Summary
Plymouth Partners & Funders Forum is a group of funders and public sector partners committed to working together in a joined up, transparent way to benefit Plymouth's voluntary, community and social enterprise sector and the people of Plymouth.
Aims and activities
Aims and questions
Aims and activities
The Plymouth Partners & Funders Forum meets quarterly, with the following aims:
- Embed understanding of Plymouth's priority needs in funding decision-making
- Use shared intelligence to maximise investment in the city
- Mobilise support for need
- Encourage creativity, collaboration and avoid duplication
- Give voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations a place to advocate for supporting collaborations of small organisations
- Share indicative funding allocations - helping to piece together the 'jigsaw of funding'
- Deliver an annual multi-funder panel event - in a 'Dragon’s Den' format or another innovative way of encouraging collaborative funding bids from Plymouth
- Share learning and challenge each other, in order to explore a fairer funding ecosystem.
How to get involved
POP (Plymouth Octopus Project) acts as the central point of contact for the Plymouth Partners & Funders Forum and can be contacted by emailing Imogen Potter.
Who's involved
Who was involved
Members of the forum include:
- Lloyd’s Bank Foundation
- BBC Children in Need
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- POP (Plymouth Octopus Project)
- Plymouth City Council
- North Yard Community Trust
- Plymouth Drake Foundation
- Devon Community Foundation
- Rank Foundation
- Tudor Trust
- Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
- Power to Change
- UnLtd
- Plymouth Social Enterprise Network
- Office for Police Crime Commissioner
- Livewell SW
- Resonance Ltd
- Plymouth Crowdfunder
- New Devon CCG
- Plymouth Hospital Trust
- Our Plymouth
- Co-op
Learning and Resources
Last reviewed:
September 24, 2024
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