Applying for Funding

Specialist support

If your group is:

  • an ethnic minority community group, or
  • based in an area of social housing, or
  • run by disabled people

you can get free one to one support with your fundraising from the Resource Centre.

Ethnic minority community groups can also get fundraising support from BMECP. 

If you are a group of refugees, you can also get support from the BASIS project, based in London, but offering services across the country

If your group is based in one of the neighbourhoods supported by the Trust for Developing Communities, they can help with your fundraising.

If your organisation employs paid staff, or are you raising funds to employ staff, and you work in the social care and health areas, you can get help from the Performance Development Service run by Impetus.

PDS has a database of grant making trusts which can be searched to give you a list of appropriate trusts to apply to. Ring to make an appointment or you can send the detail of the project that you are raising funds for and they will email you the search results.

The PDS can also provide support around developing a fundraising strategy. This may well include business planning and other organisational health checks.

Brighton and Hove City Council Communities Team may also be able to help, depending on capacity.

Alternatives

If you do not fit any of these criteria, there is NO FREE one to one support available locally for your group. 

DIY

Paid-for services

You may want to think about employing a paid fundraiser

  • See our support page on hiring a consultant
  • Try searching for 'consultant' on Beachcomber to find local services
  • PDS can also write funding applications on a paid-for basis.

Fundraising support at the Resource Centre

Information Sheets

Listed below are some of the information sheets that you may find useful during the fundraising process.

Our information sheets are simply written and aim to cover the essentials of running a group and its activities. They are all available at the Resource Centre, and on our website at http://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/.

Favourite Funders

We have put together basic details of selected funders that have proved useful to local community groups in Brighton & Hove. These sheets are available in a reference file at the Resource Centre or on our website at http://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/funders/. For each funder we give a summary of:

  • Contact details
  • Aims of the fund
  • Who can apply
  • How much and what you can apply for
  • How to apply
  • Deadlines for application

Trustfunding.org

This is a searchable subscription website which has details of thousands of UK grant making trusts. You can search for likely funders for your group and project, and print out their details. We have a subscription at the Resource Centre - just ring and book the the time that you would like to come in and use it. You will just have to pay 66p per hour for your computer use, plus the cost of any printouts.

Beachcomber

Beachcomber is a database of resources and contacts that groups in Brighton and Hove, East and West Sussex have found useful for their work. This includes resources for: arts projects; communications and publicity, education and training; fundraising and campaigning; managing an organisation; meetings; play; providing advice and support services; running a community building; and social activities.

Links to fundraising websites

Beachcomber also includes a list of linked fundraising websites at: http://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/beachcomber/results.asp?rt=471&l=1.

Reference Library

Our reference library has all the best books on running a group. It has sections on:

  • Fundraising
  • Sources of funding
  • Applying for funding
  • Fundraising events and games

A full list of books in our library is on our website at: http://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/library

Equipment for hire

If you are organising events to raise funds, or publicise your project, remember that we have a wide range of equipment available for hire to local community and voluntary groups. A full list of equipment and prices is available on our website at: http://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/equipment/.

Printing and Copying

If you are producing publicity or information you may find our photocopying and printing services useful. Details are on our website at: http://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/printing/.

Opening times

If you want to use any of resources, or want more information about any of them, please phone or email us. We are open Tuesday to Friday: 9.00am - 4.00pm

 

Published by Brighton Resource Centre

E-mail fundraising

Tips
on e-mail fundraising: 12 ways to fail at e-mail: available on http://news.gilbert.org/12ways

Published by Working Together Project

Procurement

Better Procurement in Brighton and Hove

A list of useful people involved in commissioning in the City and supporting commissioning plus some broad advice on funding trends

Available on the Forum's Website

ACEVO Procurement briefings

AVECO briefings on good practice in procurement and negotiation, to help ensure that the need for services to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector are aligned, and improve the relationships between third sector organisations and statutory commissioners:

  • Tendering and Bidding Briefing: Give your tender a winning chance
  • Impact Briefing: Putting impact at the heart of the tendering process
  • Negotiation Briefing: Effective negotiating to secure better outcomes
  • VAT Briefing: VAT made simple when working in partnership

http://www.acevo.org.uk/index.cfm/display_page/Sucessful_Procurement2

Published by Working Together Project