An article exploring ideas on how to write an effective fundraising bid.

NCVO are offering a free guide to Writing a Fantastic Funding Bid as part of their Quick Guides series. This guide is a really useful tool on how to whittle down everything your organisation does, and the people you help, into a bid that gets results.

This proposal-writing case study, produced by KnowHow NonProfit offers an example of a bid application for those just starting off in applying for this type of funding.

Lime Green Consulting has produced a series of free helpsheets providing advice on fundraising strategy, events management and individual giving. To access the helpsheets, all you need to do is join our mailing list and you’ll be sent a hidden link so that you can download them.

An introduction to grant funding

How to make an application for funding to charitable trusts and foundations.

An introduction to contracts.

Crowdfunding is a way of funding a specific project by raising donations from many different people through usually through a time limited campaign. In this section we explore how you can achieve crowdfunding success.

Community fundraising and individual giving can help raise valuable funding for your organisation – explore in more detail using this guide.

To help ensure that your fundraising event is a winner, here are ten major components to incorporate into your event plan.

Learn how to get buy-in, seek support from your local community and apply for big and small grants from this ThirdSector article.

Fundraising is an important core income stream for all charities, especially in difficult times. What elements of your charity should you continue to find funding for and where should you be looking?

This how-to looks at what makes you an attractive proposition to a business, and tips on how you can benefit from this.

A charitable legacy is when somebody leaves money to charity in their will. This HowTo looks at ways of approaching the subject of charitable legacies, and increasing giving potential within your charity.

This how-to looks at the community approach to fundraising and building a relationship between your organisation and the people who give you money and who support your aims and activities.

Short enough to be shared during an elevator journey and affective enough to leave your audience completely clear about what your small charity is all about.

96 good ideas for how you can fundraise for small charities.

Ecclesiastical Insurance has produced a guide to help small charities maximise their income and awareness through fundraising. It includes key tips on how to make grant applications successful and what risks are involved in fundraising activities.

The Guardian Voluntary Sector have launched a series of How to guides dedicated to helping small charities. They contain expert advice from the sector on a range of topics including fundraising, innovation and finance and how to get the best out of a small team.

IoF has produced the Code of Fundraising Practice, which helps charities ensure that their fundraising activities follow legal and professional requirements. Their five-minute-fundraiser videos are also a very easy to use free tool.