Funding Advice
Websites for Finding Funding and Other Useful Information
There are a number of websites that will give you a guided search to identify the most appropriate funding opportunities.
Finding Funding
- Charity Excellence Framework Funding Finder - Free Charity Grant Finder
- Get Grants - Free Funding Finder and resources for fundraisers
- Grants Online - Free online funding database to search for available funding
- My Funding Central - Online funding database, free if your turnover is below £30,000
- Grantfinder – An online funding database covering local, national, and international sources of funding. There is a subscription for this service.
- Grants for Schools - Funding search for schools to find relevant sources of grants and funding. There is a subscription for this service.
Other Useful Websites
- Charities Aid Foundation works to create greater value for charities and social enterprises. They do this by transforming the way donations are made and the way charitable funds are managed.
- HM Revenue and Customs encourages Payroll Giving, Gift Aid and donations of shares through tax reform.
- Just Giving enables any charity, to use the web to raise money at a very low cost.
- Directory of Social Change provides information and publications on both fundraising techniques and resources. The DSC website contains an online catalogue of all its funding books, courses and funding databases.
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NVCO) provides practical tips and step-by-step guides on how to find the money you need for your community group, organisation or charity.
Sign up for our Monthly Funding Bulletin
Every month we keep you updated with all the latest funding opportunities and funding information relating to the voluntary sector. You can read the latest one here. If you wish to sign up to receive these bulletins, you can subscribe here.
Funding Opportunities
In between sending out our monthly Funding Newsletter we also post any funding opportunities that arise in this time on the Funding Opportunities page.
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