Funding Advice

York CVS offers a free funding advice service to voluntary and community groups and other not-for-profit projects in the York area. The service provides:

one-to-one advice sessions at the Priory Street Centre or at your own venue, using specialist funding software: Funderfinder, Grantfinder and Trustfunding.org  

you can also download a list of York Charitable Trusts that will support local organisations 

you can also download a list of grant making trusts that will support individuals 

visits to speak about fundraising to groups and networks

the Funding Training Programme – an affordable introduction to fundraising, consisting of six 2½ - 3 hour interactive sessions held over six weeks. Both daytime and evening courses are offered

the annual York Funding Fair – an opportunity to meet funders face-to-face and learn top tips for raising money

Whether you need £100 or £1million, we can help you:  

identify appropriate sources of funding

prepare letters and application forms

plan a funding strategy

Contact: York CVS Funding Adviser – Melody Clarke

Telephone: 01904 621133

Email: melody.clarke@yorkcvs.org.uk

York CVS Funding Advice service is part of the York and North Yorkshire Funding Advice Network. A wealth of useful information is available on the FAN website, including  factsheets on various aspects of fundraising; details of forthcoming funding training courses; the latest news about sources of funding; loads of key policy and statistical information for the local area to help back up your applications; and a link to the funding search tool ‘GrantNET’ .