{"id":18,"date":"2026-02-09T15:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-03-08T16:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:13:38","slug":"what-we-look-for","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"What we look for"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cdf985e3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--1\" style=\"min-height:100vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-643ced6b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">What We Look For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When considering potential support, trustees look for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clear objectives and outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Realistic budgets that prioritise delivery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong, committed leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence that the work is being actively driven, not passively managed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An understanding of how the project might evolve, conclude, or hand over over time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where relevant, projects that involve or benefit the local community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We are comfortable supporting projects that are early-stage or unconventional, provided there is clarity of intent and responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Don\u2019t Fund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the Trust\u2019s size and focus, we are unlikely to support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Requests for unrestricted or ongoing core funding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work with unclear outcomes or impact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General operational costs without a defined project context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This reflects the Trust\u2019s scope and approach, rather than a judgement on the value of such work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Look For When considering potential support, trustees look for: We are comfortable supporting projects that are early-stage or unconventional, provided there is clarity of intent and responsibility. What We Don\u2019t Fund Given the Trust\u2019s size and focus, we are unlikely to support: This reflects the Trust\u2019s scope and approach, rather than a judgement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79,"href":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/penycommintrust.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}