How to action funding

Grants

Speak to your local Equalities Officer
Speak to SDEF
Apply for Grants from other Organisations/Trusts, if criteria can be met
Look into all funding possibilities that could be available to your Access Panel and ensure these are applied for
Don’t be afraid to apply for funding, even if some applications have been refused in the past. Not all applications will be successful. It is important to keep trying

Approach local businesses, organisations, public bodies to seek specific funding for holding an event or to pay for your newsletter or leaflets
In return the sponsor will get advertising space or you will negotiate what the sponsor receives in return for gifting the funding

From time to time, SDEF can assist with ideas, and sometimes can help to identify possible avenues of funding
Appeals for donations can be made through local papers, on the television or on the radio

Setting up a small business is a way of making money – look at different ways to do this.
Thrift Shops are good examples of a Social Enterprise. These are shops that sell second-hand or gifted articles and are usually run for charitable purposes.
Equality Officers may be a good contact whilst setting these up.

See Appendix 2 for contact details.

Examples of Income Generation/Income Maximisation are:

Panel may choose to charge for services that they may be asked for from a business or local community – such as a Short Access Audit for a business
Making a small charge to Private and Public Bodies for work
Design Appraisals · Development of Access Guides for a Third Party
Site Visits on behalf of the Local Authorities, the NHS, Government Departments or Agencies

Examples of fundraising events are:

Fundraising Events can be advertised in the local media (newspaper, television and radio).

For further information on fundraising see also: A Guide to Fundraising