The Deciding Together Fund is now open!
This unique participatory funding process puts people in York in control of £240,000. It asks them to ‘decide together’ on grants which are designed to help the city better respond to people facing multiple complex needs.
The aims of the fund are to:
- connect and help create space so that people can explore, understand, question and change systems that perpetuate disadvantage in York.
- involve people who live, work and/or access services in York– both how the fund operates and what it supports (funds).
- learn and share with others how funds like this can help change the ways things are done.
How to apply:
Application is short, simple and easy to do. There are two types of grant you can apply for:
- Up to £1,000
- Over £1,000
There are only 5 questions in total to answer in order to let us know why you’d like funding.
If you’d like to speak to someone about the fund or if you have a question – please contact Ali Spaul on 07834 596576 or aspaul@tworidingscf.org.uk.
Applications close on 20 September 2021
What could the Deciding Together Local Fund for York support?
Anything the fund supports should have long term impact in mind rather than meeting direct and immediate need.
The fund may allow people to take a step back, think strategically, explore who they could work with and how they learn from different approaches. They may experiment, create a prototype and get things wrong.
People do not have to have a detailed plan in place and stick to it for the duration of their funding. This fund gives people the space for the approach to fully form. An idea could change and evolve over time as people discover/understand more.
So it could support:
- Ideas that are preventative (not crisis management),
- Ideas that help people come together to make solutions for themselves,
- Ideas that bring people around an issue to address it from multiple angles,
- Breathing space that give people the time to explore systems and perpetuation of multiple disadvantage.
Drop in Sessions
Two drop-in sessions will take place on 23 July and 8 September, between 10am and 11am. Book online below to learn more about the fund and how to get involved.