Fundraising Advice
News, Information and Tools to help Waltham Forest groups with money management, enterprise development, winning contracts and commissions and attracting a wider range of funders.
Checkout the latest Fundraising Opportunities here.
Bid Writing Support Service
Voluntary Action can help your organisation through the fundraising process. Our free Bid Writing Support Service provides:
- One-to-One support,
- Advice and consultancy on all funders of voluntary and community sector groups,
- Access to IT equipment,
- Use of the internet as a fundraising and research tool,
- Help with writing a first-class funding application,
- A review of your application form.
This service is available through bookings only.
Please contact Mutmahim Roaf, Funding Advice Officer, on 0208 521 0377 or email: mutmahim@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk
Fundraising Resources
Trustee guide on sustainable funding - January 2012
A new publication from NCVO aims to give clear guidance to trustees on financial sustainability of their charity, and for them to feel confident about developing a "mixed economy of funding" - grants, contracts and donations but also income from trading goods and services.
Download 'Sustainable funding: a guide for trustees' from
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/governanceandleadership, or direct link (pdf 1.29MB)
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sites/default/files/Sustainable_Funding_for_Trustees.pdf.
'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme!' - A Guide to fundraising for small organisations - March 2011
This report was written to try and help organisations think about their fundraising with greater realism and to improve their chances of success. It is aimed at small organisations, those (however large) who are just starting to think about raising more voluntary income or anybody else who finds it useful.
Go to report on nfpSynergy website
