Links for Useful fundraising websites

Price
Free one week trial then £50/year.
Supplies up to date information for the voluntary sector on funding from Charitiable Trusts, Central and Local Government, Lottery, and EU. It has a 'latest fundraising initiatives' section.

Invests in community enterprises and gives support to help them become more self sufficient.
They can provide finance that you cannot raise elsewhere and mentoring and support services to help with organisational change and development.

Price
Free
Availability
Based in West Yorkshire, but website is open access.
This has an on-line guide to making fundraising applications. They also produce good guides, factsheets and advice about fundraising. It also has sheets on 'fundraising jargon' and explanations of things like 'social enterprise.'

Price
Charities and voluntary organisations £265.63 per annum.
Trustfunding.org.uk is a subscription database that you can seach on geograpical area, type of activity, name of trust, type of grants etc.

Price
free
Source of useful information and advice on funding sources. You can subscribe to their useful bidding bulletin, sent out by e-mail. http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/commun ity/funding/updates/default.htm
Recommended by
Sussex Community Internet Project (SCIP)
[about this group]
"The bidding bulletin includes closing dates, brief details about eligibility and related info and is of enormous value whether your work is based
within East Sussex or not"
www.scip.org.uk

Price
Free
Availability
Can be used by any charity, trust, school, club, good cause or community group.
You can register your organisation with Easyfundrasing. Your supporters can then do their internet shopping with aprox 600 retailers and a percentage of what they spend will be donated to your organisation.

Online database of funding possibilities for local sustainable energy projects.

Availability
Available for use by groups in Brighton and Hove at the Volunteer Bureau. Phone 01273 229000.
Software for groups and individuals seeking funding - cost varies according to how you will use it. Website has lots of very useful information sheets and guidance plus links to other useful fundraising sites. They also have two free software packages to assist with writing applications and budgets at http://www.funderfinder.org.uk/free ware.php

Price
Free
Availability
Free
Launches in June 09, this website has details of 4000+ funders, plus advice, information and news.

Price
Free
Gives details of all funds run by government departments. You can request regular email updates that match your interests.

On-line search engine of information about grant support schemes for UK businesses and charities.

Website has some very detailed and thorough information sheets on everything from 'Frundraising from Grantmaking trusts', to 'Outdoor fundraising events', to 'Data protection'.

Website giving advice about improving public spaces with a list of possible funders

Price
£180 annual subscription (currently free for Community Amateur Sports Clubs)
Plus 5% of all GiftAid received
Availability
Registered charities
Site where you can set up a webpage for people to donate to your charity, and enable you to receive GiftAid. You have an online account where you manage you GiftAid fundraising, and link buttons on your own website.

Price
Free
Availability
Accessible to all. You just have to register and give a few details before you use it.
An on-line search engine that will allow you to search government, lottery and trust funds after giving a few details of the type of work you are doing. West Sussex is the nearest local authority to Brighton and Hove which has an open4community site as yet.

Sell a range of music, sports and Tv memorabilia suitable for large auctions and raffles. Can also arrange ’exeriences’.

Availability
You have to be a member to use the fundraising section of the website, but it is free to join.
Members get free access to Grants Online funding website.

Price
Free
Free website that lists over 300 awards and grants for environmental projects.

Website includes info on local sources of funding for groups running services for young people

Information about arts council funding, lottery funding and lots of useful links to other art related things.

Website has lots of practical advice on setting up and running an arts group, including legal structures and fundraising.