Fundraising
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Some local voluntary organisations, and hopefully all commercial companies, are able to sell a service or products to paying customers. Other organisations offer valuable services and need project finance from time to time when their regular income does not match their financial requirement.
Thankfully there are funding opportunities available which may help with project finance. The Community Council wishes to support as many worthy local organisations as possible. We do have a very small budget which can help, but our focus is to guide organisations to apply to appropriate funders.
It is difficult to know of and understand all funding opportunities available, but help exists, and quite close by at that.
Voluntary Groups – East Sutherland ( click VG-ES ) maintain a knowledgebase of many funding providers. VG-ES are located at Alba, Main Street, Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6TG, Tel 01408 633001 .
The Highland Council may have information, for instance check this: Winter 2010 Funding Newsletter.
From time to time the European Union provides funding for local organisations.
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Local windfarm developments have set up Community Benefit Funds to which local organisations may apply.
Beinn Tharsuinn , Achany
The internet offers information on funding, as you would expect. Try looking at these sites:
Comunity Toolkit
Rural Gateway
Rural Direct
Big Lotteryfund Scotland
Sportscotland
FunderFinder
GrantNet
The Institute of Social Change (paid for?)
fundinginformation.org (paid for)
The Complete Fundraiser Tool (paid for)
Raising Funding
Voluntary Action Fund
There are many hundreds of other funders and it may take time to identify those which fit your organisation’s needs.
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It will usually be greatly to your advantage to identify several funders as a multiplier effect often results.
It will also be to your advantage to approach funding in as professional a manner as possible.
Try to understand what information a funder will want from you; contact them and ask. Prepare a very brief description of your group’s activities and your relevance to our local community, what benefit you bring to the community. Mention how you raise funds now, how you intend to do so in future, and have brief accounts available. Gather quotations for intended works or spending, and be ready to state how you manage your organisation and its funds.
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Latest News
| Regularly check the Community Toolkit |
| Updated Funding News : Rural Gateway maintains an information page for groups seeking funding. |
| VG-ES maintains news of Funders: see here. |
| Leader funding changes temporarily: see here. |
| Highland Council Funding News : see here . |
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Can you pls tell me who is in charge of the Community Hall? Sutherland show committee want to borrow some tables..
Pat Murray,
Dornoch
Sutherland Show Committee