanctions, residency rules and the benefit cap. 'The Advisers’ Bible… an incredible achievement. The most comprehensive and user-friendly publication in the field of welfare benefits… An absolute must for welfare rights workers as well as those giving general advice.' The Adviser, Citizens Advice Both titles are ideal for charities, local authorities, support agencies and independent advisory bodies. For use by social workers, advisers, welfare officers, lawyers and anyone involved in helping individuals who need support. INFORMATION/ORDERS: Individuals in Need | Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits 2015/2016 If you're struggling on a low income, there's a lot more cash out there to help than you may think. Charities, the Government and even companies often have funds which are available to help, especially if you've got children. Millions of pounds' worth of these grants, loans and tax credits go unclaimed, so the aim of this guide is to take you through them and see if there's any help available to you. Top 'low income' grants • Small charity grants • Holidays for disabled people • Home improvement grants • Cash to pay for utility arrears • Are you entitled to benefits? Grants for low income families • School uniforms, meals & more • Help if you've recently had a child • Benefits & tax credits help • Music grants for under-19s • Emergency funds for your family 26

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE CARERS WEEK Carers Week 8 - 14 June is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. Carers Week is brought to life by the individuals, local groups, and organisations who come together to organise activities and events throughout the UK, drawing attention to just how important caring is. http://www.carersweek.org/ Check out the Carers’ Resource Open Day, Thursday 11 June, 10-12: https://goo.gl/xqHurx. MEN STANDING UP Bradford Cyrenians Men Standing Up (MSU) is a new Lottery-funded service, providing housing and support to all men who are victims of domestic abuse. Freephone* confidential helpline H&S FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES The Health and Safety Executive has updated its Tel: 0300 303 0167 web section on 'Health and safety for disabled people'. *Calls from UK landlines are free. Mobile and other providers' charges may vary. These pages help those employing people with disabilities to understand their health and safety MEN STANDING UP responsibilities: e: [email protected] http://www.hse.gov.uk/disability/index.htm. t: 01274 214631 (office) WITH THANKS TO: www.voluntarynews.org.uk www.bradfordcyrenians.org.uk/men-standing-up 27

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 VITAL SIGNS: TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH LONG TERM CONDITIONS This report analyses the quality of health and care services from the users’ perspective. It shows that there are some worrying gaps in long term conditions care which lead to many preventable problems. Too often people are not supported to ACTIVE TRAVEL BRIEFINGS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES look after themselves, and their emotional and The national ‘Active Travel and Health' group has practical needs, and those of their carers, are produced three briefings on walking and cycling for frequently ignored. This not only leads to distress local authorities. The briefings are in the form of and complications for people living with long term short Powerpoint presentations and bring together conditions, but also means that avoidable pressures all the latest evidence, policy and ideas on active on the NHS are increasing. travel. They are designed to help local authorities make the case for action to increase walking and This report does not analyse and present everything cycling. They have been produced in consultation that goes on across our health and care services in with local authorities and with the input of a wide England. It makes clear that a huge amount of group of people interested in active travel. commitment is demonstrated and excellent care is provided by the many doctors, nurses, care workers  Focusing on the issues of importance to local and carers working to support people with long authority elected members including potential term conditions. impact on the local economy and congestion.  Focusing on relevant public health issues including the potential impact on obesity and quality of life. The report calls for action to ensure the millions of  Focusing on key transport issues including people living with long term conditions receive the congestion, road safety and air quality. care and support needed to stay well must be a top priority. We all should focus on preventing ill health LONELINESS AND ISOLATION: A TOOLKIT wherever possible, diagnosing conditions early, and Social isolation and loneliness is a key determinant intervening quickly to prevent crisis/complications, of the current and future health and social care helping people to be more in control of their own needs of the older population. It is therefore health and care and joining up services around the potentially a very important issue for health and person’s needs, medical, emotional or practical. wellbeing. The Toolkit has been designed to help Health and Wellbeing Boards address the issue of Report: loneliness and isolation amongst older people in www.richmondgroupofcharities.org.uk/PDFs/rich their Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and mond-group-vital-signs-report.pdf Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWSs). HEALTHCARE – THE NEXT FIVE YEARS The toolkit was developed with input from Health In the face of widening health inequalities, an and Wellbeing Board members and commissioners ageing population, an increasing number of people of health and social services. It explains Why living with more than one long-term condition, and loneliness matters, How you can respond and the the continuing impact of risk factors such as Latest from the Campaign to End Loneliness. smoking, alcohol, physical inactivity and poor diet, the NHS must change. The difference in disability- Toolkit: free life expectancy at birth between the richest and http://campaigntoendloneliness.org/toolkit poorest parts of the country is now 17 years. 28

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 A quarter of the population (just over 15 million SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Skills for Life and people) have a long-term condition such as Work. Report: www.eif.org.uk/wp- diabetes, depression, dementia or high blood content/uploads/2015/03/Social-and-Emotional- pressure – and they account for 50 percent of all GP Learning-Final-Report-1.pdf appointments and 70 percent of days in a hospital bed. The number of older people likely to require HEALTH ON care is predicted to rise by over 60 percent by 2030. THE HIGH STREET This report aims to make a positive contribution to Where we the debate about change and the future of health in live can have England. It explores the context for change, the a profound route map for change, scaling the challenge, effect on our changes in commissioning and the workforce, the health and financial implications of change and the power of our local high patients and people to change our health futures. streets are an important https://smithinstitutethinktank.files.wordpress.co part of this. m/2015/03/healthcare-the-next-five-years2.pdf High streets are an CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE: reports & information integral part of a vibrant THE BEST START AT HOME: A Report on What Works to community Improve the Quality of Parent Child Interactions and a critical From Conception to Age 5. engine for economic growth in local areas. A healthy Overview OR high street can provide the public with healthy Report: www.eif.org.uk/wp- choices, support community cohesion and social content/uploads/2015/03/The-Best-Start-at- interaction, promote access to health services and Home-report.pdf do much to support individual wellbeing. EARLY YEARS PUPIL PREMIUM - More information: This report focuses on the positive and negative www.gov.uk/early-years-pupil-premium-guide-for- impacts that the high street can have on the public’s local-authorities health. High streets contain an almost endless array of businesses, from food outlets, such as cafés and FUTURE IN MIND: Promoting, Protecting & Improving restaurants, service outlets, such as hairdressers Children & Young People’s Mental Health/Wellbeing and beauty salons, to retailers and cultural venues. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/upload Based on a review of the evidence as well as the s/attachment_data/file/414024/Childrens_Mental input of public and expert opinion, the report _Health.pdf attempts to identify those businesses which could be considered to be the ‘best’ and ‘worst’, the most MY LIFE, MY SUPPORT, MY CHOICE: A Vision for Person- health promoting and those which evidence shows Centred Coordinated Care and Support for Children to be the most detrimental to public health. and Young People with Complex Lives Document: Report: www.nationalvoices.org.uk/sites/www.nationalvo www.rsph.org.uk/filemanager/root/site_assets/ou ices.org.uk/files/tlapmylifemysupportmychoice_fin r_work/campaigns/health_on_the_high_street/ho al.pdf ths/final_hoths.pdf 29

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITIES TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING A new guide from Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England has identified how local government and the NHS have important roles in building confident communities to improve health and reduce inequalities. The guide states the move to a new health system, including the transfer of public health to local government, has created opportunities for public health and healthcare to become more person- and community-centred. The move enables individuals to realise their potential and to contribute to building healthier, more resilient communities. The guide calls on local partners to consider the ‘family’ commissioning health improvement and preventive of community-centred approaches to improve health services and wellbeing in their areas, including: • involve those at risk of social exclusion in designing and delivering solutions that address inequalities in • strengthening communities: where approaches health involve building on community capacities to take • celebrate, support and develop volunteering as the action together, both on health and on the social bedrock of community action. determinants of health. • volunteer and peer roles: where approaches focus Professor Kevin Fenton, Director of Health and on enhancing individuals’ capabilities to provide Wellbeing, Public Health England, said: advice, information and support or organise activities around health and wellbeing in their or “Our health system must evolve and respond to the many other communities. demands and challenges it faces whilst staying rooted to • collaborations and partnerships: where approaches the values that have shaped and sustained it. involve communities and local services working together at any stage of planning cycle. Communities are a valuable part of that health system and • access to community resources: where approaches have a vital contribution to make to improving health and connect people to community resources, practical wellbeing. This guide provides local organisations with a help, group activities and volunteering opportunities starting point and a framework for building confident to meet health needs and increase social communities in their areas.” participation. Giles Wilmore, Director for Patient & Public Voice and The guide recommends local leaders, commissioners and Information, NHS England, said: service providers: “The NHS Five Year Forward View sets out how the health • consider how community-centred approaches can service needs to change and argues that we need to do become an essential part of local health plans more to fully harness the renewable energy represented by • recognise the diverse range of approaches that can citizens and communities. Bringing together evidence and be used to improve physical and mental health learning, this guide shows how the NHS and local • use the family of community-centred approaches as commissioners can play their vital role in building a tool to consider potential options for confident and connected communities.” Read the HEALTH AND WELLBEING GUIDE TO COMMUNITY-CENTRED APPROACHES: www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-wellbeing-a-guide-to-community-centred-approaches 30

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 HOW EFFECTIVE IS YOUR CHARITY? A 15-question checklist to help you review how your charity operates and make sure it’s prepared for the future. As trustees, and the people responsible for running your charity, it’s important that you regularly review your charity’s effectiveness. What challenges are you facing? Is the charity’s structure effective? What changes are you considering implementing? It’s especially important to review how your charity operates in changing or uncertain economic climates. No charity is immune to financial problems and sadly there are occasions when, despite the best efforts of the trustees and staff, a charity encounters problems so serious that it has to close. One such example is The BeatBullying Group, which went into liquidation in November 2014 after experiencing serious grant funding problems. This report explains why the Charity Commission got involved and what happened www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/410460/ocr_the_beatbullying_group.pdf. Many charities face similar financial problems. It’s not easy to maintain a charity’s secure financial future, particularly in a difficult and competitive economic climate. That’s why it’s so important you and the other trustees ask yourselves tough questions from the outset and regularly consider how your plans are going. One way you can do this is to refer to this checklist of 15 key questions whenever you meet as trustees to make decisions about the way your charity operates. Part of the ‘Big Board Talk’ series on trustee decision-making, the checklist covers all stages of the financial cycle. It’s designed to help you respond appropriately to change by developing plans and timetables for action. It supports general good practice as well as how to deal with situations like the one BeatBullying faced. Even if things seem to be going well, don’t become complacent - make sure you regularly consider your charity’s financial resilience. For example, your business plan should set out how you will manage identified risks like an over-reliance on grants or a lack of reserves. READ THE CHECKLIST NOW: www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-trustee-meetings-15-questions-you-should-ask SEE ALSO: Key sources of financial guidance from the Charity Commission: CHARITY FINANCIAL RESERVES explains how to set a reserves policy for your charity and work towards a point where you are able to put money aside: www.gov.uk/charity-financial-reserves FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES IN CHARITIES advises how to deal with tough situations if they arise: www.gov.uk/financial-difficulties-in-charities MANAGING CHARITY ASSETS AND RESOURCES gives an overview of how to manage volunteers, investments, cash and staff: www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-charity-assets-and-resources-cc25 31

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 ARE YOU MOBILE-FRIENDLY? If you have a website you need to know about this. It’s not just a question of how it will affect your site’s rankings in Google searches – it’s an accessibility and mobile user experience issue too. Check your site now: https://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/ Have you ever tapped on a Google Search result on your mobile phone, only to find yourself looking at a page where the text was too small, the links were tiny, and you had to scroll sideways to see all the content? This usually happens when the website has not been optimized to be viewed on a mobile phone. This can be a frustrating experience for our mobile searchers. To make it easier for people to find the information that they’re looking for, Google is adding a “mobile-friendly” label to its mobile search results. This change will be rolling out globally over the next few weeks. A page is eligible for the “mobile-friendly” label if it meets the following criteria as detected by Googlebot: • Avoids software that is not common on mobile devices, like Flash. • Uses text that is readable without zooming. • Sizes content to the screen so users don't have to scroll horizontally or zoom. • Places links far enough apart so that the correct one can be easily tapped. If you want to make sure that your page meets the mobile-friendly criteria: • Check your pages with the Mobile-Friendly Test. • Read the updated documentation on the Webmasters Mobile Guide on how to create and improve your mobile site. • See the Mobile usability report in Google Webmaster Tools, which highlights major mobile usability issues across your entire site, not just one page. • Check the how-to guide for third-party software like WordPress or Joomla, in order to migrate your website hosted on a CMS (Content Management System) to use a mobile-friendly template. Google sees these labels as a first step in helping mobile users to have a better mobile web experience. They are also experimenting with using the mobile-friendly criteria as a ranking signal. If you have any questions or want to help others make mobile-friendly sites, visit the Webmaster Help Forum. READ ARTICLES ON THE GOOGLE / MOBILE-FRIENDLY STORY: www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2015/05/01/google-seo-changes-mobile- optimised-or-fail-guest-post AND www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/19511/one_in_three_top_fundraising _charities_will_be_hit_by_changes_to_google_search 32

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 DISK DRIVES: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER There’s one thing that should frighten everybody who uses a desktop or laptop computer or server, and that is disk failure. Your storage should be the only part of the computer that you really care about. If not backed up, the information on your disk can be irreplaceable: when it’s gone, it’s very probably gone for good. Yet your precious information is entrusted to one of the few components in a computer that can break down completely, without warning, or literally wear out. These days, there are two kinds of storage: traditional hard get too hot, because that was found to increase the failure disk drives (HDDs), and so-called solid state disks (SSDs). rate. HGST brand drives (formerly Hitachi but now part of HDDs contain highly delicate moving parts, whereas SSDs Western Digital) are the most reliable by a clear margin. are related to the universally understood USB stick. The Western Digital’s reliability varies by model. Seagate’s functional purpose is identical, but there the similarity reliability also varies by model, but is worst by a clear ends. margin: the 1.5 Tb model had nearly a 14% annual failure rate. It is important to understand these differences. HDDs are more capacious and cheaper, use more electricity, are The SSDs all performed flawlessly up to and, in some cases, heavier, slower, noisier, and more delicate than SSDs, but if far beyond the manufacturers’ claimed lifespans. However, treated gently, HDDs are generally understood to have a there was a very disturbing twist. In almost every case the long lifespan. SSDs have a finite lifespan (measured not in end came suddenly, with minimal warning, and made all the years but in the cumulative amount of rewriting); you can data utterly unrecoverable. In such circumstances, only a flog them to death in months, but typical usage will result in fool would operate an SSD beyond its rated lifespan or trust many years of good service. A certain amount of anxiety a second hand SSD. Maybe in the manner of their passing attaches to SSDs, because of the known fact of their finite SSDs are not really very different to HDDs after all. lifespan and uncertainty about what constitutes typical usage. Now that you know all that, I hope you’re still a bit frightened, but much more empowered to make rational HDD and SSD reliability is shrouded in commercial decisions on storage purchasing, backup and replacement. confidence. However, in the last year, two studies have broken decades of silence. An independent company named As a postscript, there will be many gentle readers of this Backblaze, which operates more than 40,000 HDDs, has column who are scandalised by my spelling of ‘disk’. My published statistics on which brands they find are most and authority is none other than H. W. Fowler, who in the first least reliable [1], and a website named Tech Report has edition of Modern English Usage described that as “the spent months destructively testing a small fleet of different earlier and better spelling” and declined further comment: SSDs [2]. as shall I. For HDDs, the lessons are as follows: 78% survive more than NOTES: four years; the median is 6 years. HDDs have three distinct phases of failure: early failure of some drives when brand- [1] https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive- new, then a minor amount of random failure in the ensuing reliability-update-september-2014/ years, and then finally they just wear out. The “bathtub [2] http://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd- curve” model of failure was thus confirmed. Don’t let them endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead WITH THANKS TO: David Spencer | BradLUG: GNU/Linux Users Group | http://www.bradlug.co.uk/ 33

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Wolfram|Alpha? Never heard of it? Wolfram|Alpha is an engine for computing answers and providing knowledge. It works by using its vast store of expert-level knowledge and algorithms to automatically answer questions, do analysis, and generate reports – and it can do a lot of stuff... Wolfram|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. The aim is to collect and curate all objective data; implement every known model, method, and algorithm; and make it possible to compute whatever can be computed about anything. The goal is to build on the achievements of science and other systematizations of knowledge to provide a single source that can be relied on by everyone for definitive answers to factual queries. Wolfram|Alpha aims to bring expert-level knowledge and capabilities to the broadest possible range of people, spanning all professions and education levels. The goal is to accept completely free-form input, and to serve as a knowledge engine that generates powerful results and presents them with maximum clarity. Wolfram|Alpha is an ambitious, long-term intellectual endeavour which looks set to deliver increasing capabilities over the years and decades to come. TRY IT OUT AT: www.wolframalpha.com 34

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 • Best User Experience • Religion & Spirituality • Best User Interface • School/University • Best Visual Design - Aesthetic • Science • Best Visual Design - Function • Self-Promotion/Portfolio • Best Writing (Editorial) • Shopping • Blog - Business • Social Media • Blog - Cultural • Sports • Car Sites & Car Culture • Technical Achievement • Celebrity/Fan • Television • Charitable • The People's Webby Organizations/Non-Profit • Travel • City & Urban Innovation • Web Services & Applications • Community • Weird • Consumer Electronics • Youth • Corporate Communications • Corporate Social ONLINE FILM & VIDEO Responsibility • Animation • Cultural Institutions • Animation (Branded) The Webbys’ success parallels • Education • Best Editing the rise of the Internet itself. • Email Newsletters • Best Individual Performance From humble beginnings, The • Employment • Best Use of Interactive Video Webby Awards has become the • Events • Best Web Personality/Host undisputed top honour for • Family/Parenting • Best Writing Websites, Online Film & Video, • Fashion & Beauty • Comedy: Individual Short or Interactive Advertising & Media, • Financial Services/Banking Episode Mobile Sites & Apps, and Social. • Food & Drink • Comedy: Long Form or Series • Games • Documentary: Individual Check out the links below to see • Games-Related Episode the winners and nominees in this • Government • Documentary: Series year’s awards categories. • Green • Drama: Individual Short or • Guides/Ratings/Reviews Episode www.webbyawards.com • Health • Drama: Long Form or Series • Humor • Entertainment (Channel) • Law • Events & Live Webcasts WEBSITES • Lifestyle • Experimental & Weird • Magazine • Activism • Media Streaming • First Person • Art • Movie & Film • How-To & DIY • Associations • Music • How-to & DIY (Channel) • Best Home/Welcome Page • NetArt • Integrated Campaigns • Best Navigation/Structure • News • Live Experiences (Branded) • Best Practices • Personal Blog/Website • Long Form (Branded) • Best Use of Animation or • Political Blog/Websites • Music Motion Graphics • Professional Services • News & Information • Best Use of Photography • Radio & Podcasts (Channel) • Best Use of Video or Moving • Real Estate • News & Politics: Individual Image Episode 35

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 • News & Politics: Series • Game or Application • Lifestyle (Handheld Devices) • Public Service & Activism • Health, Wellness, • Lifestyle (Tablet & All Other • Public Service & Activism Pharmaceutical Devices) (Channel) • Integrated Campaigns • Music • Reality • Media & Entertainment • News (Handheld Devices) • Science & Education • Mobile Advertising • News (Tablet & All Other • Science & Education • Mobile Campaigns Devices) (Channel) • Online Commercials • Podcasts • Scripted (Branded) • Online Guerilla & Innovation • Productivity • Series (Branded) • Public Service & Activism • Services & Utilities (Handheld • Short Form (Branded) • Retail Devices) • Sports • Social Media Campaigns • Services & Utilities (Tablet & • Technology • Tourism & Leisure All Other Devices) • Travel & Adventure • Viral Marketing • Shopping (Handheld Devices) • Unscripted (Branded) • Shopping (Tablet & All Other • Variety MOBILE SITES & APPS Devices) • Variety (Channel) • Social • Video Remixes/Mashups • Best Practices • Sports (Handheld Devices) • Viral • Best Streaming Audio • Travel (Handheld Devices) • Viral (Branded) • Best Streaming Video • Travel (Tablet & All Other • Best Use of GPS or Location Devices) Technology ADVERTISING & MEDIA • Best Use of Mobile Camera • Augmented Reality • Best User Experience SOCIAL • Auto & Auto Services • Best User Interface • Animals • Best Copywriting • Best Visual Design - Aesthetic • Best Photography & Graphics • Best Use of Data Driven • Best Visual Design - Function • Best Use of Video Media • City & Urban Innovation • Best Writing • Best Use of Mobile Media • Connected Products & • Celebrity/Fan • Best Use of Native Wearables • Corporate Communications Advertising • Education & Reference • Culture & Lifestyle • Best Use of Online Media • Education & Reference • Customer Service • Best Use of Social Media (Tablet & All Other Devices) • Education & Discovery • Branded Content • Entertainment (Handheld • Entertainment • Business Products & Services Devices) • Events • Consumer Electronics • Entertainment (Tablet & All • Experimental & Innovation • Consumer Packaged Goods Other Devices) • Family & Parenting • Corporate Social • Events (Handheld Devices) • Fashion & Beauty Responsibility Campaigns • Experimental & Innovation • Health & Fitness • Digital Campaigns • Family & Kids • Humor • Display & Banner Advertising • Food & Drink • Native Advertising • Display & Banner Campaigns • Games (Handheld Devices) • News & Information • Email Marketing • Games (Tablet & All Other • Overall Social Presence • Experience Marketing Devices) • Promotions & Contests • Financial Services & • Guides/Ratings/Reviews • Public Service & Activism Insurance • Health & Fitness • Sports • Food & Beverage • Integrated Mobile Experience • Weird 36

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Ilkley & District Community Volunteer Awards 2015 ‘Giving time for the benefit of others’ Keighley and Ilkley Voluntary & Community Action in partnership with Ilkley Parish Council and Ilkley Round Table saw 34 local people presented with Awards in recognition and celebration of their work making a real difference to the lives of people, helping to improve the amenities and resources in the Ilkley district. There were three categories of awards: community involvement (aged 25 and over), community involvement (aged 24 and under) and encouraging sporting activity. Ilkley Parish Council chairman, Councillor Andrew Walbank, presented the certificates at the ceremony in the Winter Garden, Ilkley, and Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Mike Gibbons, thanked the winners and their fellow volunteers for their valuable work. Also in attendance were The Lady Mayoress, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Sharp and Mrs. Isobel Scarborough, Keighley & Ilkley Voluntary and Community Action (KIVCA) Trustee. See next page for full list of Award winners  For more details and photos, see WHARFEDALE OBSERVER report: www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/12647457.Volunteering_stars_given_top_awards_at_ceremony 37

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Ilkley & District Volunteer Award Winners 2015 Community Involvement (aged 25 and over) Mary Heathcote Abbeyfield Menston & Ilkley sites Marilyn Jennings Addingham Cubs Paul Jennings Addingham Scouts Gaile Boole Burley Good Neighbours Scheme Too many to mention! Carved Stone Investigation (CSI) Rombalds Moor Team Maureen Spence The Clarke Foley Centre Christine Henney Dan’s Den Project, Christchurch David Pyett Friends of the Kings Hall & Winter Gardens Elizabeth Bowen Friends of Manor House Hazel Shandor Hatfield Ilkley & District Good Neighbours (Befriending) Joyce Lynass Ilkley & District Good Neighbours (Befriending) Nicholas Hanbridge Ilkley & District Good Neighbours (Befriending) Wendy Cubie Ilkley & District Good Neighbours (Shop Assistant) David Heighway Ilkley & District Good Neighbours (Shop Assistant) Joan Sumner Ilkley & District Good Neighbours (Shop Assistant) Alison Ledgerwood Ilkley Senior Citizens Club Nicholas Green Keighley & Ilkley Voluntary & Community Action Michael Walker Outside the Box Community Involvement (aged 24 and under) Laura O’Neil Airedale & Wharfedale Autism Resource & Aireborough Supported Activities Scheme Ross Hall Airedale & Wharfedale Autism Resource Ben Cliffe Airedale & Wharfedale Autism Resource Eleanor Jackson Nell Bank Centre Jack Cummings Nell Bank Centre Stephanie Lawton Otley & District Riding for the Disabled Mark Roberts Outside the Box Community Involvement – Encouraging Sporting Activity Nick Day Burley Cricket Club – Under 12’s Brenda Murch The Clarke Foley Centre John Brooks Ilkley Juniors Football Team Tony Gill Ilkley Town FC Stephen Miles Ilkley Under-7’s Football Team Shirley Wood Junior Ilkley Harriers Kate Thompson Otley & District Riding for the Disabled Grace Smith Otley & District Riding for the Disabled Chloe Hems Otley & District Riding for the Disabled 38

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 INSURANCE A straightforward guide Charity insurance specialists, Ecclesiastical Insurance, have put together a straightforward guide to finding insurance protection that suits your budget and gives you peace of mind. Here are five things to consider. 1. Broker or direct? insurers may require more paperwork to prove your These are the two main ways of buying insurance. If claim; others may be slower in paying. A broker will you buy direct, it’s your responsibility to ensure that take these into account when recommending an you are purchasing appropriate cover - having a insurance policy. If you’re buying direct, it’s a good clear understanding of the risks and of the level of idea to seek out customer feedback, which some cover required. Charity insurance policies offer insurers publish on their websites or can be found many different types of cover such as fidelity, on review sites. business interruption and trustee indemnity, so it’s pretty important to understand these as well. If you 4. Ethics and governance use a broker they will advise you on your needs and How much does your insurer’s behaviour matter to find the most suitable insurance product. you? Do you want an insurer that’s a good corporate citizen? A review of the insurer’s website 2. Cost and cover will tell you about their social and environmental As an organisation you have a duty to use every policies, their commitment to charity and their penny wisely, so examine carefully what type of financial security rating. Unrated insurers or those protection the policy will provide and to what level who have a lower rating, B for example, will pose a – the value. Some policies may offer a degree of greater risk than an A so bear that in mind. cover for your trustees as standard; others do not, which could mean an additional cost. Similarly, two 5. Have a process policies may offer the same type of cover, but not The key is to set about the buying process in a the same limits, which means that one policy offers systematic way. Be clear about your risks and the a greater degree of protection. insurance protection you need. Decide if you want to use a specialist broker or insurer, who 3. Paying claims understands charities and their risks so you can Insurance is founded on a promise to pay your claim make an informed decision. Be comfortable that if you suffer any loss or damage, so your insurer’s your insurer is financially secure and has a good willingness to meet claims is paramount. Some track record of paying claims quickly and efficiently. For more free advice, check out the Insurance Hub at: www.ecclesiastical.com/fororganisations/insurance/ charityinsurance/charity-hub/index.aspx 39

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 INTERNSHIPS Need extra staff over summer? Looking for fresh new skills and innovative thinking? Have you had a project on the back burner for a while now, simply because there has been no time or resource to work on it? Would you love a committed, paid intern to work with you for 6-12 weeks over the summer? If so, the University of Bradford Summer Experience placement programme may be able to help. Access a pool of enthusiastic and skilled students seeking valuable work experience during the summer vacation period. Summer Experience students are not formally employed by the host organisation, but are classified as participating in a placement programme and are paid £250 per week. If you are a charity or voluntary organisation, the paid Summer Experience Student will be FREE as the University pays the training allowance. Placements will need to commence before 17 June due to funding restrictions so you will need to act quickly. Contact the Employer Services team on 01274 234991 or email: [email protected] or Catherine Jandzio [email protected]. See www.brad.ac.uk/summer/information-for-employers/. The University of Leeds Internship Programme works with local organisations who can offer project-based internships to undergraduate students over the summer and to new graduates over the winter. They are currently sourcing 10 to 12 week projects for undergraduates over the summer, which will be paid at the rate of £300 per week. Some subsidies of £1000-£1500 may be available. Projects should start from 22 June onwards and finish no later than 18 September. Contact Laura Bielby, University of Leeds Careers Centre, email: [email protected], tel: 0113 343 1048. http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/31/advertise_a_job_or_internship/27/leeds_internship_programme. Working On Sunshine: 5 ways to make the most of charity internships this summer http://nfpsynergy.net/blog/how-make-most-out-charity-internships-summer 40

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 What is NHS Citizen? NHS Citizen is a project that aims to answer a simple question: what is the best way for NHS England to take into account the views of all the public when it makes decisions? NHS England wants you to be actively involved at its very heart. To help solve long-term problems, deal with ongoing issues, and take part in its decision-making. In 2013 the NHS Citizen project team was commissioned to develop a blueprint for how citizens can play a more active role in NHS England’s decision making in the future. The NHS Citizen project team started an ‘open design’, holding events to talk about NHS Citizen and to model and test how it would work. Over the next one and a half years, and with the help of people from a variety of backgrounds and interests in healthcare, these ideas were developed and improved. The result is the NHS Citizen design. This design has two main parts: Learn about the design project There are the tools and processes to give citizens a more You can learn more about how NHS Citizen powerful voice in NHS decision-making and enable citizens to hold the board of NHS England to account. started in Understanding NHS Citizen, but this Read about this in: What is NHS Citizen? video from Access Dorset is a great introduction to the project: There is an investigation of what this means both for the NHS and for citizens, including patients, NHS staff and everyone who has a stake in the NHS’s future. Read about this in: How it Works The design is the starting point for a further stage of NHS Citizen, where the tools and processes can be built and the work to establish and understand a new way for us all to take part in the NHS can develop. Please read the getting started guide to find out more about using the NHS CITIZEN site: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBQuKLrvdnY www.nhscitizen.org.uk What is NHS Citizen? How does NHS Citizen work? Find out what NHS Citizen is. This section will help Find out how NHS Citizen could work in the real you understand: world. This section describes how to take part and what it means to be an NHS Citizen. • What is NHS Citizen? • How issues can be raised and • How NHS Citizen works discussed by NHS Citizens? • Understanding NHS Citizen • What is the NHS Citizen Assembly? • The NHS Citizen Guide to taking part 41

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BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES ACTION TRACKERS: They have a new step-by-step online guide to The collapse of the automatic enrolment divided into 11 steps, enabling safety net employers to work through one task at a time. The Involve Yorkshire and site navigation has also been updated to improve Humber has published access to each step, as well as the opportunity to look at what’s ahead. research called ACTION TRACKERS: THE COLLAPSE OF Each step in the new guide tells employers when THE SAFETY NET, which they should complete the task and how long they examines the impact of should expect it to take, as well as letting them welfare reforms on people and communities know what’s next. www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/employers.aspx in the region. Some of the headline statistics include: CD3WD Third world development / post-apocalyptic • 80% of 222 organisations surveyed have seen an survivalist / homesteading / self-sufficiency increase in demand since April 2013 resource. Read about it at: • While almost half (48%) have seen their funding reduced during the same period http://brinkoffreedom.net/homesteading/cd3wd- • 95% of organisations reported negative impacts mega-reference-homesteaders/ and of welfare reforms http://afterthelastday.com/2013/09/06/rebuilding • Food bank use has gone up 360% in just one -civilization-cd3wd/ year. Visit the current home page of the resource at: http://involveyorkshirehumber.org.uk/resources/g http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/IN eneral-resources/action-trackers-the-collapse-of- DEX.HTM the-safety-net-2015-/ CHARITY COMMISSION NEWS The Spring 2015 issue contains articles on the annual return 2015, the new online register, changes to charity audit AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE thresholds…and much more. See: The Pensions Regulator has recently updated their www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/upload website specifically for small and micro employers s/attachment_data/file/423704/ccnews_issue50.p so that it is easy to follow. df 43

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 The Connected School: A Design for Well-Being This is a collection of short essays brought together to explore the role of schools, educators and wider society. The authors seek to answer the question, ‘How can we improve the lives of children and young people?’ The essays have a conversational tone yet retain a theoretical edge that will stimulate debate. The Connected School offers a deeper understanding of the fragmentation and dislocation in young people’s lives, especially the most vulnerable, and a vision to those who want to see children’s lives transformed.  Adolescent well-being and the relational school  Children’s Communities and equitable outcomes  Interprofessional working in and around schools  Student voice as deep democracy  The ‘capability approach’ and social justice in education  Design for learning: using design principles to transform school  Building connection through being present: mindfulness in schools  Principles for educational reform  Reflective questions for school leaders and practitioners. DOWNLOAD: http://ncb.org.uk/media/1213164/the_connected_school_final_for_web.pdf CIPD FACTSHEETS It’s worth taking a couple of minutes to register for access to the 150 or so free factsheets on offer from the CIPD - the professional body for HR and people development - website. Factsheets provide introductory guidance on a range of HR, learning and development and employment law issues. They include useful links and reading lists for further research, and are CONFLICTS OF INTEREST updated regularly. Charity Commission guidance on the management of conflicts of interest has become significantly Sign up for a free CIPD website account: more prescriptive and many organisations still fail to www.cipd.co.uk/registration/partial.aspx meet a reasonable standard of conflict of interest management. Trustees do not find the issue an easy CITY DATA one and the Commission is responding to this by How is the Bradford economy performing and what taking more regulatory action in this area. are the key policy issues facing the city? You can find out more about what is expected of Find out from the Centre for Cities ‘data tool’ trustees in this article by Russell Cooke, in their http://www.centreforcities.org/city/bradford/. charity and social business legal update: Centre for Cities is part of the What Works Network www.russell- (see article in December’s BRIEFING BRADFORD cooke.co.uk/clientUpload/document/file/Conflicts http://bit.ly/dec14bb#page=39). %20of%20interest%20article%20final.pdf 44

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 EARLY INTERVENTION – WHAT WORKS? GOVERNANCE FACTSHEETS The Early Intervention Foundation website is A number of FREE Governance Factsheets (pdf) are becoming a very useful resource hub for work with downloadable from the Governance section of the children and young people, no matter which Voluntary Action Leeds website outcomes you want to improve: http://doinggoodleeds.org.uk/governanceacadem y/.  The family and the home  Positive early child development Checklist For Trustees  Support children's mental health & well-being Collective Responsibility  Prevent child maltreatment Governance Checklist  Enhance school achievement & employment How This Charity Supports Trustees  Prevent crime, violence & antisocial behaviour Related Connected Trustees  Prevent substance misuse Trustee Code Of Conduct  Prevent risky sexual behaviour & teen pregnancy Trustee Commitments  Prevent obesity & promote healthy physical Trustee Grievance Procedure development. Trustee Whistle Blowing Policy Search the programmes library, using the handy HR ADVICE & INFO filter to select your target age range - anywhere With thanks to WYCAS for the tip off, we’ve between minus one (!) and 19+: gathered together the full collection of HR Advice http://guidebook.eif.org.uk/programmes-library Notes produced by the highly-regarded (but now discontinued) CA Plus Employment/HR Advice Service. You can access the collection at: http://bit.ly/may15bb-docs Please help yourselves while they’re still up-to-date. Here’s what the collection covers: Annual Leave FAITH AND HOMELESSNESS Annual Leave and Pay for Casuals New from Faith Action, WHAT A DIFFERENCE FAITH Casual Employment MAKES...TO HOMELESSNESS builds on the experience Common Questions of over 30 organisations across England delivering Contracts of Employment Data Protection help and support for people who are homeless. It shows the dual role of faith-based organisations in Discipline and Grievance Procedures homelessness - their meeting of a frontline practical Employment Status support requirement and their advocacy to Fit Notes influence public and political debate. Fixed Term Contracts Immigration & Asylum Download (pdf, 4.5MB) via Legal Expenses Insurance www.faithaction.net/portal/faith-and-health/our- Lone Working projects/homelessness. Long Term Sickness Absence Maternity Rights WITH THANKS TO: www.voluntarynews.org.uk Model Employee Handbook Checklist  45

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 National Minimum Wage NEIGHBOURHOOD BASED ORGANISATIONS Overpayment Newcastle CVS has published GOOD INTENTIONS: A Part Time Working COMPLEXITY-INFORMED STUDY OF NEIGHBOURHOOD-BASED Paternity & Parental Leave ORGANISATIONS – a report looking at the impact and PAYE value of neighbourhood-based organisations Pensions (NBOs). Redundancy Self Employment Although some of the detail is Newcastle-specific, Sick Pay and Sickness much of the substance of the report is universally Statutory Employment Rights applicable, with Newcastle’s NBOs facing pressures TUPE Information in funding core costs and the challenge of Volunteers or not? participating in networks, forums and training and Working Time Regulations. staying informed and connected when many NBOs have only a small staff team. Sound familiar? View/download: www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk/assets/files/representin ginfluencing/our_research/Good_Intentions_MAR CH2015.pdf HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMATION Apparently there is no human right to fast food, and owning a pet will not prevent your deportation. Human rights in the UK have an image problem. This is because much of the public debate is based on misinformation and lack of understanding. The SAFEGUARDING RESOURCES information which is available is too often aimed at Updated Department for Education Working specialists like lawyers and academics. This is bad, together to safeguard children guidance has been because it means that ordinary people are mostly published that applies to local authorities and all ambivalent or negative towards human rights. schools and sets out how organisations and individuals should work together and how RightsInfo is a new website which is working to be a practitioners should conduct the assessment of \"place you can go to find clear and reliable children. A version of the guidance for young people information about human rights\", welcoming to and a separate version suitable for younger children everyone, whether you know nothing, a little, or a are also available for practitioners to share. lot about human rights. The project is the brainchild of leading barrister Adam Wagner, founder of the Download via short links: acclaimed UK Human Rights Blog (highly RIGHTS4ME: YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO WORKING TOGETHER commended at the 2015 UK Blog Awards). TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN: http://goo.gl/X7Pczi RIGHTS4ME: YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO KEEPING CHILDREN Website: http://rightsinfo.org/ SAFE: http://goo.gl/SjyYNj Blog: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/ WITH THANKS TO: NCVYS Strategic Information Service Bulletin 46

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 AND ALSO: STRATEGIC PLANNING TIPS Deadline fast approaching (Friday, 22 May) to An article in the May submit details if you wish to run an event for this edition of GOVERNANCE year’s SAFEGUARDING WEEK which runs from AND COMPLIANCE Monday 19 October to Friday 23 October magazine from ICSA Running or hosting an event will be an opportunity addresses how a lack of to raise the profile of your organisation on this strategic planning in multi-agency week of events for volunteers, staff charities can prevent and professionals. The focus is to provide a range of boards from driving the learning and development opportunities for staff organisation forward. and volunteers working in the sectors of The article looks at how safeguarding children, young people, adults and a strategy is devised, the structuring of board domestic abuse. There will be a series of drop-in engagement, avoiding pitfalls and other tips. See: events, workshops, films, lectures and training www.icsa.org.uk/products-and-services/governance- opportunities to promote Safeguarding Awareness and-compliance/features/may-2015-plan-for-the-future across the District. We would also like to encourage service user involvement. SURVEY ROUND-UP NCVO survey on Local Enterprise Partnerships Visit our website for further guidance: www.surveymonkey.com/s/3PR6828 www.bradfordcvs.org.uk/news- story/safeguarding-week-2015-its-everybodys- The sustainability of sports groups business-19th-23rd-october www.surveymonkey.com/s/survey_snapshot If you need a venue for your event or have one to Support for substance abuse in Bradford offer, contact Dionne Norman, Young Lives http://www.bradford.gov.uk/surveys/sm/subs Bradford, [email protected]. tance_misuse.htm THE SUSTAINABILITY QUESTION If you’ve ever written a funding application, you will probably have come across the dreaded sustainability question. You know the one: “How will you sustain your project when support from the XYZ foundation runs out?” Vu Le, blogging on the funny-because-true NonprofitWithBalls site, thinks we should develop a standard answer that we can just copy and paste. And he has some ideas - which may or may not include the Short and simple version: “We will leave you alone, and bother other people.” See: http://nonprofitwithballs.com/2015/05/standardized-answers-to-the-sustainability-question/ 47

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 REALLY HONEST REPORTING, ANYONE? Robbie Semple, On Purpose fellow (April 2013) and founder of the graduate programme Worthwhile, braces himself for the fallout from really honest reporting. My eyes tend to glaze over when I read impact reports: Universal improvements in all outcomes; smiling, happy beneficiaries; a manicured narrative of success. You can practically hear “Everything is Awesome!” from The Lego Movie playing in the background. Reading about what’s working for organisations facing the same challenges should be the most interesting part of the job. But it’s not. Because anyone working in a similar organisation knows that a shiny-happy- impact-report is a shiny-happy-myth. Running any organisation is hard; running an organisation that works to deliver social and financial return in a broken market is harder. We all know this. Why not be honest? So with that in mind, at Worthwhile we’ve made some decisions we might end up regretting in our reporting. First, we have made all our raw data available. We believe radical transparency is at the heart of a better conversation about impact. Secondly, we’ve outlined our theory of change. But rather than focusing on just ourselves, we have included data from other organisations working on the same outcomes. Our hope is to highlight the great work being done by the likes of Charity-Works and Year Here; to let potential customers investigate their options; and to start a conversation among similar organisations about where we can help each other, push each other, and achieve the greatest shared impact. Finally, there is an open comment section on every impact page of our Everything is not awesome… website. We want to create the space for conversation with anyone wanting and that’s ok (© Trev Grant) to engage. The result – even having consciously made these decisions – is a report that is weird to read. It has certainly made me realise how conditioned I am to expect unconditionally positive news in an impact report. The social impact sector continually agonises about how the dynamics of our market make it harder for us to scale than for commercial ventures. Maybe we need to think more about the dynamics of our market that allow us to scale in a way private enterprises can’t. It’s not my aim to earn a kajillion pounds with a high profile exit for Worthwhile. I’m hugely ambitious, but success could take a number of forms, including a contribution to the massive, viral success of a would-be competitor. Freed from the need to crush the competition, do the dynamics of our market allow us to learn from each other and scale collective impact more aggressively? They say there’s a fine line between bravery and stupidity. Time will tell which side we’re walking on. On Purpose is now recruiting for the October 2015 cohort. Find more about it here ORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://onpurpose.uk.com/i-might-really-regret-this 48

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 SEARCHING FOR CHARITY COMMISSION GUIDANCE 1. When using Google or other search engines, 4. If you’re using GOV.UK’s site search, choose to always include ‘charity commission’ in your search, only show Commission guidance in search returns e.g. ‘conflict of interest charity commission’. by clicking on the drop-down ‘Organisations’ filter and ticking ‘The Charity Commission’. Alternatively, you can also include ‘charity commission’ in your search terms. 2. Bookmark the list of topics www.gov.uk/running-charity – these list guidance for charities produced by the Commission and others (e.g. HMRC). 5. Click ‘The Charity Commission’ link at the top of each page of guidance to return to the Commission’s homepage (or type ‘charity commission’ into GOV.UK’s search box). 3. Bookmark the Commission’s homepage http://www.gov.uk/charity-commission to use its quick links for common tasks like annual returns. 49

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Competition, Regulation and Supervision Consumption, Debt, Pensions and Savings Employment, Income, Inequality and Poverty Budget, Fiscal Policy and Monetary System Think tanks are constantly churning out Growth, Innovation, Investment and Trade reports yet barely anyone reads them. Th/nk Tank Rev/ew aims to make sure great ideas are not left buried in unread PDFs. For most people, “reading” a policy report Communities and Local Government means reading the Executive Summary. “Reading Political Institutions, Participation and Reform deeply” means reading the recommendations as well. Think tanks exist to find the best ideas for the United Kingdom and the European Union benefit of society. Yet the thousands of reports published each year by think tanks in the UK are Foreign Affairs and National Security rarely read and almost never reviewed. This is hardly the sort of environment in which ideas can grow and flourish. Disability, Health and Social Care Amazingly, there's no central place to access all the reports on a particular topic, or even browse through recent publications. Think tanks are competitors, so no one think tank has the incentive to promote any other; each one issues Education, Children and Young People its reports separately as if they were the final word on the debate. With 20 to 30 reports published each week (not to mention blog posts, briefing papers, in-house magazines and email mail-outs), you practically have to go full time on Twitter to keep up with what's being produced. Ageing This is the problem Th/nk Tank Rev/ew was created to solve. We ask experts to read reports and write a short review. Not just think tankers, but experts in the subjects the reports address. Is their evidence sound? Are their proposals Asylum, Immigration and Ethnicity achievable? Buried deep in a 150-page PDF, is there an idea that might change society for the better? We go through the mountain of material Crime, Justice and Rights produced by think tanks to find the best bits and present them in an accessible form. We send out a newsletter telling people about the most interesting material published each week. We summarise reports so busy people can find Agriculture, Energy and Environment time to read them. We’ve also created a searchable database so that researchers can build on previous work rather than reinventing the wheel every time they address a subject. It's not as complete as it could be, but even at this stage it makes for fascinating browsing. Housing and Homelessness If you’d like to help, or tell us what to do, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch: [email protected] or on Twitter: @thinktankreview. Transport www.thinktankreview.co.uk 50