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Together Awards

Together Awards. Supporting Social Entrepreneurs in UCLan. Together Awards. Together Awards. HE Support Programme A new initiative to help establish an effective eco-system for the development and growth of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise activity within HEIs in England.

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Together Awards

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  1. Together Awards Supporting Social Entrepreneurs in UCLan

  2. Together Awards

  3. Together Awards • HE Support Programme • A new initiative to help establish an effective eco-system for the development and growth of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise activity within HEIs in England

  4. Together Awards • UnLtd Mission • To reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live

  5. Together Awards • UCLan one of 50 HEIs awarded funding • Funding is to Find, Fund and Support Social Entrepreneurs • Want to build a support network • Students, staff or recent graduates • Individuals or groups • Connected to a community organisation or not

  6. Together Awards • Focus on • Entrepreneurial people • Who are working for social benefit • And area solution to a need

  7. Together Awards • What is Social Impact? • The effect of an activity on the on a community(ies) and well-being of individual people and families • Projects and activities which have a long lasting effect

  8. Together Awards • HE Social Entrepreneurship Awards are for people who are: • students, staff or recent graduates (graduated within 1 year) • over the age of 16 • living in the UK for the duration of the project • who are individuals or part of an informal group

  9. Together Awards • For people who want to run projects: • that benefit the public or a community in the UK • that demonstrate a connection to UCLan and the Higher Education Sector • that need a HE Social Entrepreneurship Award to ensure their success • that offer a learning opportunity for the applicant(s) • that are a new initiative – not a continuation of ongoing operations • that are not part of their paid employment • that are an entrepreneurial solution to a social problem • that will instigate social impact or social change • that do not carry out activities outside the law, against public policy or anything that fosters ethnic, religious or commercial disharmony

  10. Together Awards • General guideline on allowable expenses: • The primary purpose of spending Award funds must be to help meet the social aims of the project and to provide a learning opportunity for the applicant. • Capital Purchases: If you aim to buy general assets for their project (items costing over £100), we will ask that you get 3 quotes for the item and at the end of the project you return it to the funder or donate it to the community (e.g. school, community centre, charity) unless the project continues, in which case it remains with the project. • Funding from other sources: Please be aware that we will consider match-funding (giving 50% of your required amount, while another funder gives the other 50%), but it is unlikely we will consider partial funding, where we would be one of several funders of your project.

  11. Together Awards • Some allowable expenses • Insurance • Relevant equipment • Venue hire • Advertising & publicity • Printing • Equipment hire • Materials • Volunteer expenses • UK Travel & subsistence

  12. Together Awards • Some allowable expenses • Mentoring & support • Some capital costs and overheads, i.e. rent, utilities • IT equipment • Purchase of land • Company formation • Registration fees

  13. Together Awards • Not allowable • Formal academic qualifications, tuition fees and bursaries • Development of academic courses or curriculum • Funding of places on programmes, e.g. Raleigh International or Common Purpose • Training – unless it is in support of the project (this is at the funder’s discretion)

  14. Together Awards • Not allowable • Top-up funding for an existing project • Payment for loss of earnings, professional fees or other costs leading to personal financial gain • Payments to contractors or third parties. Funds may be used to employ others where it is integral to the project and the applicant retains primary responsibility

  15. Together Awards • UCLan Approach • Management Team • Anne Newman – futures, Academic Development & Employability • Julia Stickley – Northern Lights, Innovation & Enterprise • Sally Bate – Lancashire Business School

  16. Together Awards • Funding • £25,000 from UnLtd and £8,000 from UCLan • Try It – up to maximum of £500 • Do It – up to maximum of £2,000

  17. Together Awards • Process • Innovation Labs to develop and focus ideas • Application Form giving more information and breakdown of expected expenditure • Panel to assess applications and make awards • UnLtd support if required • Ongoing support tailored to applicants

  18. Together Awards • Process • Reporting on progress • Management of funding • Final report on achievements • Reflection on outcomes

  19. Together Awards • Expected Benefits • UCLan • Raise awareness • Create resources • Establish network & infrastructure • Raise the profile • Build community links and relationships

  20. Together Awards • Expected Benefits • Staff • Enhancing teaching • Increasing research opportunities & impact • Personal and professional development

  21. Together awards • Expected Benefits • Students • Improving employability • Benefitting studies • Employment opportunities

  22. Together Awards • Next Stage • 1st Lab 14th November – then 30 Jan, 17 April, 5 June • Panels – on a regular basis to respond to applications • Network – next meeting January 16th – then3 Apr, 22 May

  23. Together Awards • Communications • togetherawards@uclan.ac.uk • Anne Newman 01772 895376 • Julia Stickley 01772 895957 • Sally Bate 01772 894768

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