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1. Who can enter the Challenge?
Please read our entry criteria
2. Can I submit more than one idea?
Yes, you can submit more than one idea and be named as a partner on more than one entry.
Each idea submitted needs to be innovative and different to any others submitted.
3. I'm being funded through the Innovation in Giving Fund, can I enter?
If you are currently funded by Nesta's Innovation in Giving Fund, you are not eligible to enter for this Challenge as your Innovation in Giving project will still be in development, supported by Nesta.
4. I have entered my idea into another competition; can I submit the same idea to this competition?
Yes you are able to enter your idea even if you have submitted it to another competition. Please make sure you provide relevant and specific answers to the entry questions for this competition.
The other competition may have rules about you entering your idea in more than one competition. It is your responsibility to check this before you enter this competition.
5. Can I remove my entry once I have submitted it?
Yes, you can send an e-mail to givingchallenges@nesta.org.uk and request for your entry to be removed.
6. What kind of ideas are you looking for?
The Giving Challenge Prizes aim to support innovations that have the potential to mobilise communities to give and exchange time, skills and resources to achieve specific social goals and public benefit. We are genuinely open about the kinds of ideas that can be put forward and examples of the areas that we are interested in for the ageing well challenge include:
This is not intended as an exhaustive list. We welcome proposals of all kinds that meet the challenges, judging and entry criteria to apply. This is your chance to really think differently.
7. Why is Nesta running the Ageing Well Challenge Prize?
Nesta's Centre for Challenge Prizes aims to bring together the growing expertise and interest in challenge prizes and to help build understanding of how challenge prizes can play an effective and strategic role in the stimulation and support of innovation.
Through the Ageing Well Challenge Prize, we aim to:
8. What do you mean by innovation?
Innovation could involve coming up with a brand new idea, combining things in a new way, or finding new ways of making existing solutions work better. The best innovations often involve re-organising processes or the way people interact for example.
Through the Ageing Well Challenge Prize we are looking for fresh thinking about how to support older people to live well by reducing isolation and/or increasing their mobility.
9. I am already part of a similar initiative; can I use that as an entry for this Challenge?
As we are looking for innovation you will need to explain how your idea differs if it builds on something else that you know of or are currently delivering. It's important for us to understand that it is a new idea.
10. How do you define 'isolation'?
For the purpose of this Challenge we are defining isolation as the lack of access to professional and/or social support and the lack of meaningful relationships, opportunities, roles and activities.
The involvement of older people at all levels of planning and delivery is key to social inclusion.
11. What do you mean by mobility?
For the purpose of this Challenge mobility can relate to social or physical mobility.
12. How will you compare reduction in isolation with increased mobility?
The comparative measures for reducing isolation and increasing mobility will focus on the quality of the experience for older people and the difference the innovation makes to their life.
13. Where can I find out more about Ageing?
Here are a few websites which are likely to be helpful:
www.nesta.org.uk/library/documents/prepare-for-ageing-v14.pdf
Communities vary - both in size and what brings them together - eg. friendship, culture, faith, ethnicity, business alliances, colleagues or leisure interests. These communities are often based around a local area, though in some cases are spread across large areas.
Entrants are asked to define their own communities as part of the Challenge. Communities can be defined differently by each entrant, and the size and nature of each community will vary.
15. What age group defines "older people"?
For the purpose of this challenge older people are defined as over 60s.
16. Where can I find out more about Nesta's research on ageing?
www.nesta.org.uk/library/documents/prepare-for-ageing-v14.pdf
17. What is the link between innovation and giving (volunteering)?
The potential for communities to give of their time, skills and resources to help address social issues is vast. The nature and dynamics of the social issues that communities deal with on a daily basis is constantly evolving. Therefore, the concept of giving has significant capacity for innovation.
18. What do you mean by people that are new to giving?
This can be defined as people that have not given in a particular way before or that haven't done so for a period of at least two years.
19. How can you measure the time people will be giving?
Indicators will include the number of new opportunities, volunteers and amount of time given. The quality and level of engagement will also be assessed. The Judges' decision about indicators will be final.
20. Can I get some advice on how to best enter the competition?
If you have enquiries about how to enter the competition please e-mail givingchallenges@nesta.org.uk
21. Who decides on the prize winners?
We are bringing together a high-profile panel of Judges, whose combined expertise will cover, volunteering, community action, ageing and innovation.
The Judges' decision will also be informed by reports from ageing audit experts to ensure that reduction in isolation and increase in mobility achieved by finalists are measured as accurately as possible.
22. What can the Prize be used for?
This is a prize so we don't want to put too many restrictions on what the winners can do with it. At the same time the winners must spend the money for the benefit of their whole community.
23. Is there a guaranteed winner?
No, the distribution of the prize fund will depend on performance against our criteria. We will only award the prize money if the Judges consider an entry or entries to have met or exceeded the Challenge.
Please also read the Terms and Conditions.
24. What kind of support will be offered?
Shortlisted entries will be supported to develop detailed plans. Up to five finalists will be offered up to £10,000 and non-financial support to develop their idea at our discretion.
25. What does the testing period comprise?
The testing period will comprise piloting (delivering) the idea for a period of up to six months in order to test the assumptions and measure achievement.
26. When will winners be announced?
We expect that winners will be announced in October 2013.
27. What happens to the ideas that don't make it to the final stages of the competition?
Up to 25 ideas will be shortlisted and these will be the ideas which are judged to be the most promising based on the initial entry and will be listed on the website.
We will be looking at ways of bringing some entrants together to share ideas.
28. Who is providing the funds for running this Challenge?
The Challenge Prize has been funded by the Cabinet Office. This programme fits within the Innovation in Giving strategy and is working closely with Nesta's Innovation in Giving Fund.
29. How is this Challenge Prize different from Nesta's Innovation in Giving Fund?
The Innovation in Giving Fund is a grants scheme, which has a different design structure to a challenge prize. The key difference is that a grant is generally offered for a specified intention and monitored accordingly. A challenge prize is usually awarded for the entry to meet that can demonstrate the best results against set criteria. There is more flexibility in the way the prize can be used by the winner.
30. Why is the Ageing Well Challenge Prize restricted to England?
In the UK, giving - whether of time or money - are devolved matters and each country will consider the most appropriate arrangements for implementing related policy in their area. The Giving Challenge Prizes are funded by the Cabinet Office, which has responsibility for giving and social action in England only. While applicants can be established in any part of the UK, the benefits of their proposals should focus primarily or significantly on England.
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