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Funding information and help

Funding for groups

T3SC help voluntary, community and faith groups in Tameside to find and apply for funding.

See our pdf icon Ten top tips for applying for funding.

All groups need funds to be able to offer their services. There are a number of different ways of securing those funds.

Fundraising

Generating your own funds either from members, users or the general public.
To collect money on the street, you will need a permit from the council: www.tameside.gov.uk/licensing/streetcollections.
Advice and guidance on running a raffle or lottery:
www.ideasfundraising.co.uk/run-fundraising-book-fair.html.
Advice on how to generate funds: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ or www.fundraiserinsight.org/ideas/

Grants

Money for specific purpose from another organisation, usually a charitable trust or foundation, but also the Lottery of sometimes government sources. T3SC has a selection of themed Funding guides and a comprehensive monthly Funding bulletin.

Contracts

A time limited agreement between the group and a third party, generally statutory organisations whereby you deliver a specific piece of work in exchange for money. T3SC can support you with Bidding for a contract

Trading

Selling goods or services and using the proceeds for the benefit of the group. See the Charity Commissions website for advice on trading www.charity-commission.gov.uk/publications/cc35.asp

Loans

Money which will need to be repaid, usually at a cost. Useful when funds are needed now to provide a service which will generate income in the future. Loans are available from a number of specialist sources, including www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk/ , www.triodos.co.uk/ , www.unity.co.uk and www.charitybank.org/

Funding – what the Support and Development Team at T3SC can do for you

Help you to identify possible sources of grant funding.
Help you to use a database of grant funders.
Advise you on how to complete your application form.
Help you to acquire and understand any necessary documents e.g. constitution, policies and procedures.
Give you information about other specialist sources of help.
Provide information around funding and other issues through the Newsletter and E-Bulletin.

We also run Meet the funder events where you have a chance to ask the funder questions and get advice on filling in your application. See our events page for the latest meet the funder event.

Funding Case Studies

West African Development received £5,984 in January from Awards for All. WAD develop the education and training of West African people. The award will allow the group to organise activities for its members such as swimming and football, and hold meetings which will provide information on crime reduction, health and social care.

Bangla Link Project received £1,770 from Grassroots grants towards their running expenses for one year. The grant application followed on from a series of meetings looking at the group’s financial needs and the projects they wished to pursue over the coming months. The group were also successful with their application to Awards for All for a series of training courses for members of their community.

If you want to know more about WAD watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr1eO2tKrFw

Useful links

NCVO’s Sustainable Funding Project www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sfp/index.asp?id=2090

Office of the Third Sector website listing over 4,000 grants, loans and contracts, www.fundingcentral.org.uk

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/newsroom-uk - RSS feed from Big Lottery

Charity Commission publication CC20 gives an overview of fundraising for charity trustees,
www.charity-commission.gov.uk/publications/cc20.asp