INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW

Key resources

Some additional resources are provided on this page, most of which are available FREE of charge. Resources you have to pay for are marked with a £ sign.

FunderFinder companies leaflet

A downloadable FunderFinder .pdf (77kb) on companies that includes advice on Help in Kind.

Governmentfunding

Information on company giving from governmentfunding.org.uk.

In Kind Direct

In Kind Direct is a charity that distributes new goods donated by some of Britain’s best-known manufacturers and retailers to hundreds of voluntary organisations working at home and abroad

LawWorks

The operating name of the Solicitors Pro Bono Group – an independent charity which aims to support, promote, encourage and increase the delivery of free legal advice to individuals and communities in need.

NCVO

NCVO information on fundraising that includes a section on corporate support and non-financial support from private businesses.

ProHelp

A professional advice and support service for local community groups and voluntary organisations. It operates through 33 ProHelp groups in city, urban and rural locations across the country. Members include solicitors, accountants, surveyors, architects, public relations, marketing and management consultants, who undertake one-off projects. Each ProHelp group is a local network of professional firms who often work collaboratively on larger projects.

REACH

Recruits and supports people with managerial, technical and professional expertise and places them in part-time, unpaid roles in voluntary organisations that need their help. They place people in organisations near where they live, across the UK. There are no age limits and there is no charge for the service.

Volunteers

Volunteering England is the accountable body for the activity of the Volunteering Hub. It aims to support the development of a leaner, effectively marketed and high quality volunteering infrastructure, which reaches, recruits and places a greater number and diversity of individuals, and is coupled with improved volunteer management.

 

Overview leaflet