Funding Opportunities - Resources

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LEARNING FROM UNSUCCESSFUL GRANT APPLICATIONS New guidelines on how charities can learn and benefit from unsuccessful grant applications and how grant makers can help unsuccessful applicants has been published by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School. This is based on qualitative research funded by the Charities Aid Foundation. For more information, click here. (Posted 26/09/11)

WRITE A WINNING FUNDING BID – Free online training course, with several videos, detailing a step by step method on securing funding. Click here to access the training course.  (Posted 15/4/11)

YOUTH AND SPORT FUNDING GUIDES - The Directory of
FUNDING COMMISSION: FUNDING THE FUTURE REPORT- NCVO set up the Funding Commission  in 2009 due to the sector’s concerns about sustainability.  This report provides a strategic map for the way forward and presents both the significant opportunities and challenges.  For more information, please click here  (Posted 17/12/10)

Social Change has recently produced two new funding publications, the Sports Funding Guide and the Youth Funding Guide. These are a great resource for anyone dealing with sport/sports related programmes or youth/youth related organisations.  Not only does it provide a basic understand of fundraising in general (i.e. raising funds, writing applications, budgeting, etc), it also provides information about where to get funds specifically related to their organisation (i.e. National Lottery, companies, grants, etc.).  A great resource for any organisation working within the youth and sport arena. For more information please contact Ann Campbell-Kelly on acampbell-kelly@dsc.org.uk (Posted 12/08/09)

FUNDING CENTRAL WEBSITE - The NCVO and the Office of the Third Sector have launched a free website containing details of funding opportunities for voluntary organisations.  Funding Central provides information about 4,000 grants, contracts and loans offered by local, regional, national and European funders. (23/06/09)