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  • About us
  • What is sustainable funding?
  • Steps to sustainability
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• Contact us
• Help, advice and support
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      • An introduction to sustainable funding
        • Information for trainer
        • Exercises / Activities
        • Handbook content for participants
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        • General
      • 7a. Business and strategic planning
        • Information for trainer
      • 7b. Preparing a sustainable fundraising strategy
      • 7c. Grants - fit for funding
      • 7d. Earning
      • 7e. Loan finance and asset based development
      • 7f. Giving and public fundraising
    • Evaluation reports
    • Contact us
• Planning is key to sustainability
  • Introduction to planning
    • Why plan?
    • Think long-term
    • Benefits of planning
    • Useful resources
  • Strategic planning
    • Think strategically
    • Agreeing the way forward
    • Assess your organisation
    • Options and choices
    • The strategic plan
    • Implementing the plan
    • Evaluation
  • Business planning
    • What are business plans for?
    • Business plan format
    • Presentation of a business plan
  • Fundraising strategies
    • What is a sustainable fundraising strategy?
    • Link to planning
    • Preparing a sustainable fundraising strategy
    • How will you fundraise?
    • Find the funds
    • Review your plans
    • Useful resources
  • Full cost recovery
    • What is full cost recovery?
    • Why full cost recovery?
    • Full cost recovery template
    • Benefits of full cost recovery
    • Useful resources
  • Outcomes funding
    • What outcomes are
    • Why are outcomes important
    • Useful resources
• Funding options
  • Funding sources
    • Statutory funding
    • Charitable trusts and foundations
    • Lottery funding
    • Individual giving
    • Company giving
    • Community fundraising
    • Earned income or trading
  • Grants - fit for funding
    • Planning and preparation – getting the basics right
    • Selecting a grant funder
    • What do funders want
    • Completing proposals and applications
      • The ingredients of a good application or proposal
      • Putting together an application or proposal
      • Writing a letter
      • Language and writing
      • Useful resources
    • Delivering a grant funded project
      • Monitoring and evaluation
      • Measuring the immeasurable
      • Outcomes monitoring and evaluation
      • Conditions of grant
    • Grant funding - towards sustainability
  • Giving and public fundraising
    • Individual giving
      • Individual donors and gift aid
      • Major donors, legacy and share giving
      • Committed and regular giving
    • Company giving
      • Cash donations
      • Gifts in kind
      • Employee volunteering and secondments
      • Business advertising
      • Sponsorship
      • Payroll giving
    • Community fundraising
      • Event fundraising
      • Sponsored and challenge events
      • Dinners and entertainment
      • Local schools and youth groups
      • Clubs and associations
    • Fundraising assistance and information
  • Loan finance
    • What is loan finance?
    • Is loan finance right for you?
    • Pros and cons of loan finance
    • Loan finance providers
    • Useful resources
• Earning
  • Trading
    • Types of trading
    • Benefits of trading
    • Is trading for you?
    • First steps to trading
    • Legal and regulatory issues
    • Useful sources of information
  • Asset based development
    • Types of assets
    • What is asset based development?
    • Asset transfer
    • Assets and sustainability
    • Financing assets
    • Development Trusts
  • Procurement and public service delivery
    • Public sector - role and values
    • What is public sector procurement?
    • Is contracting for you?
      • Key drivers of the public sector
      • Is there a market for your goods and services?
      • Can you deliver public services?
    • Procurement regulations
    • Getting ready for contracting
      • The tender process
      • Maximising contracting opportunities
      • Preparing a tender
      • Top tips for contracting
    • How to find contracts
    • Legal issues
    • Useful sources of information
• Training
  • Training courses
    • Finding the right funding mix *NEW*
    • An introduction to sustainable funding
    • Business and strategic planning
    • Preparing a sustainable fundraising strategy
    • Grants - fit for funding
    • Earning
    • Loan finance and asset based development
    • Giving and public fundraising
  • Training diary
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  • How much?
  • How to book
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