Sources of Information

• Funding Central free funding portal run by NCVO
• Association of Charitable Foundations
• Europa Gateway to the European Union information about European Union funding opportunities.
• Lottery Good Causes for information on National Lottery funding.
• Directory of Social Change publishes a wide range of specialist guides for grant seekers. This organisation also runs subscription websites giving information about trust and foundation funding, government funding and company giving. This short article gives some sensible and simple tips for fundraising from trusts.

Links to Pro Bono Support

• The Cranfield Trust provides free management consultancy for charities and social enterprise groups involved in issues of poverty, disability or social exclusion.
• The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists set up the IT4Communities programme to help charities find volunteers to help with their IT needs.
• The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants provides mentoring and consulting services to Chairs and Chief Executives of smaller charities.