Transcript Elaine Wilson - Moray Alcohol and Drug Partnership (MADP)

MORAY ADP
STAKEHOLDER DAY
About us
• Set up in 1985 by the Trustee Savings Bank Group;
• One of four independent charitable trusts
• Distributing 1% of the Bank’s pre-tax profits;
• Since then we have made in excess of 13,000 grants
totalling almost £94 million to thousands of charities
the length and breadth of Scotland.
• Changing relationship with Banking Group, covenant
ends 2019.
grant making
£2.25m awarded in 2013
• Henry Duncan Awards 212 awards = £919k
• Partnership Drugs Initiative 13 awards = £1.18m
• Pilot initiative in West Lothian = £48k
Additional Support in 2013
• Capacity building support totalling £20,000
• 237 charities attended one of our face-to-face surgeries
• Over 150 practitioners attended PDI Conference
strategy 2014-2017
• Strategy ratified by Trustees in February 2014
• Will run for three years until February 2017
• Three overarching objectives:
1. Be the best grant-maker that we can be
2. Reach communities that grant-making doesn’t
3. Support other grant-makers
Adding value
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Knowledge and awareness of what is happening in
other parts of Scotland
Analysing what helps to make a successful
application and project
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Speaking with other funders
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National overview
PDI background
Partnership Drugs Initiative (PDI) is a relationship grant-making
programme and a partnership between Lloyds TSB Foundation
for Scotland and Scottish Government and recently The
Robertson Trust.
Focused on children and young people affected by drug and/or
alcohol issues (either their own or that of a parent/carer)
Established in 2001 to:
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increase the well-being of children and young people in
Scotland affected by drugs and alcohol
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help develop and influence both local and national policy
and strategic direction
PDI ethos & approach
Develop working relationships with funded groups:
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Importance of understanding their work
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Support and networking
Look at understanding local needs and view:
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Connecting to local strategies (Alcohol
Partnerships)
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How to add value
&
Drug
Support the national policy:
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Using the learning from the ground up
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Connecting to policy priorities (GIRFEC, CAPSM, Road to
Recovery, Alcohol Framework)
PDI criteria
o Support for up to 50% of
overall costs of project
o Multi-year funding
o Applications in partnership
with local Alcohol and Drug
Partnership
o Focus on outcomes and
demonstrating connection to
local need
PDI support
o Help to develop
applications
o Experience from 13 years
of supporting groups
o Support and training to
help demonstrate the
positive impact for
children, young people and
families
o Networking and training to
share from other projects
delivering similar services
PDI strategy
• Be Proactive: Increase engagement with local
partners across Scotland.
• Target areas of need to address gaps and extend
reach.
• Communicate learning: Share more effective
knowledge from PDI over the last 13 years.
• Optimise Available Funding: Attract new partners
and increase the size of the pot.
What makes a good
project
o Trusting relationships and continuity of staffing.
o Flexibility and addressing presenting needs helps with
therapeutic interventions.
o Change doesn’t happen in isolation there needs to be a
connection to the local landscape and other local partners
(both statutory and other voluntary groups).
Adding value
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Experiences from other parts of Scotland – no need
to reinvent – we need to learn from what we know
on what works and what hasn’t
Capacity building – 3 day evaluation training
programme understanding how to measure the
difference you make can help strength projects
Enables more to be achieved - we have awarded
excess of £20m 50% matched funding equates to
£40m throughout Scotland
Adding value
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Opportunity to work collaboratively – promoted and
supported partnership models across Scotland
Widen networking opportunities – attending PDI
events engaging with other practitioners
encouraging conversations that promotes practice
development and learning
Helps to contribute to local outcomes –everyone
plays a part in a collective response that helps
individuals achieve positive change
General thoughts
Application Advice
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Use the guidance
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Speak to funders
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Concise clear language
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Clearly define your outcomes
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Clear project plans
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Reasonable, accurate costs
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Funding strategy
for more info
http://ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk
@PDIforscotland
[email protected]
0131 444 4025