Fundraising Toolkit

The Fundraising Toolkit provides helpful tips and a checklist to refer to when fundraising for your organisation. Also included is a basic guide to fundraising and a list of some key funders nationally, which we hope you will find useful. The kit includes:

The Grant Funded Project Life Cycle
Identifying & Demonstrating Needs
What makes a Good Application?
Managing your Project
Devising a Fundraising Strategy
Monitoring & Evaluation
Inclusion Toolkit

Fundraising Toolkit
The aim of this tool-kit is to provide voluntary and community organisations with accessible and user-friendly information regarding all aspects of fundraising.

Jargon Buster
A whole new language has developed over recent years to describe the funding process and management of projects and contracts. These are some of the terms you may come across.

Awards for All Application Form
Application for Awards for All

Awards for All Guidance Notes
Guidance notes for completing the Awards for All application form

Applying for Project Overheads (BLF)
Guidance notes for the full cost recovery spreadsheet - Big Lottery Fund

Full Cost Recovery Spreadsheet
The full cost recovery spreadsheet - Big Lottery Fund

BASIS Application Form
Application form for Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Services (BASIS)

BASIS Guidance Notes
Guidance notes for the Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Services (BASIS) application form

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