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LCSN CONFERENCE
‘FUNDING THE BIGGER PICTURE’
@ The Queens Club
Palliser Road, West Kensington, London, W14 9EQ
Wednesday 12th November 2008
12.00 – 17.30
In the increasingly competitive field of community sports, knowing how and from where to get resources gives you the edge. This conference will focus on a variety of fundraising aspects from charitable fundraising to commissioning and from full cost recovery to pursuing sustainability. This conference is a must for any Fundraiser, Chief Executive or Project Manager working in community sports and wishing to grow their organisation’s resources.
What to expect?
· Commissioning – the new fund?
Borough Councils and PCTs
· Sustainable Funding, NCVO
· Full Cost Recovery, ACEVO
· London Youth Offer
· City Bridge Trust
Please download conference programme here
Click here for booking form
Workshop programme



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Workshop |
Location |
Date |
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2008 |
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How to ... get the best out of your committee |
Walthamstow |
09 Sep |
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Funding ... Help a London Child/Sport Relief |
Brent |
16 Sep |
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How to ... assess a community sports project |
Brixton |
14 Oct |
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Funding ... Help a London Child/Sport Relief |
Leyton |
07 Oct |
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Funding ... Awards for all/Jack Petchey |
Harrow |
21 Oct |
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How to ... write a project budget |
Brixton |
28 Oct |
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Funding ... Awards for all/Jack Petchey |
Leyton |
04 Nov |
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How to ... plan a community sport project |
Walthamstow |
11 Nov |
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How to … raise funds for community sports projects |
Brent |
18 Nov |
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How to ... find the best community coaches/volunteers |
Brixton |
25 Nov |
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Funding ... Football Foundation small grants |
Leyton |
02 Dec |
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How to ... find the best community coaches/volunteers |
Walthamstow |
09 Dec |
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2009 |
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How to ... assess a community sports project |
Harrow |
20 Jan |
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How to ... find out what your participants want |
Leyton |
03 Feb |
|
How to ... assess a community sports project |
Walthamstow |
10 Feb |
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How to ... plan a community sport project |
Brent |
17 Feb |
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How to … raise funds for community sports projects |
Brixton |
24 Feb |
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How to ... assess a community sports project |
Leyton |
03 Mar |
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How to ... raise funds for community sports projects |
Walthamstow |
10 Mar |
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How to ... raise funds for community sports projects |
Harrow |
17 Mar |
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How to ... plan a community sports project |
Brixton |
31 Mar |
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How to ... achieve Charter Standard |
Walthamstow |
07 Apr |
All workshops are taking place on Tuesdays from 6-8pm.
Download our workshop programme as a flyer click here.
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Brent |
Harrow |
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Bridge Park Community Centre |
Harrow Leisure Centre |
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Brentfield/Harrow Road |
Christchurch Avenue |
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London |
London |
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NW10 0RG |
HA3 5BD |
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Brixton |
Leyton |
Walthamstow |
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Brixton Recreation Ground |
Score Complex |
Douglas Eyre Sports Centre |
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27 Brixton Station Rd |
100 Oliver Rd |
Coppermill Lane |
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London |
London |
London |
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SW9 8QQ |
E10 5JY |
E17 7HE |
To book a place please email Melanie.bindel@locsp.org with your contact details.
Suggested target group/beneficiaries
The training programme is aimed at individuals in new and emerging community groups that need support with their overall infrastructure development but also voluntary organisations that are better established but who are looking to improve their skills and understanding in specific organisational areas. The training is pitched from a basic to medium level.
How to ... raise funds for community sports projects
Overall aim: To ensure that participants have an understanding of the fundraising process, tips for good and bad fundraising and will construct key responses to typical fundraising questions.
How to ... get the best out of your management committee
Overall aim: To ensure that participants have understanding of the Code of Governance and national occupational standards in Governance.
Specific aims:
- Improving the skills of your management committee members
- Improving the operation of your management committee
- Good governance action planning
How to ... plan a community sports project
Overall aim: To ensure that participants have the understanding and knowledge of planning a community sports programme.
Specific aims:
- Develop understanding and knowledge of planning a community sports project
- Identify and gain an understanding of the key elements and process of planning a project
- Prepare an action plan for a proposed project
How to ... write a project budget
Overall aim: To ensure that participants have the understanding and knowledge to write project budgets including all hidden costs
How to ... find the best community coaches/ volunteers
Overall aim: To ensure that participants have an understanding of the key tasks and duties of a generic community coach, be able to identify suitable personal attributes and will be able to put together a job description and personal specification for their community coach/ volunteer.
How to ... assess a community sports project
Overall aim: To ensure that participants have a good understanding of the context of monitoring and evaluation, develop a simple monitoring and evaluation framework for a community sports project and explore different ways of gathering monitoring and evaluation information.
How to ... find out what your participants want
Overall aim: To ensure that participants have an understanding of its users values and builds good relationships with them. It includes them in designing, delivering, reviewing and assessing services in order to meet their needs.
Our partners are Lambeth Council, Brent Council, Harrow Council, Sport England, London Playing Field Foundation.

