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goods and/or services that have been given to your we’ve called them “Easyplots”. association for free, to use to bring your idea to life.
• Your association’s own surplus funds if you have any Apps Field Allotment Association had long wanted to
(after essential expenditure), that your members have create some smaller more accessible allotments and
agreed can be allocated to this specific idea. saw this plot as offering the ideal opportunity – near the
gate and easy access to water. The ambitious plan was • ‘In kind’ contributions for this specific idea. These are to split the plot into four mini plots on hard standing –
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Note that not all funders accept ‘in kind’ contributions It’s a sad day when someone has to leave the
as match funding. Those funders who do usually have rules about how to calculate and tell the funder how much these are ‘wor th’ in real money (£s and pence). Take time on this as the total amount can be surprisingly high and may boost the total amount of your match funding considerably. How to do this is described in detail below.
CASE STUDY: “Improving accessibility: Bembrooke Allotments Association in Hastings” Bembrooke Allotments Association applied to several funders instead of just one funder. “This is the story
of a large allotment plot that had defeated many brave gardeners for more than two decades. Someone would take it on, only to be discouraged by the volume of hard work and time needed to manage it. Bembrooke and
community because the plot has become too much
for them to handle. Easyplots were suggested to help.
If we could create a few small manageable plots with purpose-built raised beds then they could be offered to plotholders who were finding their own space hard to manage. The association voted unanimously in favour of the idea at its annual general meeting. A small number of association members formed a committee to take the project forward, with the full support of the local authority.”
The association did their research and applied to grant funders whose criteria they could meet. They choose a mixture of local and national charities and also used a funding route (see part 4). Doing it this way was less risky than applying for one large grant from one funder
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