Improved transport network- trams River uncovering- creating café culture Supporting people into work New Cinema- town centre investment Saving companies money Apprenticeships Universal Credit Families in poverty Recession Lack of confidence in economy Media City- Employment Future Funding Social D.V more prevalent -Money related -Football/Sports -Alcohol, Drugs, substance related More isolated YP- Can’t make friends YP in care (local/National) Social Media Bullying Sexting Revenge porn Perpetrator work Prevent agenda Immigration Generational Unemployment Negativity of Rochdale Centre- Not family orientated Cuts in funding Racism-ISIS Technological SMS Facebook Twitter Texting Appointments Server New Database Tablets for feedback Email Software Support Website Landlines Passwords Out of office Strengths Good financial reporting and controls Forward Thinking Support of the trustees Diverse team staff, good range of strengths, knowledge and abilities Flexible and adaptable Management of programmes Can react Quickly Good range of programmes Good at reacting to challenges Good relationships with other services Networking- in sector/local authority Reputation Cache awards- llP, Queens Award for Volunteering etc. Creative Weaknesses Networking- business Marketing Strategic Planning Communication Trustee roles/responsibilities: -Skills Audit -Terms ref -Succession Planning Lack of female trustees Information sharing-Operational Website Database Levels of Access (IT) Sustainability Self-Management Admin-Competent f/t paid staff
Donations: £680 £1500 £1000 Total secured to date: £359,197 Section 4 – Proposed sources of Income 2017-18: Income Source Details Amount or to raise Outcome date Online Fundraising campaign To take families on a day out to the seaside during the summer holidays £500 July 2017 Fundraising event Metal Detecting Rally £500 3rd Sept 2017 Fundraising event Archaeology and Metal Detecting Conference £1,200 15th Oct 2017 Cash4kids To take families on a day out to the seaside during the summer holidays £1,400 End June 2017 Children In Need Second Stage Application is being considered (Intense DA work with children and young people) £182,000 over 3 years July 2017 The Mayor’s Charity (2017-18) We have been selected as one of the Mayor of Rochdale’s chosen Charities during his term of office £5,000 May 2018 Henry Smith Contribution towards salary costs of our Business Development Manager £21,805 per year over 3 years December 2017 Trusthouse Charitable Foundation To fund part-time worker £11,257 November 2017 Co-op Local Good Cause Application to be Rochdale branch’s Good Cause £1,000+ March ’18 onwards The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Planned application for core costs towards CEO’s salary; to focus on organisational development and sustainability ? Application to be submitted Autumn 2017 Esmee Fairbairn Planned application focusing on developing and delivering an extended awareness/identification of unwanted behaviours programme for males ? Submit Spring 2018 Asian Business Community Fundraiser In planning: General donation to the running costs of the Charity ? August 2018 I have focused my efforts on deliberately extending our bank of potential funders from the usual Trusts and Grant making Foundations who have traditionally supported Rochdale Connections Trust and we are funded by a far wider range group of funders. I am now beginning to introduce some fundraising activities, which will also raise the organisation’s profile. We recently formed a Fundraising Committee Group and have held our