Funding Supports
The following is information and advice that will help your community group when applying for funding:
Your Organisational Structure – What you need to think about to make sure your organisation is ready to start looking for funds
Sligo PPN Get Funding Ready – Helpful Hints for writing a grant applications
Sligo PPN – Getting Your Funding Application Noticed
Sligo Leader – New Options For Funding under Covid-19 – A manual for the Community Sector
How To Explain to a funder that your project is needed in 300 words
How to Write A Quick Response Grant Application
Resources to help assess community needs and resources, addressing social determinants, engaging stakeholders, action planning, building leadership, improving cultural competency, planning an evaluation, and sustaining your efforts over time.
A list of Social Finance Funders
Sometimes it is not possible to access a grant for the project your group wants to undertake. In some cases, groups can access low cost finance if they have the capacity to generate income to repay this.
Sustainable Communities: A Funding Handbook for Community Led Groups
This is a handbook produced by The Wheel and the EPA for community-led groups throughout Ireland, both urban and rural. It provides practical information for ensuring that your group has sufficient funding in order to function, both now and into the future. It is therefore likely to be of particular relevance to those who govern and manage your group’s affairs.
This Toolkit to Open Government provides practical information and insights into how public decision-making works. It consists of ten guides based on government policy, public spending, local government, decision making, the European Union and so on.
The Best Ways to Raise Money For A Charity
If you are applying for grants or being paid by official organisations, your voluntary group may need a tax number just like an individual. This allows you to get Tax Clearance for the group. The process is quite simple. Once you have the number you will be asked to file a return each year. PDF of FORM