Parishes
Useful Fundraising Website Links
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Michael Ford
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last modified
21 Oct, 2020 12:48 PM
The links below open up a wealth of information on the fundraising process and sources of funding.
The list of websites is not exhaustive, but they do carry links to other related websites. Before making an application for funding, read the small print to confirm that your project meets the eligibility criteria of the fund. If possible, contact the fund administrator to discuss the application process before you apply.
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Fundraising for Buildings
- Funds for Historic Buildings:
www.ffhb.org.uk - English Heritage – Places of Worship Scheme:
www.english-heritage.org.uk/protecting/places-of-worship - Church Care:
www.churchofengland.org/more/church-resources/churchcare - National Churches Trust:
www.nationalchurchestrust.org - Devon Historic Churches Trust:
www.devonhistoricchurches.co.uk - Dorset Historic Churches Trust: www.dhct.org.uk - latest news here
- Hampshire and the Islands Historic Churches Trust
www.hihct.org.uk - Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust:
www.wiltshirehistoricchurchestrust.org.uk - Heritage Lottery Fund:
www.hlf.org.uk - Landfill Communities Fund – ENTRUST:
www.entrust.org.uk - Allchurches Trust:
www.allchurches.co.uk - British Institute of Organ Studies (grants for pipe organs):
www.bios.org.uk - Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund (grants for church bell repairs):
www.sdgr.org.uk/guild/bell-restoration/lebrf
Fundraising for Community and Social Projects
- The Church Welfare Association (funds projects working with disadvantaged, vulnerable women and children):
www.churchwelfareassociation.org.uk - The Community Foundation, Bournemouth Dorset & Poole:
www.localgiving4dorset.org.uk/home - The Community Foundation for Wiltshire and Swindon:
www.wscf.org.uk - Directory of Social Change – Government Funding:
www.governmentfunding.org.uk
General Fundraising Ideas for Parishes
- Church of England Parishes Resources:
www.parishresources.org.uk - Better Fundraising Ideas:
www.better-fundraising-ideas.com - How to Fundraise:
www.how2fundraise.org - ChurchCare's gateway page:
www.churchofengland.org/more/church-resources/churchcare/our-conservation-grants
Advice in Dorset and Wiltshire on fundraising and accessing funds
- Charities Information Bureau South & West:
www.cibsouthandwest.org.uk - Dorset Funding Advisers’ Network:
www.dorsetforyou.com/dofan - Community First:
www.communityfirst.org.uk
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