Deadline: 06-Oct-20
The Catalyst for Impact Fund (CIF) wishes to support the development of a selected group of ambitious charities and social enterprises in Scotland focused, or planning to focus on a number of important aspects of Social Mobility in Scotland.
The Fund will be managed by Muirhead Advisory.
Priority Areas
- Support young people with high potential from low income backgrounds to access appropriate education and career opportunities.
- Build entrepreneurial skills and resilience in young people.
- Provide services which address digital exclusion.
- Works in rural communities to improve educational attainment, develop social capital and increase opportunity.
- Increase global connectivity to maximise opportunities for young people.
- Create pathways to education and training for lone parents/work returners to increase household income level.
Funding Information
- Grants of between £20 – 80,000 annually are proposed to selected partners for periods up to 5-years.
Funding Matters
CIF wishes to be an active partner; aiming to be flexible as to how funding provided is used to further applicants aim. These might be used to:
- Develop further a program which has already been tested/proven internally and has the potential to scale/replicate.
- Extend existing programs to reach different Fund priority groups.
- Explore international solutions and potentially ‘import’ models to Scotland which has been proven elsewhere.
- Forge new partnerships/mergers with a view to providing more efficient/comprehensive solutions.
- Funds cannot be used for:
- Advancement of religion or politics
- Retrospective funding i.e. costs already incurred/activities already taken place.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible your charity/social enterprise must:
- Be registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator/Charity Commission/Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.
- Submit your most recent financial report with the Concept Note
- Be seeking funding support for work which addresses at least one of the priorities listed in the Concept Call
- When selecting partners for the fund the following qualities will be important:
- Excellent leadership with high ambition and entrepreneurialism.
- Openness to collaborate to avoid duplication and overlap and deliver value.
- Evidence of user engagement in service design/improvement, particularly locally developed solutions to local challenges.
- Display evidence that mental health and well-being have been considered in development of solutions.
- Understanding of local connectivity and use of community skills/assets.
- Possibilities of leveraging Fund support.
- Plans for sustaining/further development beyond the period of Fund support.
Assessment
- The application process is in 2 stages. In the first, all concept notes will be reviewed and skype/zoom meetings arranged where further clarification is needed. Applicants will be assessed on their submission against the Fund Priorities, Important Factors, and Funding Matters which are all detailed in the Concept Call.
For more information, visit https://www.catalystforimpact.org/concept-call