Funding and income

What Spending Review 2025 means for charities

Explore how the 2025 Spending Review affects charities – including changes to welfare, school meals, NICs and local government funding.

  • Funding and income
  • Government and politics

Help shape new public procurement rules for charities

  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income

What the Autumn 2025 Budget means for your charity

Limited measures announced, but not enough to ease financial strain on charities.

  • Funding and income
  • Government and politics

Local Covenant Partnerships Fund announced

The government has announced a new initiative designed to support stronger, fairer and more collaborative relationships between charities and local government.

  • Funding and income
  • Government and politics

Funding and income

Practical tips on how to find the money you need for your group or charity

  • Funding and income

All about grants

Guidance to help you prepare for your first grant application

  • Funding and income

Deciding to apply for a grant

Guidance to help you decide if applying for a grant is the best option

  • Funding and income

Getting ready to apply

What you need to apply for a grant

  • Funding and income

Understanding a grant fund

Learn about what a grant fund is and how it works

  • Funding and income

Preparing your budget

Guidance on preparing your budget

  • Funding and income

The Road Ahead 2021

  • Funding and income
  • Coronavirus
  • Responding to crises

The Road Ahead 2020

A review of the voluntary sector's operating environment.

  • Responding to crises
  • Coronavirus
  • Funding and income

Government policy and funding round-up: June 2022

  • Funding and income
  • Government and politics
  • Governance

Government policy and funding round-up: April 2022

  • Funding and income
  • Government and politics
  • Governance

Respond, recover, reset: What the voluntary sector can learn from the past two years

  • Funding and income
  • Impact and evaluation
  • Responding to crises

Government policy and funding round-up: February 2022

  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income
  • Governance

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund: What needs to happen next

  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income

Levelling up White Paper: What it means for charities and volunteering

  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income
  • Involving volunteers

Volunteering round-up: January 2022

  • Involving volunteers
  • Funding and income
  • Safeguarding

The commissioning cycle

Learn more about the commissioning cycle

  • Funding and income

Social investment

  • Funding and income

Contactless fundraising

  • Funding and income

Corporate fundraising

Learn more about what corporate fundraising is and if you should try it

  • Funding and income

Crowdfunding

Learning about what crowdfunding is

  • Funding and income

Donation buttons

Learning about what donation buttons are

  • Funding and income

Fundraising events

Guidance about fundraising events for your organisation

  • Funding and income

Fundraising challenges

  • Funding and income

Fundraising in a public place

Guidance on fundraising in a public place

  • Funding and income

Gift Aid

Learn about Gift Aid and how it works

  • Funding and income

Small Charity Week Assembly

Join us for an afternoon of spotlight stories, discussion and connection, showcasing the importance of small charities.

Developing a fundraising strategy (0.5 day)

Learn how to develop your first fundraising strategy. This course is aimed at small to medium-sized charities looking to grow their fundraising offer.

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Learn practical tips to ensure you are successful in your funding bid applications.