{"subTitle":"A guide for Districts or Counties who have decided to provide financial support to their groups.","backgroundImage":{"url":null,"caption":null,"type":null,"size":0,"width":0,"height":0,"altText":null},"backgroundColour":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first thing to consider is what criteria, guiding principles or limits you are going to set for those who apply for funds. These should be straightforward, not complex and realise you might still need some flexibility based on the applications you receive. Occasionally for example, you might decide a Group needs more financial help than they applied for and you need to be able to address that \u2013 financial problems don\u2019t go away.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn obvious one to start with is \u003Ca href=\u0022/about-us/support-scouts/gift-aid/\u0022 title=\u0022Gift Aid\u0022\u003EGift Aid\u003C/a\u003E. All Groups in the UK are entitled to Gift Aid and should be claiming it. If a Group has asked the District for financial support but has not already registered for Gift Aid then the District should support the Group to do this as a matter of urgency, even if very few parents earn enough to claim.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome funders use the location of a charity to decide whether they will support it or not as it can tell the funder if the charity is serving more deprived communities. There are slightly different systems in the four nations, England for example uses IMD, or indices of multiple deprivation. Taking public data across a number of different categories, all parts of the country are grouped into IMD deciles. A group that is in IMD decile 1 to 3 is considered to be in about the 30% most deprived parts of the country.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou need to consider the financial position of the Group that has applied for support. What do their annual accounts show? If the Group itself is well funded and has reserves, it is important to understand why they feel they need financial support from the District. This should be a conversation, not an interrogation!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou also need to consider how many grants you can afford and whether you are looking to fund 100% of any grant request, or if you are only going to fund a portion of it, or a fixed amount. For example you might decide, based on the finances of the District that you can only safely provide 10 grants up to \u00A31000 (\u00A310,000 in total), or you might only offer up to 50% of any grant up to certain limits e.g. up to \u00A3700; with a maximum fund of \u00A310,000 to grant. Alternatively you might have three Groups in dire need of financial assistance and you agree to fund them \u00A32,500 each over twelve months.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAll this needs to be carefully considered and will depend on what you can afford to grant, and how much support your Group\u0027s need. For everyone\u2019s sake, you should try and make criteria and limits as simple and straight forward as possible. Indeed it might be better to agree a set of guiding principles, rather than a rigid set or criteria and add a dose of common sense into the decision-making \u2013 whilst ensuring you are not bias towards any applications.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"sections":[{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe process can make or break a grants programme. If you make it too complicated it will put Groups off, but if it is too simple you risk not capturing the key information you need to make an informed decision. Whatever you decide you must make it very clear to people what the process is, and what the guidelines, criteria and expectations are.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first step in any process is talking to your Groups informally about the plans you are making to provide grants, letting them know what you have in mind, what you might be able to fund and so on. Get their comments and feedback on your proposals, it is invaluable. Create a safe space for Groups to talk to you honestly about what their needs are, and design the process that takes some of these into account. The application process should be proportional to the size of the grants available. Small grants, however you define them, should not require reams and reams of paperwork to apply for. They might not require a form at all. Group Lead Volunteers might be able to apply for a small grant by email, as long as that email contains all of the information you require.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou might want to use a form, paper or electronic, for larger grants. Using a form sometimes helps ensure you get the information you want, but only if your guidance is clear enough and you ask the right questions. The form should really only be a brief stage in the process that captures the key information you need. It\u2019s a good idea to invite the Group Lead Volunteer and / or Group Chair along to discuss their application in person. Again, this should be a conversation not an interrogation, and it should be clearly recorded for the minutes to avoid any confusion later on. As a District Trustee Board you should receive a copy of the Group accounts every year, but you may wish to see the latest version of the accounts, or e.g. a recent bank statement as part of the application process as well just in case anything has changed.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou will probably need to know:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGroup name\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGroup location (for looking at deprivation data)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EContact person \u2013 name, Scout role, email, phone number (if not the Group Lead Volunteer/Group Chair, then you will need one of them to confirm they support the application)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAmount of money requested, and if not a 100% grant if/how they can fund the rest\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhat the money would be spent on and why it is needed now\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhether the group is likely to require longer-term support\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe difference this will make to the young people, leaders, Group\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen would the money be spent\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMost recent approved annual accounts \u2013 and maybe up-to-date accounts\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBank account name and details\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUpdated: 22 November 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"prev":null,"next":{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/approval-process/","title":"Approval process"},"allParts":[{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/application-process/","title":"Application process"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/approval-process/","title":"Approval process"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/whos-doing-what/","title":"Who\u0027s doing what?"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/genuine-need/","title":"Genuine need"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/reporting-back-monitoring-and-evaluation/","title":"Reporting back, monitoring and evaluation"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/in-conclusion/","title":"In conclusion"}],"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/application-process/","id":47081,"nodeName":"Application process","title":"Application process","type":"codexPart","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Application process","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"searchDescription":"","subHeader":"","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80NzA4MSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/application-process/"},{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter you have agreed what the application process should look like, you need to decide\u2026how you will decide! Smaller grants for example might be decided on by a subcommittee of the District Executive, whereas larger grants might require the full Executive to agree. If you\u0027re going to set up a subcommittee to handle all grant requests, the full Trustee board will need to resolve to delegate this responsibility to the subcommittee and it should agree on clear terms of reference for the subcommittee. You should decide whether grant applications need to wait until the next scheduled meeting, or can an ad-hoc meeting be arranged when an application arrives?\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHow do you want to be kept up to date on how the funds are spent? This will depend on the size of the grant and what it is used for, but be clear at the outset on how you want to be updated by the Group and let them know.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHow will you make the process sensitive, but transparent? We\u2019ve mentioned previously about the importance of sensitivity when Groups talk to families about the financial support they might need, but the same principle also applies to Groups. Not every Group will feel comfortable asking for help, it is important that the process doesn\u2019t make them feel worse!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELastly, it\u0027s important to consider how you will deal with any complaints or appeals to your funding decisions. We hope they won\u2019t happen, but it is important to prepare for them in case they do. It is important to lay out clearly what the appeals process will be before you award any grants, and how you ensure the process is fair, impartial and transparent.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs we said at the very beginning, decisions like what you are prepared to fund, what your criteria, guiding principles, timescales or limits are, how to apply, who to speak to and so on should be clearly available to your members, maybe through your website or regularly sent to your Groups.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"prev":{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/application-process/","title":"Application process"},"next":{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/whos-doing-what/","title":"Who\u0027s doing what?"},"allParts":[{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/application-process/","title":"Application process"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/approval-process/","title":"Approval process"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/whos-doing-what/","title":"Who\u0027s doing what?"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/genuine-need/","title":"Genuine need"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/reporting-back-monitoring-and-evaluation/","title":"Reporting back, monitoring and evaluation"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/in-conclusion/","title":"In conclusion"}],"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/approval-process/","id":47082,"nodeName":"Approval process","title":"Approval process","type":"codexPart","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Approval process","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"searchDescription":"","subHeader":"","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80NzA4MiJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/approval-process/"},{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EUpdated: 22 November 2024\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis might sound a little odd, but is everyone in the process clear about what their role is? For example:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe District Lead Volunteer and District Chair should be regularly speaking to Group Lead Volunteers and Group Chairs, understanding the local picture, what Groups needs are, looking at how the District can support them, and encouraging Groups to apply for help.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIs a Trustee primed to receive any applications that come in, and do they know what to do with them? Have all the decisions been clearly recorded?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIs the District Treasurer (along with another trustee) in a position to release the funds to the Groups in a timely manner?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf you have set up a subcommittee, are terms of reference set and understood by all?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWho will inform an applicant if they are successful?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWho will inform them if they are not?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWho will handle any appeals?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne further consideration is how to take account of any potential conflict of interest. Due to the nature of Scouting, there are many people who ably support Groups, and sit as District trustees at the same time. It is imperative that if a Group has applied for support from the District, and a member of that Group sits on the District Executive, that they declare a conflict of interest and have no involvement in the decision of whether to provide a grant to that group. Similar steps should be taken for any other potential conflicts of interest that arise.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"prev":{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/approval-process/","title":"Approval process"},"next":{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/genuine-need/","title":"Genuine need"},"allParts":[{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/application-process/","title":"Application process"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/approval-process/","title":"Approval process"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/whos-doing-what/","title":"Who\u0027s doing what?"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/genuine-need/","title":"Genuine need"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/reporting-back-monitoring-and-evaluation/","title":"Reporting back, monitoring and evaluation"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/in-conclusion/","title":"In conclusion"}],"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/whos-doing-what/","id":47083,"nodeName":"Who\u0027s doing what?","title":"Who\u0027s doing what?","type":"codexPart","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Who\u0027s doing what?","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"searchDescription":"","subHeader":"","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80NzA4MyJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/whos-doing-what/"},{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the hardest things to work through when providing grants is how you identify genuine need. As we\u2019ve said previously, if you are providing grants to Groups to support individuals or families, Groups should be left to have these sensitive conversations directly, and you should agree with the Group what support you are willing or able to offer before these conversations start.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen it comes to dealing with Groups as a whole you can have a more open dialogue. As we\u2019ve covered previously, you should receive a copy of each Group\u2019s accounts annually, and it is common practice for a funder to ask for the most recent set of accounts anyway. As we\u2019ve also said previously if you see the Group already has strong funds of its own, you should ask why they feel they need financial support for the District. Don\u2019t discount them straight away, create space for an open and honest discussion as there might be something going on that you don\u2019t know about.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Group accounts might also give you cause for concern, either how they appear to manage their money, or their reporting may not be compliant with TSA\u2019s accounting and reporting requirements for example. If an external funder encountered this they may simply reject an application and move to the next one. We should be more proactive. If the accounts show that a Group might need help or guidance on how they manage their money and present the accounts, the District Lead Volunteer and District Chair (perhaps along with the District Treasurer) should speak to the Group Lead Volunteer and Group Chair and talk about their concerns, and how the District can provide advice and support to the Group Executive to get them back on track. If it is clear the Group is in a worse financial position than first thought, the District can consider providing more financial assistance than was applied for, if the Trustees determine this is the right thing to do.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"prev":{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/whos-doing-what/","title":"Who\u0027s doing what?"},"next":{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/reporting-back-monitoring-and-evaluation/","title":"Reporting back, monitoring and evaluation"},"allParts":[{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/application-process/","title":"Application process"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/approval-process/","title":"Approval process"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/whos-doing-what/","title":"Who\u0027s doing what?"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/genuine-need/","title":"Genuine need"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/reporting-back-monitoring-and-evaluation/","title":"Reporting back, monitoring and evaluation"},{"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/in-conclusion/","title":"In conclusion"}],"link":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/genuine-need/","id":47084,"nodeName":"Genuine need","title":"Genuine need","type":"codexPart","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Genuine need","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"searchDescription":"","subHeader":"","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80NzA4NCJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/grants-between-counties-districts-and-groups/making-it-happen/genuine-need/"},{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003ELastly, you need to consider what sort of reporting back, monitoring or evaluation you will use. Again this will be proportional to the size of the grant you have agreed, and will depend on what the grant is used for. You should agree this when you agree the grant, and you should be clear on how quickly you need this report back.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith a small grant for a piece of programme equipment you might want to see a copy of the receipt, and maybe a photo of it being used by some young people. For a larger grant that is going to take time to spend, maybe for improvements to a Group HQ, you might want a regular update on spend, and photos of progress at regular intervals.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESomething to consider is whether you are looking for evidence of money being spent, and/or evidence of a positive impact being made.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s important not to always rely on information coming to you. Be proactive as a funder, go and see the Groups you have supported, and understand the impact your support has made. 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Remember that as the District or County Executive and as charity Trustees, you need to decide how to implement a grants programme for yourself. No doubt there will be other issues you need to consider that have not been covered here. 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