Finding Funding workshop 1. What is bfunded? 2. Funding news and events for Bradford district. 3. Where to look for funding. 4. Search tips and strategies. 5. Is your group ready for funding? 6. Need help? Sarah Moss, Voluntary Organisation Support Officer Shipley & Bingley Voluntary Services Funded by: 1
What is bfunded? Partnership(not an organisation) Managed by -Airedale Enterprise Services, Bradford Council, Bradford CVS, KIVCA, and Shipley & Bingley Voluntary Services. Information service (not a funder) Local news & events updated by SBVS. National database updated by open4community (Idox Solutions). Funding news and events for Bradford district How do you want your information? Options to chose from: Use the bfunded website(news & database). Follow bfunded on Twitter@bfunded Subscribe to the RSS feed. Sign up for bfunded news emails average 3 emails a week. Get a weekly summary in Centre Forward or Young Lives newsletters. All currently FREE - funded by Bradford Council 2
Funding news Tick a topic to see only that kind of news e.g. grants. Remember to Clear all to see the full list again. Where to look for funding? Networking! Websites, social media, annual reports, accounts from similar projects/ groups. Funder s social media, annual reports/ accounts. Local newspapers. Online or paper directories. 3
FREE bfunded funding search Click on Community search for funding Search for funding 4
When you have selected each step click Search now Click on the nameof the scheme you want to view 5
Keep seeing Closed to Applications? Filter resultsor Sort resultsby Statusto put funding schemes that are open at the top of the list. Filter by funding source Government Lottery Charitable Corporate Filter by funding type Grant Loan Loan Guarantee Rate Relief Rent Relief Tax Relief Tax Credit Award Venture Capital Information Other Filter by geographic scope Local Regional National European Filter by status Open for Applications Closed for Applications 6
Sort results by A to Z (name of the funding programme) Deadline Funding provider (name of the funder) Funding type Geographic scope Maximum value (smallest to largest) Status (Open for Applications first) Filter or Sort? Filter removes options that you might otherwise find distracting. Sorting keeps all the results and allows you to browse the list of funding options in different ways. Click to tick the box and Select funds (items). Savethe whole search or save selected items and view them again later. You can produce a Report of the funds (items) you have selected ready to print or save. 7
Your saved searches Click on the Search nameto view the search you saved. Saved searches will update automaticallyand you can enable email alerts to get updates. Use your saved searches to create your own funding email alerts. Click Enableto create email alerts for the saved search Changed your mind? Click Edit or Delete 8
After all that work... Keep notes! Make a note of the exact name of funders you have ruled out and why this is just as important as remembering which funders you think are relevant. Is your group ready for funding? Good governance? Policies? Financial records? Insurance? Understanding of need and demand? Plan? 9
Do you have all the information you need? Governing document. Policies. Financial records (including current funders and previous applications). Insurance certificate. Proof of need and demand. Organisation plan and priorities. Project plan (including costs and timescale). Trustee/ board meeting minutes. Need help? Voluntary organisation support officers work with community groups register as a charity or company, get policies, find grant funding, publicity and more! Please contact the officer where your group is based: Bradford -Lincoln Oakley and Clive Whittaker at Bradford CVS 01274 722772. Keighley & Ilkley-Chris Barker at Keighley & Ilkley Voluntary and Community Action 01535 665258. Shipley & Bingley -Sarah Moss at Shipley & Bingley Voluntary Services 01274 781222. 10