Hello all.
If you are in a hurry you can skip to the point.
I am a volunteer with a local community group and we have recently been offered a substantial grant over the next three years to put towards projects for and run by the local community. We need to put forward proposals with costs for each project.
We have made various enquiries in different ways asking the community what they feel would make the area a better place to live in.
One of the stories I heard was of an elderly man who had phoned up the local housing association and asked if they would change a light bulb for him. They replied they didn't change light bulbs. Without getting into the "they could've, they should've", I'm sure we've all heard stories of the times they, for whatever reason didn't, and we must assume this is one of them. Tragically it wasn't just a case of a failed lamp but a leak in the roof which had tripped the breaker leaving him with no lighting other than the lamp on his kitchen smoke detecter. The story goes he lived in his kitchen under that light for a considerable time.
I have no idea if it is true or not. To be honest if it is it is heatbreaking, if it's not I don't care, it could happen. Since this I have spoken to many elderly and disabled local people and am amazed at how many have simple (to the able) jobs that have been waiting months or years to be done just because they can't. Washing net curtains, replacing a toilet seat (can't bend down and can't undo wing nuts) refix a corner of wallpaper by the ceiling or put photos of grandchildren up on walls.
So, to the point.
I am trying to put a proposal together to give to the Health Lottery with the hope of getting a grant to start a maintenance service for the elderly and disabled to carry out the work that the housing association does not do. We have spoken to the housing association and I have a copy of all the works they do not do.
I have a background in appliance repair, electricians mate, office refurbishment and planned maintenance but have not had to put together a start up plan.
I have got as far as to list what I think we will need, vehicle, tools, insurance etc and gone as far as to get rough costs for each. What I'm really lost with is laying it out in either an Excel or Word doc. I have started both but with for instance the various cost of 3 vans how would I get to a single figure to present to THL.
If anyone has any ideas or would like to take a look at what I have done so far please reply. I was informed on Friday I need to have this ready within 3 weeks.
Many thanks in advance
If you are in a hurry you can skip to the point.
I am a volunteer with a local community group and we have recently been offered a substantial grant over the next three years to put towards projects for and run by the local community. We need to put forward proposals with costs for each project.
We have made various enquiries in different ways asking the community what they feel would make the area a better place to live in.
One of the stories I heard was of an elderly man who had phoned up the local housing association and asked if they would change a light bulb for him. They replied they didn't change light bulbs. Without getting into the "they could've, they should've", I'm sure we've all heard stories of the times they, for whatever reason didn't, and we must assume this is one of them. Tragically it wasn't just a case of a failed lamp but a leak in the roof which had tripped the breaker leaving him with no lighting other than the lamp on his kitchen smoke detecter. The story goes he lived in his kitchen under that light for a considerable time.
I have no idea if it is true or not. To be honest if it is it is heatbreaking, if it's not I don't care, it could happen. Since this I have spoken to many elderly and disabled local people and am amazed at how many have simple (to the able) jobs that have been waiting months or years to be done just because they can't. Washing net curtains, replacing a toilet seat (can't bend down and can't undo wing nuts) refix a corner of wallpaper by the ceiling or put photos of grandchildren up on walls.
So, to the point.
I am trying to put a proposal together to give to the Health Lottery with the hope of getting a grant to start a maintenance service for the elderly and disabled to carry out the work that the housing association does not do. We have spoken to the housing association and I have a copy of all the works they do not do.
I have a background in appliance repair, electricians mate, office refurbishment and planned maintenance but have not had to put together a start up plan.
I have got as far as to list what I think we will need, vehicle, tools, insurance etc and gone as far as to get rough costs for each. What I'm really lost with is laying it out in either an Excel or Word doc. I have started both but with for instance the various cost of 3 vans how would I get to a single figure to present to THL.
If anyone has any ideas or would like to take a look at what I have done so far please reply. I was informed on Friday I need to have this ready within 3 weeks.
Many thanks in advance