Ryunosuke Satoro
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Bringing volunteers... There are thousands of local voluntary and community groups across Devon who are on the frontline, tackling disadvantage on their doorstep and making life better for those people who are vulnerable and excluded. As local people, they know where the problems lie, what the issues are and how to respond practically. Everyday, they put their passion for helping others in need into action. But they can’t do it alone. They struggle to find the funds, support and skills they need to carry on giving.
and donors... We connect people and organisations who care to local causes and groups which make a real and lasting difference to local lives. We receive hundreds of donations every year which we use to fund these vital groups, making sure the money gets right to those who need it most and use it best. And we help donors identify and fund the causes that mean most to them. Of course, donors can also offer time, experience and skills and we can act as a catalyst to bring likeminded people together, fostering a spirit of giving and philanthropic action in Devon.
CONTENTS page 1 Our Vision and Mission page 2 Why are we needed?
together We can all create a more caring Devon in which to live and work and help build thriving communities. Together we can share the pleasure that comes from making a better future for everyone in Devon and the satisfaction of knowing that this makes a real difference.
page 4 Family and Individual Philanthropy page 6 Collective Philanthropy
To become the change you want to see tomorrow, read on
page 8 Corporate Philanthropy
and get in touch with us today.
page 10 Revitalising Philanthropy page 12 Getting involved together
Our Vision: Passionate Devon communities which actively challenge disadvantage and bring about positive social change on a local level.
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Our Mission: To connect the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ within Devon communities in a way that empowers them all to identify and tackle local issues, together.
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Why are we needed?
150,000
From the outside, Devon is a picture postcard county with beautiful countryside and beaches.
Pensioners live alone in Devon
But look a little closer and you’ll find a county with a rapidly aging population, low incomes, limited prospects for young people and rural areas where the
Loneliness, isolation and depression are just some problems faced by Devon’s elderly, particularly those living in rural areas. 20,000 people over 65 are providing unpaid care for an elderly relative.*
lack of basic services like transport leave people isolated and without access to opportunities. 21 areas are in the top 20% of most deprived in the UK and in Plymouth four areas are in the top 5%. Torbay has one of the highest proportions of people living below the poverty line. With public sector budgets slashed and services disappearing, it is increasingly left to voluntary and community organisations to fill the gaps and reach out to those in Devon who need help. Help us to make Devon a better place for everyone…together.
7,000
40%
Young Carers in Devon look after a sick or disabled relative
of Devon’s rural population have no access to a week day peak time bus service *
The average age of a young carer is 12 and most have spent 4 years caring before they receive support. 56% of young carers live in a single parent household.*
Lack of access to transport can make it difficult to access services. 6,000 young people in rural Devon are more than 1 hour from a Further Education facility.
7,000
In Plymouth there are 7,000 under 14s living in severe poverty and 614 received emergency food parcels in 2010. Lower educational achievement, teenage pregnancy, substance misuse and unemployment are just some of the problems faced as a result.*
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children in Plymouth live in severe poverty
10,000
49,000
People in Devon are unemployed*
people in Devon aged 18 – 64 have a disability
In Plymouth 1 in 7 young people are stuggling to find a job and in Torbay 4.1% of the population are out of work. Low wages mean that in North Devon, average house prices are 16 times the average wage.*
Living with a disability can cause a huge strain on family and finances. 95% of parents with a disabled child will divorce. *
* Sources:
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Devon County Council and Senior Council of Devon Community Council of Devon/Devon Strategic Partnership (2006/7) Save the Children (feb 2011), Torbay Childrens Trust Office of National Statistics Dec 2010 North Devon Council Autumn 2010 Devon County Council
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Raising aspirations for young people
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Family and Individual Philanthropy Mildmay-White Family Fund The Mildmay-White Family set up their Fund with Devon Community Foundation as a way of making a lasting difference to isolated elderly people and disadvantaged young people from South Devon.
The Francis Chichester Trust A grant of £400 from the Mildmay-White
The Family Fund is like a permanent, mini ‘charitable-trust’
Family Fund helped two young people from
but with the Foundation taking care of all the investment,
disadvantaged backgrounds in South Devon
administration and grant making. We identify local
to attend a 3 week Outward Bound course
voluntary groups which will use the money well and with
with the Trust, improving their self-confidence,
our help, the family decide which groups will receive grants
motivation and communication skills and
from the annual income generated by the Fund.
inspiring them to achieve more than they could ever imagine.
Working in this way, the family save on time and costs
“ Anne Mildmay-White
usually associated with running a trust and still have the pleasure of being involved in grant making. Holding a Fund with the Foundation means the Mildmay-White Family attend Foundation events, like our Volunteer of the Year and Philanthropy Forecast and get to meet groups, volunteers and other like-minded local philanthropists. To create your own Named Fund, get in touch with us today.
Sarah's Story Sarah is 17. She lives in supported housing and is estranged from her parents after a difficult childhood.
FACT:
“I have learned to tolerate people also to know I can do it – never give up, you can always overcome the
7,000
young people in Devon are caring for a sick or disabled relative
problem, you just have to think about it first.” “It was obvious very quickly after Sarah returned to
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raising aspirations together
supported housing that her experience had pushed her forward into new areas of more confidence and self-esteem, she began to believe in herself” Support Worker
* Names and images have been changed to protect the identity of individuals
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Collective Philanthropy Exeter Positive Steps Fund The Exeter Positive Steps Fund was formed by three interested parties to tackle long term unemployment amongst some of the City’s most exluded people in its most deprived wards, including those with disabilities, carers, people who are homeless or have housing difficulties, those with addiction problems, ex-offenders and non-english speakers. We brought together funds from Exeter City Council, Friends Provident and a local charitable trust to invest in innovative local groups which could reach out to people with difficult backgrounds – helping them to break the cycle of unemployment
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and benefits and move into volunteering, training and work. The 61 projects we supported have delivered results and to date, 800 people have been helped back on the road to work. Thanks to the success of the programme, we have secured further funding to continue the work beyond the original timeframe and it is consistently achieving excellent results.
“Working with Devon Community Foundation gave us a structure to get support to the City’s most deprived areas and to support people from all backgrounds to
FACT:
5%
of 16 year olds in Plymouth are not in education, training or work*
help them on the pathway towards work. They helped
Adam's Story
us to secure additional funding which we couldn’t have
Adam has been fighting drug addiction for the last
done without them.”
‘clean’ for 5 months after completing an abstinence
Exeter City Council, Public Sector partner
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*Source: Connexions
ten years but has recently managed to remain
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rebuilding lives together
A grant of £19,200 from the Exeter Positive Steps Plus Fund has allowed members of the
programme. He is currently living at Shilhay’s
Shilhay Community, which works with homeless
‘half way’ hostel.
and vulnerable people, to take up training in
“The training has kept me really positive and helped
construction skills and put these into action as
me to stay off drugs. It’s been fantastic to put my
volunteers on the restoration of Exeter’s
time and energy into something positive and it’s
historic Poltimore House.
been one of my biggest achievements. I’ve shown
As well as improving their motivation and
myself what I can actually do and I’m really proud of
self-confidence, the project has given them
it. I want to get a job in construction after this.”
Devon Community Foundation
The Poltimore project
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Reaching out to isolated elderly people
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Corporate Philanthropy We work with companies across Devon to direct their philanthropic activity to the right people. For example, by bringing together the top businesses in the area to work together as part of the 100 Club or by creating their own fundraising calendar and encouraging their staff to get involved and see the difference this makes to hundreds of people less fortunate. Working together, with us, businesses can get their support to groups which really need their help and play an important part in building better local communities in which to do business.
“ Steve Hindley, CBE, Chairman Midas Group
Sam's Story
“I’m always extremely moved when we get to hear
Sam is 100 years old and lives in the isolated
about and meet some of the groups supported by
village of Lufton. He has lost his wife and has no
the Devon 100 Club. Collectively as members we
hip and doesn’t get out anymore. Jane from
relatives near by. He recently suffered a fractured Ivybridge Caring started visiting once a week
can make a huge difference with a relatively small
about a year ago.
contribution because the groups achieve such
“I lost my wife 8 years ago and have been lonely
amazing results with just small sums of money.”
everyday ever since. Jane makes me feel so
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comfortable. I wish the visits had started years ago. It’s a very much needed service.”
To develop your local Corporate Social Responsibility, get in touch with us today.
FACT:
Sam
Ivybridge Caring Ivybridge Caring is a befriending service which
26,000 pensioners are living with a longterm limiting illness in Devon*
reaches out to isolated and elderly people in the PL21 postcode and the surrounding villages and
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*Source: Senior Council of Devon
hamlets. 2,000 pensioners live alone in the area, many struggling with illness and simple daily tasks. A grant of £500 from the Devon 100 Club helped to train more volunteers to provide a weekly visiting service and a ‘sitting’ service for elderly carers looking after partners with
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offering comfort together
dementia and other illnesses.
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Helping people join in
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The Cornwell-Brown Family
Revitalising Philanthropy
A grant of £290 from the Devonian Fund helped
Many trusts and foundations are set up each year to tackle
to buy a tandem for 9 year old Edwin who suffers
important work. Over time some of these are no longer needed
from Global Developmental Delay. The tandem
or Trustees find it hard to manage the rigours of Charitable
means that Edwin can now take part in family
accountability and running the trust. Devon Community
outings and gives him a chance to improve his
Foundation can handle funds that have come to the end of
co-ordination, balance and self-esteem.
their present form and give them new life and new impetus by being part of our grant making activity. In the last few years we have handled several trust transfers including: ■ The Throwleigh Trust which was established to manage a building that became redundant leaving money available with no purpose;
“ David Baker, Throwleigh Centre for Young People.
■ The Police Property Act where the proceeds from sales of stolen goods that cannot be returned to their owners are now used by us to support great projects where the police and communities work together; ■ The Tiverton Religious Fund which was established to pay for Bibles but which needed a new approach; ■ The Devonian Trust which offers support to those with mobility issues where the Trustees found the administration of the Trust increasingly challenging, although the work was inspiring. In each case the Trusts were transferred to us and are
FACT:
95%
of parents with a disabled child will divorce
continuing to support fantastic work and projects across the
Edwin's Story
County while we handle the administration and governance.
Suffering with Global Developmental Delay means Edwin has
It’s great to see new energy being brought to these funds and
difficulty with his motor skills, including co-ordination. Autistic
see them working as hard as they should to make a difference
tendancies and learning difficulties also mean he tends to isolate
in the way they always have, and now they always will.
himself, finding it difficult to join in with family activities. “I like riding on the tandem to school because everyone runs
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along next to it. I like honking my horn at the lollipop lady too.” Edwin Cornwell-Brown
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“I can’t begin to tell you what a difference this has made to us as a family as we can all go out together now. We go to school on the tandem everyday and it’s been fantastic in helping Edwin to
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moving on together
develop his co-ordination, build up his muscles and develop a sense of co-operation. He can now be part of everything we do.” Alison Cornwell-Brown 11
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150,000 Pensioners live alone in Devon
There are thousands of local voluntary and community groups across Devon who are on the frontline tackling disadvantage and making life better for those who are vulnerable and excluded. As local people,
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Elizabeth Derlanger (High Sherrif of Devon) and Cllr Christine Marsh take on the Marines Commando Challenge course raising £30,000
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Members of Devon and Somerset Law Society walk across the moors to raise funds
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Channel 4 secret millionaire, Marcelle Speller visits groups in Plymouth
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Exeter University drama students stage a Mad Hatters Tea Party for groups
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The DCF team get stripped for the World Cup to raise cash
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Lord Lieutenant of Devon and President of DCF, Eric Dancer CBE, JP presents David Feindoulo with his Volunteer of the Year award
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Devon 100 Club members take part in the Daredevil Challenge
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We are one of 56 Community Foundations across the UK tackling social exclusion at grassroots level. The movement was born in the 1920s America when local people came together with local philanthropists, pooling their money, resources, time and skills to help those most affected by the great depression. Together they made a difference to those closest to them, helping to rebuild and reshape their local communities. The spirit of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility lives on. In 2010 the Community Foundation Network supported 26,000 small local community charities and voluntary groups with more than ÂŁ74 million in grants, using funds from individuals, companies and public organisations. We are Quality Accredited by the Community Foundation Network to standards endorsed by the Charity Commission
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