Outsourcing our grant-making
This page outlines our approach to the study.
Our size, level and range of experience mean that BIG has acknowledged expertise in grant-making. Nevertheless, we often contract with or make grants to other organisations to undertake at least part of our grant-making (through Trusts, award partners and portfolio programmes).
We are interested in reviewing and consolidating our understanding of the benefits that outsourcing of this sort brings to us, to partners who take on this type or grant-making, and to the groups that are ultimately funded.
In 2011 we commissioned a partnership between the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) and Sheffield Hallam University and Baker Tilly to consider:
- whether and how outsourcing helps us to reach those most in need more effectively;
- how outsourcing can enhance and support learning; and
- how we can best make decisions about outsourcing grant-making, balancing such issues as cost, reach and risk.
We will publish the report from the study in spring 2012.
Please contact us if you have any comments or questions.
Llinell Gynghori Fawr 0845 4 10 20 30
