One of our major roles is to provide advice and support to voluntary and community groups who are looking for funding. This could be anything from new equipment to funding entirely new projects.We can also help you if you need to form a group, prepare a constitution and form a business plan or a fund raising strategy.

Sources of funding fall mainly into the following catagories :-

There’s also a lot of talk about social enterprise . For more information visit www.action.hants.org.uk/index.php?id=84

For advice on funding and the Voluntary Sector in general see the links below:

The Hampshire County Council website for grants to voluntary and community organisations: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/grants.htm

http://www.fit4funding.org.uk (Charities Information Bureau)

http://www.volresource.org.uk/index.htm (VolResource, information for voluntary and community organisations)

The comprehensive publication "Help with Funding" is now available on the HBC website. http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2371

Support for local community projects ASDA Foundation

Support for children and young people in need Grants for Social Welfare.

http://www.grantsnet.co.uk Search engine for grants available to UK organisations - including charity and voluntary organisations