Hertfordshire CVS - Promoting and developing voluntary activity across Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire CVS Group - Promoting and developing voluntary activity across Hertfordshire

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31 Catherine Street,
St Albans,
AL3 5BJ
01727 852657
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’£ind the £unding’ CVS newsletters along with regular direct member mailings, often contain funding information. Some CVS produce specialist funding newsletters, and the Herts CVS Group Funding Advice Network (FAN) produce a joint electronic newsletter entitled ’Find the Funding’

To receive an emailed copy of ’Find the Funding’ Contact your local CVS

Click below for four specialist briefings from FAN giving up-to-date funding sources for the following:

· Sports

. Children and Young people

· Community Buildings

· Projects for Elderly People

Funding Support for Voluntary & Community Groups
Your local CVS has a wide range of resources available to assist your group in searching for funds. Indeed, some CVS are able to employ a specialist Funding Advisor for you to talk to. Others can put you in touch with a similar person working within your local authority. Contact your local CVS for more information.

HERTS CVS GROUP actively contributes to the Hertfordshire External Resources Network (HERN) which delivers an ANNUAL FUNDING FAIR and a number of other online resources at www.hertsdirect.org/hern

Click on the links below to view the powerpoint slides from Herts CVS Workshops

Getting Ready for Contracts - A chance to assess whether contracts are for your organisations, top tips in terms of an approach to contracts and insight into what contracting authorities are looking for.

Getting Support from Business - An introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility, what to consider in making the approach to business and practical examples of win - win scenarios, where all parties benefit from working together.

Developing a Fundraising Strategy - These slides show step by step how to develop a fundraising strategy which will keep you on track. It describes a model process which in real life is seldom as neat but which for that reason will help to keep you focused.

Adding to Your Advantage - A workshop which explores ’Full Cost Recovery’ the business-like approach to ensuring that your group or organisation meets the current costs of delivering its projects and services in full. It helps to ensure there is a surplus to invest in the future of the organisation to ensure sustainability. Click here for the full notes of the workshop which should be read in conjuction with the powerpoint slides.

Your local CVS may also be able to provide you with many of the following services:

PRESENTATIONS on funding in your local area such as:

Specially arranged funding "road shows" or information events
As part of Voluntary Sector Forums or Community Lunches

IT RESOURCES including:

Database search facilities on FunderFinder, Grant Finder or Trustfunding, saving you time in your search for funding and summarising funding directories
Electronic funding newsletters sent to you by email
Software to help you plan applications and prepare budgets.

TRAINING at low cost to assist your fundraising for example:

Understanding what funders want
Writing / Completing effective funding applications
Running events to raise funds

RESOURCE AREAS situated at many CVS offices providing:

Directories
Periodicals
Training guides
Fundraising publications

DIRECT PROMOTION of local funds:

Click here to search for local funds across Hertfordshire

ADVICE, & SUPPORT including:

Face to face or telephone consultation meetings & suggestions
Reading Applications
Help With Office Services / Copying
References for applications

RAISING THE CEILING is a project which can also help voluntary and community groups explore potentially sustainable funding sources, including earned income. The project also provides marketing advice - through training, newsletters, e-mail updates, and visits. For further details, contact your local CVS or Chris Lee, on 01442 867211, e-mail chris.dcvs@classmail.co.uk

HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION provide a number of easy to access funds. The Herts CVS Group in Hertfordshire are contracted to support you on some of these funds. For more information click here

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