iangidds Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Happy New year to you all, having tried and failed to cut my ties with RL I thought about an idea that may help RL in general. my thought is that a group of people passionate about the game set up a face book group that gives financial assistance to clubs or individuals wherever they are in the world! As we know we are tight arsed people but I was thinking of a minimum amount of £50.00 per year to a maximum of £500.00 , the choice would be down to the individuals where they give their donations, it maybe for kit, travel , injuries etc etc etc . Requests would come directly to the page from where we can choose to assist or not. its our way of helping people in the sport we love , I am happy to run the page probably alongside a few others if anyone is interested please get in touch. Regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I've been there done that Ian. Check out my signature at the bottom of this post. You wouldn't believe how difficult it was to give money away. Seriously. We would ask for applications and next to nobody would apply. I think Denmark won it one year by being the only applicant. The RLDF ending up folding due to apathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangidds Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Wow we are a funny bunch! I wonder now social media is more prevalent would it work better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangidds Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 I was thinking of helping as many clubs or individuals with small individual donations, it amazes me how we cannot make something like this work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 hours ago, iangidds said: Wow we are a funny bunch! I wonder now social media is more prevalent would it work better? This was only about three years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 hours ago, iangidds said: I was thinking of helping as many clubs or individuals with small individual donations, it amazes me how we cannot make something like this work? I prefer the strength in numbers option where many people contribute to a single cause. The logic is a small sum won’t make much difference where a larger sum may/will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangidds Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 ahh Do you you think it’s a non starter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowardly Fan Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 6 hours ago, deluded pom? said: I've been there done that Ian. Check out my signature at the bottom of this post. You wouldn't believe how difficult it was to give money away. Seriously. We would ask for applications and next to nobody would apply. I think Denmark won it one year by being the only applicant. The RLDF ending up folding due to apathy. Why do you think that was? Lack of awareness, admin of applying? It seems particularly odd past winners wouldn't apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial Observer Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Ive heard there hasnt been many applicants for the World Cup grants fund, strange that you cannot give money away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 For reference, here's the RFL's pdf on funding opportunities available for rugby league clubs: https://secure.rugby-league.com/ign_docs/Grant Funding.pdf Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 38 minutes ago, Cowardly Fan said: Why do you think that was? Lack of awareness, admin of applying? It seems particularly odd past winners wouldn't apply. We had a policy that past winners couldn’t apply again. IIRC the Czechs declined one year because they thought other countries had a better case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 24 minutes ago, Impartial Observer said: Ive heard there hasnt been many applicants for the World Cup grants fund, strange that you cannot give money away IIRC Jamaica were the first winners but it took an age to get the funds to them due to red tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaBull Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I remember us getting it one year, certainly came in handy and helped that year. Sorry to see it go, especially for the reason, that's just terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 We also asked for some recognition and acknowledgment on the various nations’ website as an aid to promote the RLDF. The majority of the time we got an email or a one off mention on the website saying ta and not much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangidds Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Just picking up on the point earlier, if clubs are not applying for funds is their anyone out there helping to point them in the right direction or assist with applications? It seems crazy that these grants are not been taken up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 6 hours ago, iangidds said: Just picking up on the point earlier, if clubs are not applying for funds is their anyone out there helping to point them in the right direction or assist with applications? It seems crazy that these grants are not been taken up Totally agree Ian. There should be a person at the RFL tasked with helping clubs to unlock various funds that are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangidds Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 I bet there would be a lot of people out there who would do this if the RFL reached out a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Eel Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 4:56 PM, Impartial Observer said: Ive heard there hasnt been many applicants for the World Cup grants fund, strange that you cannot give money away The world cup grants are reliant on match-funding. This takes time to secure and the bidding process has only been open 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 How about trying to raise funds to enter a French team into the Challenge Cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbe Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 It's only for community teams, and the problem is they have to match it. Bit of a struggle that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rhino Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 10:40 AM, deluded pom? said: I've been there done that Ian. Check out my signature at the bottom of this post. You wouldn't believe how difficult it was to give money away. Seriously. We would ask for applications and next to nobody would apply. I think Denmark won it one year by being the only applicant. The RLDF ending up folding due to apathy. It seems to be a peculiar British thing. People don't apply for benefits they are entitled to (at least before universal credit) and the EU complains bitterly that we leave millions in grants untouched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookey Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 11 hours ago, newbe said: It's only for community teams, and the problem is they have to much it. Bit of a struggle that. It's the way it should be done. Far too much money has been given away to new teams,with no assets,so they can start a new club,only for it all to fall apart 2yrs later and the money wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 12 hours ago, John Rhino said: It seems to be a peculiar British thing. People don't apply for benefits they are entitled to (at least before universal credit) and the EU complains bitterly that we leave millions in grants untouched There were no Brits involved in the RLDF applications John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangidds Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 hours ago, cookey said: It's the way it should be done. Far too much money has been given away to new teams,with no assets,so they can start a new club,only for it all to fall apart 2yrs later and the money wasted. Let’s hope clubs take up the scheme, how much funding is available overall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughyedspud Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 If something gets started again,like the RLDF,I'll chip in.. OLDHAM RLFC the 8TH most successful team in british RL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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