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It’s more important than ever that funders are capturing and logging their grant making in an organised and systematic way. Many Yorkshire trusts and foundations will only log their grant-making for internal use, but we are all being encouraged to be more open with our data and log it in a way which could potentially be shared externally. This could be for research such as the Yorkshire & Humber Funding Ecology project, to add to the 360Giving portal, or as the Covid-19 crisis continues and moves into subsequent stages, it will be incredibly useful to map who is giving where, to what and how much.

Below are the column headers which 360Giving suggests for a simple trust or foundation grant database. We hope you will find these useful if you are looking to update or develop your data capturing. And if you do want to consider making your data available on 360Giving visit https://www.threesixtygiving.org/support/standard/ and they will provide free support to help you get your database set up.

Publishing your grants data in the 360Giving Data Standard will:

• help your organisation understand itself better
• sends a positive message to your grantees and fellow funders
• means you are doing your bit to help make grant-making in the UK more informed, effective and strategic
• saves time and money for the sector
• gives us a fuller picture of grant-making in the UK
• helps bring better outcomes for recipients

Database column headings

Financial year

Recipient organisation/name

Charity number

Charity/organisation’s website

Charity post code (ideally the local post code or where the work is being carried out locally)

Other regional descriptor for mapping (eg. City of Leeds District)

Amount awarded

Award date

Description of grant (for ease combine Category and Funding type)

Charity category (e.g. Disability support & activities, Older people’s welfare, Covid-19)

Funding Type (e.g. Core, capital, core & capital, unrestricted)

COVID-19 ADVICE & INFORMATION Updated 30th March

ADVICE & GUIDANCE

IVAR https://www.ivar.org.uk/blogs-and-events/ – getting money out there quickly, what funders can do this week and can be learnt from previous emergency responses

ACF https://www.acf.org.uk/news/acfs-response-to-coronavirus

https://fundernetwork.org.uk/ – funders can sign-up to ask questions and share knowledge with peers – don’t have to be an ACF member

COVID 19 FUNDERS http://covid19funders.org.uk/ – take action and add your name to the statement

NCVO https://www.ncvo.org.uk/ – guidance for charities of all types

COMMUNITY FIRST YORKSHIRE https://communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk/coronavirus/ – general guidance

CHARITY BANK https://charitybank.org/news/covid-19-resource-hub – general guidance

EMERGENCY & RESILIENCE FUNDS

The local appeals and NET appeal are complementary. Having both a national and a local (to a specific area) appeal means that donors can choose the most appropriate approach for their donation. In essence, national corporates and funders tend to use the NET appeal to channel their support, whereas local individuals, trusts and businesses will tend to prefer to use the local appeal. Each Community Foundation will use all the funds at its disposal (from existing donors, their own appeals and NET) to make awards to local groups.

National Emergencies Trust coronavirus appeal (including South Yorkshire) https://nationalemergenciestrust.org.uk/coronavirus/

Give to help in North & East Yorkshire https://www.tworidingscf.org.uk/donate/

Give to help in Leeds https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?charityCampaignUrl=LeedsResilienceFund

Give to help in Bradford https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?charityCampaignUrl=BradfordResilienceFund

Give to help in Calderdale https://localgiving.org/appeal/CalderdaleCommunityResilienceFund/

Give to help in Kirklees https://www.one-community.org.uk/looking-for-funding/coronavirus-emergency-fund.php

Wakefield fund information https://www.nova-wd.org.uk/funding/2020/03/23/emotional-and-mental-wellbeing-grant-fund/

Summary of all national and regional emergency funds and advice – useful for funders and to pass on to groups you support https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/coronavirus-charity-funding-announcements-ian-mclintock/

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

NHS England https://www.england.nhs.uk/participation/get-involved/volunteering/nhs-volunteer-responders/

Volunteer in Leeds https://doinggoodleeds.org.uk/covid-19-care-volunteering.html

Volunteer in Bradford https://www.bradford.gov.uk/emergencies/council-service-disruptions/coronavirus-covid-19-volunteering-and-community-support/