The course, run through the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, was hosted by the Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands at its premises on the Esplanade, and its chairwoman and executive director, Katie Le Quesne and Jo Le Poidevin, took part.
Jo explained that following a seminar held earlier in the year, when the importance of collaboration among charities was stressed, the major funders have begun to meet on a regular basis to discuss how best to serve the charitable organisations that they supported.
‘One new approach which has been piloted is co-funding from different grant-giving bodies in order to better support charities asking for large sums of money,’ she said.
She added it was felt that a training session through the NCVO would also be of benefit to local organisations.
‘It became clear that measuring the impact of our funding in an accurate and efficient manner is something we all could benefit from,’ she said. ‘Between all of the funding bodies we meet with, we grant millions of pounds to local charities and organisations annually. It is so important to be able to measure the impact and success of that funding and how it affects the local community so we can better support them.’
Along with the Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands, other funding bodies that took part in the course were the Ann Alice Raynor Charitable Fund, the Association of Jersey Charities, the Greville
Bathe Charitable Fund, the Roy Overland Charitable Trust, Jersey Overseas Aid, the One Foundation and the Sir James Knott Trust.
