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Please note: This project closed on 31 March 2008.

The Finance Hub is developing financial sustainability in the Third Sector within England. We are addressing finance matters in the Third Sector through the delivery of an integrated programme of research, development, training and information dissemination.

Set up as part of the government’s ChangeUp programme, funded by Capacitybuilders to increase capacity in the sector, it is one of six National Hubs offering support and information.

Guided by a consortia of 13 organisations, a broad range of expertise is represented on the board spanning grant aid, sources of finance, procurement and income generation. CAF  is the accountable body for the Finance Hub. Funding for the Finance Hub has been confirmed until March 2008.

Recommendations

Recommendations from the Finance Hub Programme 2007 - 2008 (66 KB, .pdf)

The projects from the year three programme have provided recommendations based on the research and information gathered as part of their projects...

Evaluation

Finance Hub Evaluation - Executive Summary (59 KB, .pdf)

The Finance Hub commissioned Anderson and Gollan Associates to measure the extent to which it had delivered against its vision, aims, objectives and outcomes to achieve impact over 2005-2008, and to report on findings. The work was also to feed into Capacitybuilders’ developing evaluation framework for 2008–11.

Finance Hub Evaluation - Full Report (226 KB, .pdf)

The Finance Hub commissioned Anderson and Gollan Associates to measure the extent to which it had delivered against its vision, aims, objectives and outcomes to achieve impact over 2005-2008, and to report on findings. The work was also to feed into Capacitybuilders’ developing evaluation framework for 2008–11.

Evaluation report - Finance Hub Year 2 (193 KB, .pdf)

This report evaluates the extent to which three of the Finance Hub’s delivery agents of larger projects met their projects’ aim and objectives as set out in their original tenders, as well as how they contribute to the strategic objectives of the Finance Hub’s Business Plan 2005/7. It also focuses on the way in which the Finance Hub’s method of work impacted on the delivery agents and offers recommendations that can influence the delivery of future Finance Hub projects.

Vision, mission, aims and audiences

Our vision is “VCOs which are effective and independent because they are financially sustainable.”

Our mission and outcomes for the period 2007-08 is for:

  • VCOs to understand how they can grow and diversify income
  • Funders to make best use of their resources through intelligent funding
  • Infrastructure Agencies to have access to skills, knowledge and resources they
    require to support VCOs on funding and finance issues

Our overarching strategic aims for 2007-11 as:

  • increasing funding to the sector
  • improving effectiveness of resource management

The key audiences for the work of the Finance Hub are:

  • Infrastructure agencies
  • Frontline VCOs specifically, small local, small national and social enterprise
  • Funders and policy makers

We aim to target hard to reach groups through all of our work. Consideration is given to engaging a diverse audience including amongst others: BME, faith-based and rural organisations.

Business Plan

Summary - Business Plan 2007-8 (27 KB, .pdf)

A brief overview of the Finance Hub's business plan for 2007-8

Finance Hub Business Plan 2007-8 (195 KB, .pdf)

This business plan sets out the programme of work for the year 2007-8

Commissioning Policy 2007-8 (41 KB, .pdf)

This is an appendix to the business plan for 2007-8 and outlines the Finance Hub's commissioning policy

Budget for Business Plan 2007-8 (22 KB, .pdf)

This is an appendix to the business plan for 2007-8 and sets out the allocation of funds for the Finance Hub's activities for this period

Finance Hub Business Plan 2005-7 (96 KB, .pdf)

Work on this business plan has been steered by a group comprising eighteen organisations

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