Other funding sources

Information Sheets to help you:

• As we are often asked about sources of funding and other fundraising issues, we've compiled two Information Sheets to assist with fundraising. They lists books, websites and software which we hope you will find useful. You can find them in our list of Information Sheets.
• Anyone applying for funding may also be interested to read our Information Sheet on Monitoring and evaluating a volunteer programme.

New

• Department of Health opens £73m investment fund for Social Enterprise programmes
• GoldStar is calling for applications for small grants to hold regional good practice events. They welcome applications from organisations that can demonstrate specialist expertise in working with volunteers at risk of social exclusion. The deadline for the 1st wave of applications is 12pm 29th August 2008, with a second wave closing on 26th September.

Suggestions for possible sources of funding:

Association of Charitable Foundations

• www.acf.org.uk/
  

Association of London Government (London only)

• www.alg.gov.uk/

Awards for All

• www.awardsforall.org.uk/

Baring Foundation

• www.baringfoundation.org.uk

Barrow Cadbdury Trust

• www.bctrust.org.uk/

Big Boost

• www.thebigboost.org.uk/

Big Lottery

• www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/

Bridge House Estates Trust Fund

• www.bridgehousegrants.org.uk

Cadbury Schweppes Foundation

• www.wa-cadbury.org.uk

City Parochial

• www.cityparochial.org.uk

Comic Relief

• www.comicrelief.com

Diana Memorial Fund

• www.theworkcontinues.org

Esme Fairbarin Foundation

• www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

Funders Online

• www.fundersonline

Futurebuilders England

• www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk

The Goldsmiths Company Charities

• www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk

Goldstar grants for regional good practice events

• www.goldstar.org.uk/SmallGrantsForEvents.htm

Help the Aged

• www.helptheaged.org.uk

Henry Smith Charity

• www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/

Help Yourselves (for young people)

• www.helpyourselves.org.uk/

The Kings Fund

• www.kingsfund.org.uk

The LankellyChase Foundation

• www.Lankellychase.org.uk

The Lloyds Foundation

• www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk

Nationwide

• www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk

Northern Rock Foundation

• www.nr-foundation.org.uk

Pro funding

• www.fundinginformation.org

The Tudor Trust

• www.tudortrust.org.uk

V - new youth volunteering charity (set up by the Russell Commission)

• www.wearev.com

Wates Foundation (Focused on London)

• www.watesfoundation.org.uk/