Explore the benefits of Funding Central

Funding Central is a free smart website for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. The site provides access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources supporting organisations to develop sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs.

If you are completely or relatively new to fundraising, Funding Central provides a guided search enabling you to identify the most appropriate funding and finance opportunities that best suit you and the beneficiaries that you support.

As an experienced fundraiser, you can drill down through thousands of opportunities to identify the most appropriate funding or finance for your organisation using the advanced search.

As a funder or a commissioner, you have access to your own exclusive area - the Funder Zone. Here you can explore statistics on your funding programmes or contracts, including web visits and comments made and add your own helpful hints to support fund-seekers.

As an infrastructure organisation you can use Funding Central to access a wealth of support materials to enhance your work with other groups and identify funding and finance opportunities for your own needs.

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Grants

Here you can discover how the world of grant-making is evolving. You can also access guidance on applying for grants plus advice on how to manage a relationship with a funder.

Contracts

Here you can access advice on how to tender and negotiate contracts and download practical tools that will help you to weigh up the associated benefits and risks.

Loan finance

In this section you can explore the benefits of loan finance and assess your organisation’s readiness to take out a loan to finance your future development.

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Funding updates

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06 September 2010 New
Training Consolidation
03 September 2010 New
Advocacy and Independent Visiting Service
03 September 2010 New
Blackpool Coastal Housing Tenants' Project Fund

Funding deadlines

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07
Sept
Coach Education and Development Fund - Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood District Council
07
Sept
Community Initiative Grant
Somer Community Housing Trust
07
Sept
Innovation for Life Stage Two: Third Sector Commissioning Consultancy
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Training and events

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07 September 2010 South West
RISE BAN- Help your clients understand risk management and the main challenges in business
07 September 2010 East of England
Engage Your Employees
07 September 2010 East of England
Train the Trainer