Information Sheets

Funding

Getting Started
Before you start to fundraise, you will have a need or a problem which you want to address, and you probably have ideas about how you intend to do this. 

General Advice
Fundraising can be fun. It often isn't.  The sheets gives general advice on fundraising.

Funding Advice Session
If you have the opportunity to meet with a potential funder, you need to make sure that you use the allotted time wisely.         

Application Outline
Many funders have their own application form, but some ask you to write to them. The following outline can help you to include the information required in an easy-to-read format.

Application Outline for Community Buildings
Many funders have their own application form, but some ask you to write to them. The following outline, particularly for community buildings, can help you to include the information required in an easy-to-read format

Revenue Fundraising
The purpose of your fund raising efforts is to get the money you need to cover the costs of your activities.  Most of your costs will probably be day to day running costs like rent, photocopying, telephone and perhaps wages : i.e. revenue costs.

Application Checklist 
This information sheet contains a checklist of questions and points to remember. use it to check that your application is as strong as you can make it. 



General Information
 
What is a Business Plan?
A business plan is a document which is explains: why a project is needed, how it will work, how you will manage it, what the beneficiaries will gain, how you will measure that achievement, what it will cost and how it will be funded, why your organisation should carry out the project

Effective Meetings
This information sheet outlines the role of committee members in ensuring that meetings are effective and the tools available to help them.  

Village Halls Information Sheets
List of ACRE information sheets available from CAN or directly from ACRE

Renewable Energy Information & Case Studies
Information sheet on Biomass, Community Involvement, Ground Source Heat Pumps, Hydro-Electricity, Solar Photovoltaics, Solar Water Heating, Social Finance and Wind Power. Case studies from the REALL project