Index to Sustainable Funding web pages
The Sustainable Funding Project maintains over 500 pages on the NCVO website. We know it can be hard to find what you are looking for, so below we've created an index to the main pages.
Advice and guidance
Before starting to fundraise, you should draw up a plan for your proposed fundraising activity - below is a list of guides that will help you to come up with something that integrates with your wider plans and as well as detailing the scope of your proposed activity.
- Introduction to fundraising
- Fundraising strategy
- Fundraising information sources
- Fundraising resources for developing a strategy
- Innovative approaches
- Top advice on fundraising applications
- Latest news and insight on our blog
The income spectrum
Do you know where to look for new kinds of income? Find out about the different income sources that may be available to your organisation:
Gift Economy
Read about the pros and cons of seeking income from unrestricted donations. Listed below are some of the major types of donation you might want to explore in more detail.
- Community fundraising
- Individual giving
- Corporate support
- Major donors
- Legacies
- In memoriam and tribute giving
- A guide to the different types of gifts
Grants
An introduction to this restricted form of funding, available to help subsidise your organisation's services. Listed below are some key things you should know if you want to explore this option.
Structured Market
Thinking about taking advantage of growing contract opportunities? We run a specific network on delivering public services to help organisations get involved with the issues around contracting. Browse the topics below to learn more.
- Public service delivery introduction
- A-Z of public service delivery definitions
- From grant to contracts what it means for you
- Commissioning and procurement step by step
- Finding invitations to tender
- Submitting a tender
- Contract management and negotiation
- The legal framework
- Understanding costs
- Collaboration - working with others
- Measuring impact
Find out more about NCVO's Public Service Delivery Network.
The Open Market
Otherwise known as trading, which can be used to generate additional income for organisations. You can explore our resources this income stream by browsing through the lnks below.
- Introduction to trading
- Getting ready to trade
- How to trade
- Further support for trading
- Case studies - trading
- Further support on general income generation
Planning
Below are some of the key steps your organisation can take to develop a strong strategic plan:
- Strategic planning
- Getting the direction right
- Environmental analysis
- Options and choices
- Writing the plan
- Implementation
- Evaluation
Infrastructure support
Our tailored sustainable funding guidance for infrastructure or umbrella organisations includes:
- An introduction to sustainable funding for infrastructure
- The Sustainable Sun tool for infrastructure (first steps)
- Resources for funding advisors
- Package of Sustainable Funding workshops
- Case studies from infrastructure
Tools and resources
We don't just write guides! Learn from our exstensive tools and resources bank, including:
Case studies
We have divided up our case studies to make them easier for you to find what you're looking for:
- Sustainable income strategy
- Infrastructure
- Public service delivery
- Trading
- Only connect (how organisations learnt from others)
- Shops and sale of goods
- Cafes
- Training
- Multi-media resources
- Environmental schemes
- Rental income
- Public service delivery contracts
- Other
