Funder Enlightening

By amtadmin • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

This programme, which was piloted in the East of England, is the first Market Towns Academy programme of support and training to help Market Town Partnerships (MTPs) and Town Councils access funding and become equipped to deal with current economic and political change.

Businesses are closing, the housing market has slowed, some sub regions are moving to unitary authorities, regional spending budgets have been cut and the region is implementing an ambitious growth strategy.

The Funder Enlightening Programme will help MTPs plan and fund social, economic and environmental activities; empowering them to improve the standard of living for local people, visitors and businesses and make the changes that will increase their own self-reliance and sustainability.

The programme has been funded by The Big Lottery, through Action for Market Towns’ Towns Alive Programme, the County Councils of Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex, the District councils of Fenland, East Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire and The East of England Development Agency. It is delivered by Action for Market Towns.

Eligibility

Representatives from Town and Parish Councils, Market Town Community Partnerships, at any stage of maturity, with formal or informal status or those interested in the regeneration of a specific market town in Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex may attend any event free of charge.

People working outside of these counties are welcome to attend any event but the following course fees apply:

Seminars: Non-members of Action for Market Towns £100.00 Members £75.00

Masterclasses: Non-members of Action for Market Towns £60.00 Members £40.00

Online Courses: Non-members of Action for Market Towns £15.00 Members £5.00

Funder Enlightening Programme

Justify the Need for Your Activities
11th December 2008: Newmarket
Seminar 2 Identifying need.pdf

Primary Data Collection using Web Surveys
12th December 2008: Newmarket
Seminar 3 Primary.pdf

Fund Raising
January 9th 2009: Newmarket
Seminar 4 – Fund Raising.pdf

Fund Raising Strategy
January 14th 2009: Newmarket
Seminar 5 – Fund Raising Strategies.pdf

Participatory Learning and Action
February 11th and 12th 2009: Ely, Cambridgeshire
Seminar 6 – PLA.pdf

Quantifying Outputs
February 18th 2009: Watton, Norfolk
February 19th 2009: Wyboston, Bedfordshire
Seminar 7- Outputs.pdf

Blogging
February 26th 2009: Newmarket
Seminar 8 – Blogging.pdf