Sustainable Funding Project

The Sustainable Funding Project encourages and enables voluntary and community organisations to develop and implement a sustainable income strategy

Funding Central, a new website managed by NCVO, has launched on Wednesday 17 June 2009.

Funding Central gives access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources supporting organisations to develop sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs.

It will also give you a wide range of tools and resources to help you identify and manage the most appropriate income source for your organisation. Read a press release at the Office of the Third Sector website. 

SFP Annual Gathering - presentations now available online

Download presentations, materials and case studies from the Sustainable Funding Project Annual Gathering 2009

Income exploration: new toolkit available

This toolkit contains our original income spectrum toolkit plus an income exploration tool - use this to also consider the impact your potential income stream would have on key areas of your organisation.

Download the toolkit (PDF 486 kb) 

Compact Voice and the economic downturn
Get the practical guide

Compact Voice represents the Voluntary and Community sector in taking forward the Compact. Understand the Compact commitments you need to be aware of during these difficult economic times - download the guide

Read our first steps page and try out some introductory tools.  

Funding and financing options 

We introduce the diverse range of income sources: from donations and grants through to earning income from trading or public service delivery
Also explore how loan finance could assist your organisation

Planning and financial management

Taking a sustainable funding approach requires thorough planning to determine which income streams might be suitable. It also requires an understanding of full costs and ensuring that robust financial management mechanisms are in place

Learn more

• Subscribe to our mailing list to receive our monthly e-newsletter and other updates
• Gain ideas and inspiration from our publications and real-life tales of organisations implementing a sustainable income strategy
• Bust through the jargon with our glossary of phrases commonly used in voluntary sector funding and social enterprise

Get involved

• Attend one of our events
• Visit an organisation already trading through our Only Connect bursary scheme
• Join the  Public Service Delivery Network - for those working in and with the voluntary and community sector with responsibility for negotiating and managing public service contracts

Funding advisors

Explore our section containing resources and tools for those within infrastructure agencies working with organisations on sustainable income issues

Contact Us

Contact us with your feedback or to find out more

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