Funding
There are lots of different funding sources and many ways of raising money.
South Hams CVS can help you at all stages of your funding needs, whether you are just getting started, creating budgets or proposals, searching for funders, or help with filling in an application and also crisis funding.
New! Funding Support Online!
You can begin your funding search here and now online. By clicking on the following link, you can fill in details of the funds that you are seeking, and then the details will be sent to our Groups Development Officer who can then complete your funding search using Grantfinder software and will then contact you with the results. Click on the following link which will open up in a new webpage - Funding Support
Tips to get you on your way
As a general rule when journeying on the long road of creating sustainable income for your organisation, you will need to consider the following:
Which funders are most likely to be interested in your work?
When do you need to raise the money by? (Will you remember to build in time for funders to consider your application.)
Have you got people in your group with the skills, contacts, and time to do the work? Do you need some training?
Have other groups done similar work? If so, find out how they raised their money.
Could you raise all or some of the money yourselves?
At South Hams CVS we have a team of skilled staff who are experienced at assisting groups with their needs. We also have computer software specifically designed to help you find the right funders (Funderfinder and the Directory of Grant Making Trusts) as well as all the main grant giving guides in our resource library, specific fact sheets on funding as well as a 'Funding Xtra' insert in our regular newsletter and a monthly funding bulletin by email (for members only).
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