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Sustainable Funding Project

The Sustainable Funding Project encourages and enables voluntary and community organisations to develop and implement a sustainable income strategy.

Survive and Thrive: 5 tips to deal with economic uncertainty

The economy has hit the headlines time and again this year. Assets have taken a hit, with shares and property prices plummeting. High profile banking crises and tales of companies laying off workers have left many voluntary and community organisations feeling nervous about their future.

With bad news surrounding the sector, how can you make the best of the current situation? The good news is that putting some work into key areas of your organisation now will reduce the risk of having your own economic crisis.

Survive and thrive: read our 5 top tips

Develop Your Negotiation Skills
4 February 2009

The Public Service Delivery Network is offering a full day high level skills training that will introduce you to the secrets of negotiation and help your organisation achieve the right deal. The training will be delivered by the Institute for Public Finance. See the full programme and book your place now (places are limited).

Public Service Delivery Network
Annual Conference - 3 March 2009

“Transforming together: innovation, public services and voluntary sector” is a unique opportunity for the public and voluntary sector to jointly explore, learn and share successes and challenges of designing and delivering innovative public services. Learn more and book online

New to the idea of sustainable funding?

Read our first steps page and try out some introductory tools.

Funding and financing options

We introduce the diverse range of income sources: from donations and grants through to earning income from trading or public service delivery. Also explore how loans could assist your organisation.

Planning and financial management

Taking a sustainable funding approach requires thorough planning to determine which income streams might be suitable. It also requires an understanding of full costs and ensuring that robust financial management mechanisms are in place.

Learn more

Subscribe to our mailing list to receive our monthly e-newsletter and other updates.
Gain ideas and inspiration from our publications and real-life tales of organisations implementing a sustainable income strategy.
Bust through the jargon with our glossary of phrases commonly used in voluntary sector funding and social enterprise

Get involved

Attend one of our events
Visit an organisation already trading through our Only Connect bursary scheme
Join the Public Service Delivery Network - for those working in and with the voluntary and community sector with responsibility for negotiating and managing public service contracts.