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Learning Lunch: Community Funding Options

Event date: 
Thursday, 29 March 2012 - 12:30pm

 

The NEW REGENERATION and ECONOMIC landscape being created by the Coalition Government, especially replacing the Regional Development Agencies with private sector led Local Economic Partnerships, will require creative responses, innovative and flexible solutions to be developed.

New ideas are developing which will require local politicians, local govt. officers, place shapers, economic development and place making practioners and professional advisors to utilise new investment and funding instruments as more familiar routes for resourcing economic growth are progressively withdrawn. The FOCUS is shifting from the traditional grant funding approach to delivery, joint working in partnerships through innovative delivery mechanisms. Through this Learning Lunch we will explore the latest funding options supporting community development and social entrepreneurship and social enterprise.
 

Speakers:

Matt Smith, Investment Manager, Key Fund Yorkshire

Matt Smith has worked at the Key Fund for over 9 years, developing in this period from Grants and Loans Officer to Fund Manager, with overall responsibility for the sourcing, development and assessment of investment proposals, as well as on-going aftercare and support.  
 
He also continues to manage his own case load of clients, whilst developing new products and plays a supportive role in the negotiation of new contracts. 
 
Matt has taken part in many major regional and national voluntary and community sector events/conferences, providing expert opinions and advice and was part of the national expert reference group for community share issues.  He has also developed and delivered training for the CDFA.  
 
Before working at the Key Fund, Matt assisted in the provision of grants and loans to students at Doncaster College after graduating from university with a degree in Psychology. Matt is also the Chair of a local Doncaster based charity.
 

Jeremy Ince, Charity Bank

Jeremy joined the Charity Bank team in 2008 bringing with him over 20 years of commercial finance experience working at a senior level with one on the major high street banks. Jeremy is passionate about the long term economic & community benefits of urban regeneration and keen to use his skills to assist voluntary & community groups help evaluate the benefits of loan finance as part of a funding package to support the successful delivery of new projects.

Charity Bank is a bank and a charity. It uses its depositors’ funds solely to provide affordable loan finance and support to charities, voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises doing vital work in communities across the UK and beyond.

In this way, it provides a safe, secure and transparent way for savers and investors to use their savings to support charity, while earning a fair return. 

 

 

Places are strictly limited and are offered on a first come, first served basis. To reserve your place email rob.cullen@integreatplus.com

This event is free of charge and will be held at 12.30 at:

Creative Sheffield
First Floor,
The Fountain Precinct,
Balm Green
Sheffield
S1 2JA

Thanks to the Institute of Economic Development for sponsoring the series and Creative Sheffield for hosting the event.

 

 

Company address: 71-75 Columbia Place, Leadmill Road, Sheffield. S2 4AR | Telephone: 0114 213 0040
Company registration number: 07597909 | VAT number: 112455253

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