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Funding Central

This is a free resource for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. It lists thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and information to support and develop a sustainable income strategy.

The National Lottery Community Fund

Responsible for distributing money raised for good causes by the National Lottery. This totals around £6 billion since 2004.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Sustains and transforms a wide range of heritage through innovative investment in projects with a lasting impact on people and places. With around £375million a year to invest in new projects and a considerable body of knowledge, they are a leading advocate for the value of heritage to modern life.

The People’s Postcode Lottery

Offers funding of between £500 and £250,000 for good causes in England, Scotland and Wales.

Comic Relief

Funds work that aims to achieve at least one of its five themes –better futures, healthier finances, safer lives, stronger communities, fairer society.

UKCF

This is the umbrella organisation for all community foundations, providing philanthropic advice to clients and delivering UK-wide grant-making programmes.

The Landfill Communities Fund

This fund enables operators of landfill sites to contribute money to enrolled Environmental Bodies to carry out projects that meet environmental objectives contained in the Landfill Tax Regulations.

Housing associations

Many housing associations have charitable foundations that support projects that will benefit the people and places close to properties they manage. Examples include:

The Community Shares Unit

Community shares are sold to finance enterprises serving a community purpose. They have been used to finance shops, pubs, community buildings, renewable energy initiatives, and local food schemes, along with other community-based

Major banks

All have charitable foundations that fund local and national charities. One example is the LloydsTSB Foundation, which supports organisations that are working to tackle disadvantage across England and Wales.

Know-how Nonprofit

This is the place for non-profit people to learn and share what they have learnt with others. Whether you work in a large charity, are setting up your own social enterprise or are helping out your local community group, this site is for you.

Crowdfunding

A system in which an organisation makes a pitch and, hopefully, people become interested and enthused enough to make a financial pledge, but this is only redeemed if the total is achieved. It probably works best for fairly small (capital) projects eg up to £25,000.