Funding
Funding is one of the most important and most difficult areas for voluntary and community organisations to deal with. In order to help local groups and make information available to them, Cambridge CVS has a range of services linked to funding.
GrantFINDER
Cambridge CVS can help groups identify possible funding sources often using GrantFINDER. Local community and voluntary groups can find potential funding opportunities, free of charge, through a funding search facility available at Cambridge CVS. To know more click here.
Other Funding Sources
Rag Grants: CCVS administers small grants for money collected by the Student Rag for local organisations which are CCVS members. Closing date for applications is 3 March 2010. Download the application form and guidance document here.
Grassroots Grants awards grants of up to £5,000 to local groups with an annual income of less than £30,000. For details of Grassroots grants, please click on the link Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
South Cambs LSP Community Chest is a capital fund available to community and voluntary sector groups and organisations and Parish Councils. The funding has been made available to further improve quality of life in South Cambridgeshire. For more information please follow this link to South Cambs
Local authorities have funds for voluntary groups which may be found on their websites
Fundraising Advice
Cambridge CVS can give advice on how to write a good bid and on monitoring and reporting back once funds have been secured. Full cost recovery and other aspects of money management are also popular topics with groups and feature regularly in the CCVS training events.