Top Tips

INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW

Identify the activities or services needed to meet your voluntary and community organisations core objectives and calculate how much they will cost.
Think about the range of funding sources that might support your activities or services.
Do background research on each potential funding source to find out who and how they should be approached.
Consider the restrictions that any potential funder might place on how their donations can be spent.
Ensure full cost recovery principals are exercised when making applications, to account for the direct costs of delivering a service and a proportion of the overheads.
Seek help! Make use of the numerous support agencies that are available.

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