SVS - Funding Opportunities

Funder Finder
SVS has a database of over 4,500 funders. The database is called FunderFinder and prompts grant-seekers to describe themselves and the work they are looking to fund in terms which can be matched with the criteria used by funders. To book a session on the Funder Finder database call SVS on 023 8022 8291. We do not charge for this service and a member of the Voluntary Sector Support Team will be on hand to guide you through the process.

Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the launch of our People's Millions programme which is now in its fourth year.
Five awards of up to £50,000 will be up for grabs in each of ITV’s 18 regions – a total of 90 awards across the UK and a potential quarter of a million pounds for each region for projects that improve and enrich communities.

Organisations across the regions have until 15 May to enter, and our final project shortlist will be announced on 29 October. The People’s Millions contest will be televised on ITV from 24-28 November and the public in each region will vote for the winners.

Since the People’s Millions contest began four years ago, a total of £13.6m has been awarded to 229 community projects and more than 1.1 million people across the UK have taken the opportunity to vote for the project they want to receive Lottery good cause funding.

For information on this programme and to find out how to get hold of an application pack, please call the Big Advice Line on 08454 10 20 30 or visit our website at www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/peoples_millions

BIG Ly progs + what SVS can do for you Mailing Sep 08

Funding Bulletin

BIG Lottery programmes. Feedback from the BIG Lottery is that groups are unsuccessful in their application because

The biggest reason for groups failing in their application is they do not clearly outline the outcomes for their project

The next biggest reason is they do not successfully evidence the needs for their project

Groups also fail because the money they apply for does not match what they say they are going to do- volunteering costs are under estimated, pensions are ignored, depreciation left out. Recruitment, supplies, health and safety, maternity and redundancy are also underestimated. Stationary is over estimated.

Groups also fail because the grant is oversubscribed

BIG Lottery Changing spaces programme. Please follow links

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_changing_spaces?regioncode=-uk&regioncode=-uk&status=theProg&title=Changing%20spaces%20millions%20move%20into%20sight%20for%20Big%20Seven

Big Lottery Fund programmes-at a glance-public

Or telephone the changing spaces Advice Line on: 0845 3671 671.

CIB Funding Newsletter
We have a subscription with the Charities Information Bureau and every month they send us their funding newsletter, which contains details of funding bodies and monies that you can apply for. If you would like us to send you an electronic copy, please send an email to information@southamptonvs.org.uk stating that you will only use the newsletter within your group and will not forward it outside your group and we will send you the electronic version on a monthly basis. Alternatively we print off past newsletters and keep them in a file in our library which you are free to come into our offices and refer to.

SVS Newsletter
SVS produces its newsletter, 5 times a year, (FREE for members of SVS) which contains details of funding opportunities. If you would like to become a member of SVS and receive the SVS Mailing, please contact us for a membership form on 023 8022 8291 or you can download an application form from the Membership section of this website. Past editions of the SVS Newsletter are available to view from clicking on the Newsletters button.

Directories
We have a number of directories containing details of over 4,000 funders, which you can refer to these include:
A Guide to Local Trusts in the South of England 2004/2005 (DSC)
A Guide to the Major Trusts Volume 1: 2003/2004 9th Edition (DSC)
A Guide to the Major Trusts Volume 2: 2003/2004 9th Edition (DSC)
A Guide to the Major Trusts Volume 3: 2002/2003 2nd Edition (DSC)
Directory of Grant Making Trusts 2001-2 17th Edition (CAF)
Finding Company Sponsors for Good Causes
Grant Making Trusts CD-ROM - The electronic version of the Guide to Major Trusts (above).
Invisible Grantmakers 2004 (Social Partnership Marketing)
The Guide to UK Company Giving (DSC)
The Sports Funding Guide (DSC)

Top 30 Charitable Trusts in the UK 2005
To view the top 30 charitable trusts in the UK click here (requires Microsoft Word).

Southampton Guide to Small Grants
SVS produces a Guide to Small Grants in Southampton, this guide provides details of funders that fund small projects, to view/download a copy click here (Word version) or click here (pdf version)!

Southampton City Council Funding Opportunity Grants
To view Southampton City Council's funding opportunities click here.

Funding for Sport and Physical Activity in Southampton Click here

Hampshire County Council Grants for Voluntary Organisations
To search Hampshire County Council grants for voluntary and community organisations, click here.

Government Funding Opportunities
To register for details of central government funding opportunities click here or on the logo below and you will be redirected to a website, where you can register to receive updates of funding opportunities or to search online for listed opportunities.

Funders
Our Funders page contains an alphabetical listing of Funders websites where you can refer to for further information about a particular funder.

Further Information:
Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS)
The Voluntary Action Centre
Kingsland Square
St Mary Street
Southampton
SO14 1NW