Key resources

INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW

Case studies

Worsbrough Common Community Association: This case study tells the story of how a Community Association in a deprived area set about identifying need and then raising the money. It includes all the work done to consult with the community, draw up plans, get costings and writing a business plan as well as the application process for the BIG’s Reaching Communities programme. Includes advice from BIG on applying to Reaching Communities and top tips.

Sheffield Visually Impaired Walking Group - raising money from Awards for All: This short case study outlines how the group went about applying to Awards for All.

Apply Yourselves: Free software from FunderFinder which helps you to write a good funding application.
Directory of Social Change online catalogue: The following titles are available from the Directory of Social Change online catalogue £.

Collins Need to Know? – Fundraising by Michael Norton

Avoiding the Wastepaper Basket – A Practical Guide for Applying to Grant Making Trusts by Tim Cook, 2nd edition, 1998

The Complete Fundraising Handbook by Nina Botting Herbst & Michael Norton, 5th edition, May 2007

Writing Better Fundraising Applications by Michael Norton & Mike Eastwood, 3rd edition, 2002

Tiny Essentials of Writing for Fundraising by George Smith, 1st edition, 2003
FunderFinder: A range of information sheets on fundraising including ‘What makes a good application’, an ‘Application checklist’ and a ‘Questionnaire to improve a funding application’.
South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau: A range of information sheets on fundraising aimed at small groups. Includes one on ‘Making a Good Application’ with a handy checklist.
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB): The CRB carries out criminal records checks for organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to identifying candidates who may be unsuitable to work with children or other vulnerable members of society.

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