A new round of PEP Small Grants is open. The Grant can be offered to any project within Powys that will bring a benefit to the environment and communities of Powys. Over the years the Grant has supported events ranging from environmental fairs to school recycling projects. Any innovative project that works toward our key […]
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More Big Lottery Success
An application to People and Places for Mind on Anglesey has just been approved for just under £240,000. This will provide workshops in local schools and colleges in Anglesey and Gwynedd that will dispel myths and misinformation surrounding mental health. The project will also run a series of creative art workshops across Anglesey and Gwynedd which […]
Digital Donors
The Digital Donor Review, published by online giving platform Give As You Live is a survey of 8,000 digital donors and has identified six digital donor types which may help charities plan their online campaigns more effectively. It looks a why and how people give and should help plan digital giving campaigns. A summary of the […]
New Funding Strategy Template
A new funding strategy template is now available. It gives a list of suggested content for your plan and identifies the kind of information you should be providing for each section. It is worth using in conjunction with the Sources of Funding document and the Table Templates
GwirVol grants 2013/14
The aim of the GwirVol Youth Volunteering Grants scheme is to support the delivery of a wide range of new volunteering opportunities in Wales and overseas that will support the step change in access to volunteering for young people aged 14-25 and especially for disadvantaged young people. The GwirVol grant scheme offers three different strands of […]
Is grant chasing so bad?
I was recently criticised by a participant during an exercise where I asked people to look at some funders to identify potential projects that the organisation could run. He felt you should always start with the need. However the group was very poor coming up with projects or identifying need and this was my way […]
Heritage funding
The Heritage Alliance has a searchable database of funders for heritage project. quick and easy to use. http://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/fundingdirectory/main/fundinghome.php
Internet Fundraising Training
The internet has allowed groups to have a truly global audience, through this audience there is a huge potential not just for fundraising but to gain supporters, volunteers and to help more people. Yet this remains untapped by most organisations. Jon Matthews from Funding Eye has built up a bank of knowledge on ways in […]
Fundraisers Toolbox
Fundraising is essential for all organisations, but often a task taken on reluctantly by people who do not feel that they have the skills or knowledge to be effective or who have found their fundraising success drop in recent years as competition for funding has increased. Jon Matthews from Funding Eye has over 12 years […]
Where can I find funders?
One of the most common questions I’m asked is ‘Where can I find funders?’ Your local CVC should be able to provide you with a funding search; most likely from Grant Finder or similar searchable database. You can buy your own subscription to these but they are not cheap both in excess of £100 […]