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If you’re thinking about,
or are in the process of, applying for a small grant, running
sports, the portfolio created and funded by Sport
England, can help you. There is a 3-hour workshop, Funding
For Your Club, run at a time and place convenient for you,
which provides practical ideas for raising money from a range
of sources, including fund-raising events and sponsorship, to
help increase your chances of successfully obtaining funding.
You’ll receive a workbook to accompany the workshop that you can
take back to your club. If you’re short of time, why not read
the running sports’ Quick Guide - Fund-raising,
Grants and Sponsorship . By signing up as a Network Member
at www.runningsports.org
which is completely free, you can download the Guide, which
is also free of charge. And later this year, running sports
are launching a new workshop which will take you through
the application process for small grants from Sport England.
To get you started,
here is a list of Do's and Don'ts to consider when applying for
small grants.
- Do ensure you are applying for funding for items, activities
or projects that are eligible for that grant, otherwise you
may end up wasting your time
- Do have a specific project in mind when applying for a grant
- Do identify how you will generate income to continue the project
once the initial funding has been used up
- Do complete a draft copy first - an application form containing
mistakes can be difficult to follow and may give a poor impression
- Do submit the application in time to allow for queries to
be resolved prior to any deadline
- Don’t rule out smaller types of grants – a number of small
contributions could enable you to complete your larger project
- Don’t be unrealistic about the amount of money you are asking
for
- Don’t send your application off without double checking all
areas are complete and that you have included all the relevant
documentation, in the requested format
- Don’t submit your application form without getting someone
else to read it through first
- Don’t forget to provide the name of a contact person who is
knowledgeable about the project and application, and who can
be contacted in normal office hours
Sport England ’s Small
Grants Programme was launched last month and has been set up to
support local community sport projects. Sport England has other
funding schemes detailed on their website www.sportengland.org
It’s also worth contacting your local authority, as they may
have a small amount of funding to give out, and they should be
able to point you in the direction of local trusts and foundations
which may also be able to help you.
For more information
on applying for funding, or to access running sports’
range of resources (including the workshop calendar telling you
when and where the workshops are running) all designed to support
administrative sports volunteers working in judo clubs across
the country, visit their website, www.runningsports.org
Contact your Regional
Development officer if you are considering an application as they
will be able to support you through the process and advise on
appropriate wording and areas that will be supported.
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