Funding & Tendering

Welcome to the funding section of the Salford CVS website

We hope you find this section useful for all your fundraising needs, whether you’re brand new to fundraising or an experienced fundraiser for many years, there is something here for everyone.

At Salford CVS we have a wide variety of tools, techniques and tips to help support you in raising income for your organisation. From assisting in project planning and development, setting up a budget and sourcing the right place to apply, you can call us to support you in every step of your fundraising journey.

We have good relationships with local and national funders like the Community Foundation for Greater Manchester, BIG Lottery, Lloyds TSB and Children in Need that can help you prepare a successful application.

We can support you in indentifying diverse ways of generating income to ensure you don’t have all your eggs in one basket. Ensuring you have a wide spectrum of funding sources for example Do It Yourself fundraising, grants, contracts and trading.

There are a range of ways to search for funds and the find the right opportunity for you. This is via using software like Grant finder and Funding Central.

For the Latest Funding Opportunities please click here.

For Other Funding Opportunities please click here.

Little Pot of Health
Small grants for community groups to improve health and wellbeing for people in Salford.

This is an opportunity for supporting small organisations making a difference in their community.
e.g. luncheon clubs, sports clubs, youth groups...

We can fund things like transport costs, rent, and equipment that help towards promoting health and wellbeing in Salford.

The application process is short and simple and the application deadline is 4.00pm on Tuesday 31st January 2012

Maximum grant award of £3000 is available, applications for small amounts will be given higher priority.

Click here for guidance notes. 

Click here for an application form.

For further information or to request a copy of the guidance notes and application form, please contact us:

Tel: 0161 787 7795 Web: www.salfordcvs.co.uk Email: office@salfordcvs.co.uk 

Contact us at Salford CVS and we will be happy to help you with your proposal or ideas and also proofread your application before you submit it. Please ensure you contact us by 12.00pm on Tuesday 24th February 2012 to access this support.

Our Annual Funding Conference attracts many community and voluntary groups in Salford with a whole range of successful fundraisers sharing their expertise to ensure maximum success for groups.

Here is a taste of the Annual Funding Conference 2010 and the learning that was gained from it.

Do it yourself fundraising
This was your chance to ask the expert on anything to do with Do it Yourself Fundraising/Corporate Giving and Sponsorships from local experts in the field Salford City Reds Foundation – Business Development Manager, Mark Brocklehurst. To see the Handout please click here.

Grant Funding
This was your chance to ask the expert on anything to do with Grant Funding and Filling in Great Funding Applications from local funders Community Foundation for Greater Manchester – Programme Manager, Tom Howley.
To see the Handout please click here.

Commissioning assurance
This was your chance to ask the expert on anything to do with Commissioning and Tendering from Salford Children's Service – Commissioning Manager, Debbie Fallon. To see the Handout please click here.

How to Collaborate Effectively
This was your chance to ask the experts on how to Collaborate Effectively to maximize your funding potential and opportunities from Salford CVS Sue Morris and Sarah Bawden. To see the Presentation please click here.

Sustainable fundraising
This was your chance to ask the expert on everything about Sustainable Fundraising and How to Diversify your Income from GMCVO Morag Rose.
To see the Presentation please click here.

How to generate profit
This was your chance to ask the expert on everything about Social Enterprises and Generating Sustainability Effectively from Director of Make it Happen Consultancy Ltd (Social Enterprise), Richard Dickins. To see the Presentation please click here.

Pound stretcher (Gift Aid)
This Master Class gave participants the opportunity to learn how to maximise their voluntary income. To see the Presentation please click here.

Sell, sell, sell (Trading)
Trading is a great way to build independence and sustainability in your organisation, bringing in valuable unrestricted funds. To see the Presentation from this Master Class please click here.

The winner takes it all (Tendering)
Have you been unsuccessful in winning tenders, or are you new to commissioning? Please click here to see the Presentation on Commissioning and Tendering.

Untangling the web (Online Fundraising)
This Master Class covered online fundraising and a step-by-step guide on how to use a ‘buy.at Webshop’.
To see the Presentation on online fundraising please click here. 
To see the Presentation on using Webshops to fundraise online please click here.

The Power of Profit
Richard Dickins, the director of the social enterprise Make it Happen, delivered the key note speech on developing sustainable profit. Click here to see the Presentation.