About LAT : Development Division

The Development Division is responsible for the management and delivery of development and fundraising work. This includes provision of information on fundraising and development issues to partners and stakeholders and the marketing of LAT to outside agencies.

The Division also specialises in capacity building small community groups interested in participating in crime reduction work. It does this through the projects Community Safety Advisory Service (CSAS), Black and Minority Ethnic Cracking Crime Project (BME-CCP) and FOTE.

Overview

Development work is a key activity of London Action Trust. We develop ideas, identify and bring together partners to manage projects that those ideas become, and we fundraise to make them a reality.

By helping offenders to rehabilitate, we are in effect seeking to reduce or prevent crime and this is an area in which LAT has become increasingly involved.

Key Areas of Work

Fundraising & Development

Our team of bid writers have extensive experience in approaching a variety of different funding sources. The process involves reviewing current provision in relation to crime reduction projects, identify gaps in that provision, drawing together appropriate partners to develop project ideas and ultimately writing bids in consultation with all relevant partners.

Over the last 2 years we have raised nearly £3.5 million for fundraising and development work. These included applications to the Learning and Skills Council, The London Devlopment Agency and the Association of London Government.

We are developing our crime and disorder reduction partnerships, by providing fundraising seminars, training events and exhibiting at various conferences. The expertise has been useful, providing advice on fundraising to community safety partnerships that need help in funding their crime reduction strategies, or assisting community and voluntary groups in having a part to play in reducing crime in their neighbourhoods.

Second Tier Projects

Community Safety Advisory Service (CSAS)

CSAS co-ordinate, capacity build and develop voluntary sector and community organisations to enable their participation in crime reduction across London.

For further information on this project click here

Black and Minority Ethnic Cracking Crime Project (BME-CCP)

The Black and Minority Ethnic Cracking Crime Project aims to nurture BME sector involvement in crime reduction and crime prevention initiatives through voluntary sector capacity building and by influencing policy.

FOTE

FOTE works in seven North East London Boroughs supporting voluntary and community groups to develop quality provision for young people at risk of crime. FOTE supports groups with

• Advice on funding
• Developing educational projects
• Good practice
• Accreditation/Qualifications

Our two main projects are :

FOTE Football Project-Run by West Ham United Football Club and Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme. The project offers professional training and coaching schemes, weight training and sports photography courses.

FOTE/Barking & Dagenham and Havering-Supports voluntary and community groups in Barking & Dagenham and Havering to develop quality provision for young people at risk of crime.

Training

As a result of our multi-agency development work, we have discovered there is a need for fundraising training. The Division has now created a number of training packages on subjects including; fundraising strategies, approaching Trusts and Government funding sources. The courses are specifically related to the crime reduction sector and then individually tailored according to the target audience.

Marketing and Public Relations

The Development Division is responsible for promoting the work of London Action Trust. Our aim is to ensure the widest possible audience is aware of the services we provide. Our team also comprises of a secondee from the Department for Education and Skills, who has worked on publicity campaigns such as the launch of the Adult Basic Skills strategy and the Fast Track teaching campaign.

The PR work undertaken in the past year includes:

• Exhibiting at various conferences and exhibitions to raise the profile of the agency
• Staff Conference
• Producing our annual report in calendar format
• Developing PR and marketing strategies for our projects
• Developing a photographic library for future publications
• PR Advice and support to the projects and divisions within LAT

Partners

Our partners include statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies depending on the project being developed.

An example of our partnership working was developing the Refugee Probation Advice Service (RPAS) in conjunction with PRAXIS and the London Probation Area. The Division secured funding from the European Refugee Fund to set up the information and advice service to assist the integration of refugees into the community.

Future

Over the next twelve months we aim to:

• Develop and support projects that will act as a bridge between the Trident Independent Advisory Group and the black community
• Develop fundraising support for community safety professionals working with young people
• Promote items to raise the profile of LAT
• Produce an annual report
• Produce further newsletters
• Produce a PR & Marketing Guide
• Compile a press information pack containing information on the work of LAT

Contact Details

For further information contact John Trainor on 020 7582 8841 or email john.trainor@lat.org.uk.