Funders Index: Online Resources & Fundraising Publications: This is our page of useful websites, magazines & books for fundraisers.
Don’t forget to have a look at our free fundraising guide “Funding Your Way” for lots of great tips and strategies.

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Online resources with no subscription

Association of Charitable Foundations – website includes facts and figures about trust funding, links to trusts and foundations websites and other resources. www.acf.org.uk
Awards for All – Tel: 0845 600 20 40 https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/national-lottery-awards-for-all-england
Barnardo’s – free advice and information at: www.barnardos.org.uk
Bristol Child Safe – aims to encourage children and young people to participate in travel, sport, community groups and specific school programmes:
https://bristolsafeguarding.org/
Bristol City Council – The College House, College Green, Bristol. BS1 5TR:www.bristol.gov.uk
Keeping Bristol Safe Partnerships – provides free impartial information and guidance on a full range of childcare and children’s services and resources across the City of Bristol:
https://bristolsafeguarding.org/
CAF Online – Fundraising support: www.cafonline.org
Charity Commission – Information on registered charities:
www.charitycommission.gov.uk
Charities Direct – a database of UK charities: http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/charities/
Charity Excellence Framework – Provide a Free funder finder: https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/Home/FundingFindersResources
Children’s Play Information services – play information: www.ncb.org.uk/cpis/home.aspx
Children’s Scrapstore:
www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk
Children Today – provides grants for special equipment for children and young people with disabilities throughout the UK: https:children-today.org.uk
Community Foundations:
https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/
Crowdfunder – online fundraising portal – http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/
Department for Education – children and young people grants – early learning and childcare – www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/earlylearningandchildcare
Directory of Social Change: www.dsc.org.uk
Donate a PC: www.donateapc.org.uk
Fair Play – to promote understanding and action on the Childs Right to Play:
http://www.fairplay31.online/index.html
Family and Childcare Trust – childcare related information at http://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/
Families in Foundation Years – this website gives information for all families in England with children under the age of 5: https://foundationyears.org.uk/category/resources/
Family Learning Network – advice and support, funding help:
https://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/

Funds Online – replaces Company Giving and Government giving, has database of potential funders: https://fundsonline.org.uk/
Gift Aid – http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/individuals/giving/gift-aid.htm

Grants 4 Funding – Information on local government, lottery and charitable schemes:
www.grants4.info/
GRANTNav- a free-to-use open data platform that enables you to access and explore funder information from UK grantmaking organisations. You can search by multiple criteria including by funder, recipient, location and keywords for thousands of grants.
https://grantnav.threesixtygiving.org/
Government Funding brings together all the regional, local and national government funding schemes. It also includes independent grant administrators, European sources and upcoming funding rounds.
https://www.gov.uk/topic/government/government-funding-programmes
GRIN – GRIN is an award winning social enterprise that specialises in helping not-for-profit organisations find the funding and resources they need to deliver great projects and vital services. We work across the United Kingdom and internationally, responding to all requests for information and practical support with friendly and accessible advice.
W: http://grin.coop/
Institute of Fundraising – general fundraising information:
ciof.org.uk
KidsOut – a charity dedicated to bringing fun and happiness back into the lives of disadvantaged children –www.kidsout.org.uk/
Know How Nonprofit – building expertise and sharing knowledge – A good range of download help sheets: https://knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/
Law works – free legal advice – https://www.lawworks.org.uk/
Local Authorities – Department for Children, Schools and Families: www.dcsf.gov.uk
National Council for Voluntary Organisations – https://www.ncvo.org.uk/help-and-guidance/governance
National Lottery Community Fund Central information resource for all National Lottery grant-giving schemes: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/
OFSTED – the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills has a range of information and news on a wide selection of issues. Please visit: www.ofsted.gov.uk/
Paul Hamlyn Ideas and Pioneers Fund supports people with unusual or radical ideas to improve the life chances and opportunities of people in the UK. https://www.phf.org.uk/funds/ideaspioneers/
Quartet Community Foundation: www.quartetcf.org.uk/
Rural Community Councils –http://www.ruralcc.org.uk/

South Gloucestershire Council – some funding available for training – www.southglos.gov.uk
Tax Effective Giving – Gift Aid information: ciof.org.uk
Toy Trust – have useful free download sheets on the value of toys and play – http://www.btha.co.uk/btha/
UK Fundraising – Fundraising information and resources for fundraisers: www.fundraising.co.uk
Voscur – Funding information and fundraising help: www.voscur.org

Internet Resources – Subscription

Association of Charitable Foundations offers advice on good grant-making practice. Visit them at: www.acf.org.uk
Association of Charity Independent Examiners – www.acie.org.uk/
Grantfinder – funding opportunities and news
https://www.grantfinder.co.uk/funding-news/
Grants Online has a website and email alert service. For more information visit: www.grantsonline.org.uk
Just Giving is an online fundraising scheme: www.justgiving.com
Nfp Synergy – a comprehensive beginner’s guide to fundraising for small organisations https://nfpresearch.com/
Parentkind- The trusted voice for parents in education and the membership association for PTAs in schools.  https://www.parentkind.org.uk/
The Directory of Social Change can be contacted via www.dsc.org.uk or by phoning 08450 77 77 07
The Factary – produces new trust updates – www.factary.com

Fundraising Publications

The following books are available from the Directory of Social Change:http://www.dsc.org.uk/Publications#.UhNRcpK1GwU

Below are a few examples of the sorts of books available. Don’t forget it is worth checking with your local library, or organisations like BAND and VOSCUR to see if they stock any of these, or similar fundraising guidance books.

Fundraising Sources

• Guide to New Trusts
• The Directory of Grant Making Trusts
• A Guide to Major Trusts
• A Guide to UK Company Giving
• A Guide to Local Trusts in the South
• Government Funding Guide
• Guide to Educational Grants
• Guide to European Funding
• Sports Funding Guide
• Youth Funding Guide

Fundraising Techniques

• Capital Campaigns
• Corporate Fundraising
• Finding Company Sponsors for Good Causes
• Quick Guides: Fundraising from Companies
• Fundraising Databases
• Quick Guides: Events Planning
• Fundraising for a Community Project
• Complete Fundraising Handbook
• The Art of Raising Money
• Getting Started in Fundraising
• Asking Properly
• QuickGuides: Sources Of Funding
• Writing Better Fundraising Applications 4th Edition
• Effective Fundraising
• Fundraising Management: Analysis, Planning and Practice
• Find the Funds
• Quick Guides: Making The Ask
• Quick Guides: Understanding Fundraising
• QuickGuides: Fundraising from Grantmakers
• The Essentials of Fundraising
• The Influential Fundraiser
• Fundraising Management: Analysis, Planning and Practice
• Tiny essentials of Raising Money from Foundations and Trusts

Fundraising Magazines And Periodicals

BAND News is a bi-monthly newsletter that contains fundraising pages as well as play work related ideas, suggestions and articles.
Fair Play for Children Information and support can be found at:http://www.fairplay31.online/index.html
Fundraising for Schools https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ideas/fundraising-ideas-for-schools/
Monthly magazine with all the latest information on the sources of extra funding that are available to schools.
Third Sector looks at a wide range of charity issues. For more information visit www.thirdsector.co.uk
VOSCUR. A monthly newsletter that covers a range of issues from fundraising to recruitment. Has fundraising pages that are updated monthly. Please visit https://www.voscur.org/funding-opportunities
Nursery World. A weekly periodical that includes playwork and nursery care information. Please visit:www.nurseryworld.co.uk
Children and Young People Now – now as an NCB Member you will receive a free, weekly subscription to Children & Young People Now, the only dedicated weekly title for professionals working with children, young people and their families. For further information please visit: www.ncb.org.uk

For advice and help on completing any of the above applications, phone BAND on 0117 954 2128 or email us at:admin@bandltd.org.uk