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Capacitybuilders announce £30 million local and regional funding programme

Capacitybuilders today announced the roll-out of a new three year funding investment programme - to accelerate strategic change and modernisation in the way support for third sector organisations is delivered at local and regional levels.

The £30 million fund for 2008-11 has two principal strands, both of which will commence in April 2008:

  • £12m in consortium development grants to local and regional consortia, tied to delivery of core roles locally and strategic outcomes, and a clear relationship with Capacitybuilders
  • £18m modernisation project fund, to help

Capacitybuilders supports Sikh Welfare and Research Trust

The Sikh Welfare and Research Trust (SWRT) held its first official networking event – The State of the Sikh Charity Sector - in London on 4 October; bringing together over 22 Sikh charities, covering a wide range of issues and strengthening the concept of the London Sikh charity sector.

London is home to a diverse, cosmopolitan culture and the Sikh Punjabi community has been an established group in many parts of London since the 1960s.

National Support Services

Capacitybuilders has agreed to further simplify and streamline the provision of national support services, following further feedback from the sector and key stakeholders on the proposed framework for their future delivery.

A special advisory team, including key representatives of the sector, has recommended the changes to the Chief Executive and Board, who agreed them at a specially convened meeting in August.

3 year funding levels confirmed for Capacitybuilders and ChangeUp

The final report from the Cabinet Office/Treasury third sector review clearly places Capacitybuilders at the heart of Government’s 10 year strategic delivery plan, with over £85 million of new investment in capacity building over the next three years.

Responding to the report and recent confirmation of a £88.5 million funding allocation for 2008/11, Capacitybuilders’ Chief Executive, Simon Hebditch said:

“There has been a long and intensive effort to achieve this positive result.

Partnership Improvement Programme rolls out to regions

The Improvement and Development Agency’s (IDeA) Partnership Improvement Programme (PIP) is being rolled out to three regions this year, starting in the North East on 13 June, before moving on to London and the North West later in the year.

The programme will bring together senior staff from local authorities and local third sector organisations to identify new ways of working more effectively together.

Capacitybuilders publishes Destination 2014, the strategy for the delivery of ChangeUp

Capacitybuilders launched Destination 2014 at its inaugural annual conference in Birmingham yesterday.

The strategy is the result of a consultation programme which ran from December 2006 to March 2007.

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