Funding and finance

NCVO's Sustainable Funding Project was established in 2000 to provide pioneering tools, training, consultancy and resources that encourage and enable voluntary and community organisations to develop and implement a sustainable income strategy.

Find out more about the sustainable funding approach to income strategy or find out more about the team.

This section has a wealth of information, guidance and advice to help you to develop sustainable funding and good financial management. We offer comprehensive advice and information about:

• different streams of funding and income
• financial management
• planning.

We have also grouped all of our tools and resources together if you know what you are looking for. If you are new to the idea of sustainable funding, then try our first steps page.

We have produced a range of tools, guides and training packages designed specifically for infrastructure organisations - this section has recently moved to the dedicated section support for infrastructure.

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Latest news

Free Sustainable Funding for Trustees guide for all NCVO members

Sustainability is one of the biggest challenges faced by trustees and staff in voluntary and community sector organisations.  Written by Peter Dyer and Anne Moynihan this guide sets out clear and accessible guidance to support trustees in their roles and responsibilities for financial sustainability.

Sustainable Funding for Trustees is available exclusively for NCVO members. Visit our members section to download your free copy. 

Sustainable funding conference 2011

Missed our Sustainable Funding Conference? We have posted up slides from our speakers from growing your own legacy income to negotiating for more effective contracts have a look at the presentations from our annual conference.

Working with funders

Competition for grant income is getting more intense. So we've launched a new support section on our website to help you make better funding applications, identify shared funder-fundee goals, and demonstrate best practice monitoring.

Explore Working with Funders support and advice

Facing closure

Small arts charity WebPlay recently made the decision to close down and is documenting everything to help other organisations see what the process is really like.

• Read CEO of WebPlay Sidney Thornbury's blog on closing down her charity.
• Take a look at our new support pages on this issue.
• Read Sustainable Funding Manager Laura Smith's thoughts on the positive side of closure.

Our Sustainable Funding Beacons

Six infrastructure organisations will be our strategic partners during 2010 – 2012, helping us to equip local voluntary and community sector organisations with the skills, knowledge and tools to implement a sustainable funding approach.
Find out who are strategic partners are.

More information

To find what you need: use the search box at the top right of this page or take a look through our new Sustainable Funding Project index - our guide to the top content and sections in the funding and finance section of the website.