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We're open for the next round of funding - SEC Foundation

06 January 2025

In 2020 we launched our Foundation Fund. It’s part of our commitment to the communities we serve working with the housing sector, since then we’re proud to have donated over £317,000 to some brilliant organisations in the South East. We’re pleased to say that the nomination window for the fourth round of funding is now open! Nominated charities must meet the below requirements.

Your financial request must range from £1 – £10,000
The nominated charity name and registration number must be provided
The nominee must be a SEC customer or supplier

The nomination window closes on 31 March at 16:00.

See below our FAQs

Can I renominate a charity from last years FOUNDATION wave?

Yes, you can nominate the same charity or choose a new one, with no limit on how many years you can submit a nomination.

When do we find out whether our bid was successful or not?

We'll contact you in late April/early May to let you know if your bid was successful/unsuccessful.

If our charity is successful, when will we receive the funds in our account?

Once all processes have been completed, you'll receive the funds in June.

What do you mean by 'SEC customer'?

Our customers can be found here- SEC Membership
Our suppliers can be found on our framework pages - SEC Frameworks

Can you give any advise on what to include in my submission?

Submissions are scored 1-5 on each question by our trustees. 1 being the lowest score, 5 being the highest. When submitting your nomination check if you’ve covered the following:

Have you explained the need well?
Have you provided a timescale?
Have you identified the full outcome?
Have you provided evidence?
Have you covered the how the grant will improve the local community?
Have you provided a full breakdown of costs?

Do you provide the scoring guidelines?

Yes, please see below

Unacceptable response
- None provided
- Demonstrating a significant misunderstanding of the cause
- Not meeting the criteria even to a minimum extent
Weak response
- Meeting certain aspects to a minimum extent but fails in others
- Little evidence of ability to meet or deliver to the proposed criteria.
Fair response
- Meeting the majority but not all aspects of the criteria
- Adequate evidence of ability to meet or deliver to the proposed criteria.
Good response
- Meeting all aspects of the criteria
- Comprehensive, clear proposal demonstrating a good understanding of the criteria
- Clear evidence of ability to meet or deliver to the proposed criteria
Exceeds the criteria response
- Materially exceeding the criteria, through a creative or innovative response or where additional ‘added value’ areas have been identified
- Clear evidence of ability to exceed the proposed criteria

You'll be able to nominate causes online here - SEC Foundation Nominations 2025

We have established a panel of excellent Trustees who will evaluate nominations in April and our Business Partnerships team will contact successful benefactors shortly after.

If you have any questions ahead of the nomination window please contact our Marketing Assistant, Leone Crowder - leone.crowder@southeastconsortium.org.uk.

Follow our specific Foundation LinkedIn page here.