The Big Lottery Fund has revealed its plans up to 2015 following the results of its biggest ever public consultation.

BIG has published two documents in the aftermath of their major consultation held from November 2008 to February 2009, which saw 3,500 responses to an online survey.

"Big Thinking - our Strategic Framework to 2015" and "What You Told Us" have been released simultaneously to allow readers to see how the responses to the consultation informed the new strategy.

"Big Thinking" outlines the principles which will inform BIG's approach to funding in the UK for the next six years. It underpins BIG's mission and vision to deliver real help to communities and people, and is based around three crucial UK-wide themes - community learning and creating opportunity, promoting community cohesion and safety, and promoting well-being.

Future funding programmes will be structured on the new framework and will aim to fulfil BIG's ambition to be an efficient and responsive funder.

"What You Told Us" is an analysis to the responses to the consultation both from online surveys and regional and national meetings. The document informs the Strategic Framework to 2015 and demonstrates the transparency of the consultation process.

To view ‘Big Thinking - our Strategic Framework to 2015' go to: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/index/about-uk/bigthinking/strategic_framework_2015.htm

To view ‘What You Told Us' go to: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/wytu_consultation_findings.pdf