Archive for August, 2009

Use IT effectively or suffer !

Organisations with ineffective IT systems or little or sub-standard online presence can suffer. Tackling IT issues strategically and effectively can improve productivity, decrease costs and improve your image and communications. This article explores many of the key issues to making your IT more effective.

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Grant Funding

Third Sector Organisations have for a long time relied on Grant Funding – money ‘given’ to an organisation usually with restricted purposes. The environment continues to change, with Grants becoming fewer and more difficult to access. This article is for organisations looking to understand or find Grant finance.

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What is gifted finance?

Gifted Finance refers to essentially philanthropic giving. This could be voluntary donations or raised funds, pure chairty or bequests and legacies. The money is usually unrestricted income and can be used at the discretion of the receiving organisationto further its purposes.

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Thinking Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Funding is a strategic approach taken by an organisation to look at all of it’s funding & cashflow as part of long term thinking. It’s not about securing the next piece of income (grant or contracts), but is about exploring all the finance and funding options to select the mix that is appropriate and [...]

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Working Neighbourhoods Fund

and the Change Programme

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GrantNet

GRANTnet enables groups to identify appropriate funding sources. VANEL and the Third Sector Hub provide access to GrantNet for free for local groups within North East Lincolnshire.

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Targeted Support Fund

is now closed

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Community Anchors

What is a Community Anchor? Is your organisation likely to be a Community Anchor? With the announcement of funding support under the Community Builders programme, Community Anchors may be an important term. This article explores the topic further.

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Glossary

A non-exhaustive glossary of locally relevant third sector terminology.

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How do I find something on this site?

A really simple 'get started' guide. Looking for something - some pointers for you...

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