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Funding Criteria - 2006/07
The Trust funds:
a. Voluntary sector legal agencies in London and the Home counties that employ solicitors or retain the services of solicitors as volunteers to provide free legal advice to poor or disadvantaged members the public.
b. Network organisations that support agencies in section a.
The Trust does not fund:
a. Non charitable activity
b. Applications for which the Trustees feel that LSC funding is suitable and practical within a reasonable time frame except where the Trust’s funding is to be used to lever matched LSC funding. .
The Trust priorities in 2006/7 are:
a. Legal services and projects that encourage or provide co-operation between voluntary sector agencies and volunteers from private practice.
b. Crisis intervention to “keep the doors open” when funding cuts threaten the closure of a voluntary sector legal agency and when the Trustees consider that short term funding may lead to sustainable recovery.
c. One-off capital support to increase the capacity of an agency to deliver its service
d. Creation of new social welfare legal and pro bono provision in London and the Home Counties
e. Applications which are eligible under the priorities a-d in respect of which a Trust grant has a reasonable prospect of levering additional funds to the beneficiary organisation will be given extra priority.
Funding process:
Any eligible group may apply to the Trust by way of letter stating what is needed and why. Applicants should enclose annual accounts and annual report.
Applications should be sent to:
Emma Shaw
London Legal Support Trust
c/o Allen & Overy
1 New Change
London EC4M 9QQ
For applications below £5,000 a letter to the Trust accompanied by your annual report and accounts (if applicable) will suffice as a grant request.
The letter should say which priority your application meets and why the Trust is your chosen funder.
For applications over £5,000 we will need:
a. a copy of your constitution
b. a copy of your last accounts
c. a copy of your last annual report.
d. a full description of the project or need to be funded (a plan)
e. a note of which priority / priorities you feel that your application meets.
f. in the case of applications under priority (b) above, a plan of how the funding will create a sustainable recovery
g. in the case of an application which also meets criteria (e) above, an explanation of how the other funds will be levered and how much they are.
All standard applications are heard by the Trustees at meetings held three times a year. In emergencies under priority b. Trustees are able to make somewhat quicker decisions if absolutely necessary.
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