Help for Groups
Help for Voluntary and Community Groups
VANS is a member of the Charities Information Bureau, whose website Fit 4 Funding has a lot of useful information for groups and we strongly recommend it to groups looking for advice. These are the topics covered - with links to where you’ll find more information in the Fit 4 Funding website. Please note Fit 4 Funding’s remit and what it will not do.
Setting up your group or organization
Aims and objectives
Charitable status
Organisational Development
Fundraising plan
Check list
Social enterprise
Developing a budget
Project planning
Partnership working - a case study
Marketing
Effective fundraising
Support from companies, shops, banks and building societies
Funding from statutory sources, foundations and trusts, local businesses
Funding from the national lottery, government, the EU
Do-it-yourself fundraising
Philanthropy
Funding for educational projects/ research/ training
Support for I T
Applying for funding
Good applications
Budgets-what to include
Resourcing projects
Proving the need
Diversification
Sustainability
Asset development
Consortium contracts/ securing contracts/ PCT contracting
Managing your funds and spending
Monitoring and evaluation
Tax and VAT
Restricted funds
If Voluntary Action North Somerset can help your group please contact Chris Shepherd on 01934 410194 or by email - see email addresses