Transformation Cornwall Who we are What we do Events Resources Contact us Resources Meet the Funders Event 2018: Funders presentations On March 8th 2018 we hosted our annual Meet the Funders event in Bodmin for groups/projects looking for funding for social action, outreach and community work in Cornwall. The day was targeted to faith groups and their communities with 11 key funders and support organisations who presented. The presentations from the day are below: AllChurches Trust Limited - click here Big Lottery - click here. Big Lottery workshop - click here Cornwall Historic Churches Trust - click here Parish Buying & 2buy2 - click here Tesco Bags of Help - click here Joseph Rank Trust - click here Heritage Lottery Fund - click here Cornwall Community Fund- click here Data Developments - click here. Data Developments workshop - click here Co-op Local Community Fund - click here Children in Need - click here Meet the Funders Event 2018 - Heritage Lottery Workshop Tim Bland, from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), came to give a presentation regarding their new approach to allocating funding at our Meet the Funders Workshop held on 11th January 2018. To view this presentation please - click here List of Funding Links 2018 We have compiled a handy list of key funding links for community projects. Please click here Meet the Funders Programme 2012 - 2014 Impact Study A study to determine the impact of the ‘Meet the Funders’ Programme which consists of funding events and workshops from 2012-2014. The full report includes findings from a survey of all the funders who have attended the events. Key Findings: 64% have applied for funding with a further 14% about to, or in the process There was a total amount of £437,250 funds awarded in this sample, an average of £62,464 per group who reported a success 89% were successful with their funding applications If these figures were applied to all attendees of only the main Meet the Funders annual event in 2014, there would be £3,373,056 raised as a consequence 75% of funders reported that groups had applied to their charity/trust for funding following an event Funders reported an average of 5 groups applying to them for funding per event Funders reported that they had awarded an average of £40,000 to groups per event (funds awarded ranged from £10,000-£150,000) Click here for full report