Fundraising for your organisation – see below for links to free resources.
Grant databases
Open4Community
Funding Central grant database
Lottery Funding database
Green Grant Machine database for environmental projects
Other useful links to support sustainable development
NCVO Sustainable Funding Approach
KnowHow Non-Profit finance and funding advice
Funding Central’s Crowdfunding Guides
Social Enterprise West Midlands
Charities Evaluation Service PDF – Improve your Funding Applications
Institute of Fundraising Guidance
Watch the IoF’s 5 minute videos to introduce you to the world of Fundraising
Code of Fundraising Practice
Giving In Kind
Donated Goods from InKind Direct
Online donation buttons
(Embed the code into your website to attract donations from supporters. Drive them to your donation page through your digital media.)
Bmycharity: http://www.bmycharity.com/
Charity Checkout: www.charitycheckout.com
Virgin Money Giving: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/
Charity Giving: www.charitygiving.co.uk
Charities Trust: www.charitiestrust.org
Just Giving: www.justgiving.com
Givey: www.givey.com
Go Fund Me: www.gofundme.com
Charities Aid Foundation: www.cafonline.org/
By text
If you hold regular fundraising events, enable people to give by text. Set up your account well in advance to ensure it’s ready in time:
[FREE] JustTextGiving: www.justgiving.com/en/justtextgiving
Ask supporters to raise money when they shop online:
Give as you live: www.giveasyoulive.com
Easyfundraising: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/Donate
