Biffa Award is a multi–million pound fund that helps to build communities and transform lives through awarding grants to community and environmental projects across the UK, as part of the Landfill Communities Fund.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT 2009-14
In 2014 we commissioned an independent critical analysis to find out the true impact our projects have in building communities and transforming lives.
BIFFA AWARD FUNDING HAS TOUCHED THE L 3.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED FROM BIFFA AWARD FUNDED CULTURAL FACILITIES
We have rebuilt windmills, transformed recording studios and funded the Land Speed Record exhibition at Coventry Transport Museum
WE HAVE PROTECTED MORE THAN 2,000 SPECIES AND 700 HABITATS
71%
OF T
Our comm but work
20,000 AMAZING VOLUNTEERS H 500,000 HOURS TO HELP OUR
From replanting meadows to high profile reintroductions such as the Scottish Beaver Trial. Our projects have worked tirelessly to rebuild biodiversity across the country
WE SUPPORT SMALL ORG PROJECTS HAVE AN INCO
1 IN 6 PROJECTS ALSO RECEIVED GRANTS FROM OTHER LCF FUNDERS
The members of the Landfill Communities Fund don’t work in isolation; we are stronger when we work together
77% OF PROJ
COMMUNITY SUP PROJ
15,720
ON AVERAGE EACH PROJECT HAS BENEFICIARIES
That is twice the number of beneficiaries of projects that sourced funding from other means
COMMUNITY BUILDINGS
CULTURAL FACILITIES
LIVES OF 1 IN 5 PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK
OF PROJECTS HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN USAGE THEIR COMMUNITY BUILDING
munities don’t stand still once funding has completed, k hard to support and inspire others in the local area
HAVE WORKED MORE THAN R PROJECTS SUCCEED
GANISATIONS: 47% OF OME OF UNDER £50K PA
JECTS REPORTED GREATER PPORT AND COHESION SINCE JECT COMPLETION
RECREATION
WE HAVE HELPED TO CONSERVE
484,000
HECTARES OF LAND (approx. the size of Somerset)
47% OF PROJECTS HAVE EXPANDED
AFTER BIFFA AWARD MONIES HAVE BEEN SPENT
50%
OF COMMUNITY BUILDINGS NOW SUPPORT NEW USER GROUPS
Far from maintaining the status quo, Biffa Award funding helps fill gaps in community need, and inspire new users
REBUILDING BIODIVERSITY
BIFFA AWARD FUNDING IS JUST THE BEGINNING... We are proud to be a significant part of the Landfill Communitites Fund, supporting positive change across the UK.This impact assessment summary demonstrates that the work doesn’t stop when projects receive a grant, or when the money has been spent. Biffa Award funding leads projects on to bigger and better things, and helps open the door to new investment. Improved sporting facilities have led councils to provide coaching services; and upgrades to building infrastructure has inspired residents to fundraise for more significant extensions. Biffa Award funding is a catalyst which energises other community efforts and pursuits. We know how important the Landfill Communities Fund is, and we want to see it used to inspire and empower communities for years to come. It is often claimed that communities are fragmented, and that people no longer feel a sense of belonging. The consistently high number of applicants to Biffa Award, and the work of our local heroes across the country suggest to us that community spirit is alive and well. It is our absolute pleasure to support it.
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