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A Manual for the Not-for-
Profit sector
New Options for Funding in
Covid-19
©Liam Scollan
www.liamscollan.ie
liamscollan@gmail.com
Executive coaching and strategic planning for the not-for-profit sector
Version 1 28th Sept 2020
Available only to attendees of the Sligo Leader sponsored New Options
for Funding session on 24th Sept. 2020
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1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3
2 Content ..................................................................................................................................... 3
3 How to use this manual.............................................................................................................. 3
3.1 A work-book format ....................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 Layout .......................................................................................................................................... 3
4 Re-adjusting operations ............................................................................................................. 5
4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Costing risk ................................................................................................................................... 5
5 Knowing you place in the world of funding .................................................................................. 6
5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Position in the funding spectrum .................................................................................................... 7
6 Advanced application preparation .............................................................................................. 8
6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 8
6.2 Common questions to work on ....................................................................................................... 8
7 New approaches to fundraising ................................................................................................ 13
8 Crowdfunding .......................................................................................................................... 18
8.1 What is crowdfunding .................................................................................................................. 18
8.2 Choosing a crowdfunding platform ............................................................................................... 18
9 Sourcing grants and loans ....................................................................................................... 21
9.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 21
9.2 Table of over about 100 relevant grant sources ............................................................................ 21
10 Your funding plan ................................................................................................................. 47
10.1 Your fundraising goal .................................................................................................................. 47
10.2 Where you are going to raise your funds from? ............................................................................. 47
10.3 Have you answered the standard application questions? .............................................................. 48
10.4 Name three new ways in which you are going to raise some or all of the money you need: ............. 48
10.5 Which of the standard sources of grant funding are you aiming for in the coming 12 months? ......... 48
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1 Introduction
Voluntary organisations are hugely challenged with loss of income from their traditional sources as a result of
Covid-19. The financial challenge is compounded by time-consuming Covid-19 responsibilities and in some
cases reduced availability of volunteers. Many organisations are having to re-think how they work, where they
can save on expenditure, become better at applying for the traditional sources of funds and more innovative in
finding new resources. New Options for Funding is a manual aimed at practically helping not-for-profit groups
to work together effectively in meeting these challenges and keeping their operations running.
2 Content
In this manual you will be able to work through options in adjusting how you operate, become more focused
and prepared for application and fundraising, identify new online and off-line ways of fundraising during
Covid-19 and become more up-to-date on grant and loan sources for the development of social, community,
health, enterprise, educational, arts and other objectives.
Please note that the manual applies to all 26 counties. There will be some variations at county level in relation
to grant availability and timings. Always check with your local Public Participation Network (PPN)
The manual accompanies tailored live online sessions where participants receive a presentation, are guided
through the best use of the manual and take part in live Q&As.
3 How to use this manual
3.1 A work-book format
The manual is laid out like a workbook drawing together the key steps to improve your organisation’s overall
resources and finances. It contains blank tables for you to complete. If there are not sufficient tables then add as
many as you need.
References are also provided throughout the manual so that you can refer to more detailed information and ap-
plication forms.
3.2 Layout
In Chapter 4 “Re-adjusting operations” we set out a process you can follow if you need to re-set your goals fol-
lowing Covid-19, suggest ways to re-adjust your operations and re-profile the roles of staff and volunteers.
This can impact on the type and the amount of funding you are seeking.
“Knowing your place in the world of funding”, Chapter 5, helps to identify which types of income generation
broadly suit your organisation and plots the adjustments you might need to make. It prompts you to consider the
relative weight you give to different options such as gifts, grants, contracts or open market activities and ex-
plains what these are.
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In Chapter 6 “Advanced application preparation” we set out the key questions that most funders ask. This will
help you be ever-ready to apply for the opportunities that can sometimes come with submission deadlines which
are difficult to meet.
“New approaches to fundraising”, Chapter 7, draws on experience around Ireland and globally and gives over
30 techniques and examples of how we can attract resources and raise funds differently during a pandemic and
in the post pandemic world.
Chapter 8 “Crowdfunding” refers to some of the key online crowdfunding platforms used by the voluntary sec-
tor and shows you how to decide on the best ones for your needs.
“Sources of grants and loans”, Chapter 9, provides information on approx 100 different sources for financing
social, community, health, enterprise, educational, arts and other objectives. It provides the links to help you
self-manage your own permanent online database of funding sources relevant to your cause.
In Chapter 10 “Your funding options plan” we suggest a template for how you can use the learning to garner
your group’s resolve to meet the challenges of attracting funds and operating viably during and after Covid-19.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this manual is for educational purposes only and is non-exhaustive. It is not intended to provide legal advice to you,
and you should not rely upon the information to provide any such advice. We do not provide any warranty, express or implied, of its accuracy or
completeness. Liam Scollan shall not be liable in any manner or to any extent for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages,
losses or expenses arising out of the use of this manual.
Users are advised to consult with and keep up to date with funding methods and sources and check with all websites and fund controllers as guid-
ance may change after the date of this manual’s publication. Always check with your local Public Participation Network (PPN) as grant types, avail-
ability and timings can vary from county to county.
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4 Re-adjusting operations
4.1 Introduction
This section sets out three principle adjustments you may have to make in your organisation, all of which will
impact upon either expenditure or income. This first step will help ensure you take account of potentially vital
changes to the underlying finances of your organisation before you decide where to focus your fundraising.
We walk you through three considerations:
What are the potential costs of the new risks that you face by operating in a pandemic?
What are the Covid-19 compliance adjustments you have to make to operate safely?
What will be the changes to work practices? Estimate the cash loss or gain of these changes.
4.2 Costing risk
4.2.1 Overall impact
The exercise below is designed to assist not-for-profit bodies to estimate the financial impact of the changes
taking place as a result of Covid-19 by estimating, even in general terms at this stage the financial impact of:
1. Complying with Covid-19 protocols
2. Adjusting services to users because of Covid-19 or other changes
3. Assessing if there are any changes to the regular annual overheads of running the service
4. Deciding whether you need to undertake any new capital projects.
Either just answer yes or no in the table below or put in amounts if you have them. Don’t let it stop you moving
on.
1 2 3 4 5
Key areas What are the changes for the Financial Increases or decreases to The financial
12 months ahead? cost or hours for: costs/gains of all
gain Employees Volunteers changes in col-
umns 2 ,3 & 4
Covid-19 PPE and other physical
compliance measures
Changes to staff working
conditions and work prac-
tices
Using less or more physical
space
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Operational Adjustments to your opera-
changes tions required by users of
your service, other than
above
All other normal overheads
Other planned capital expenditure
Total impact
4.2.2 Annual impact
How are the costs above spread over the years? As above, don’t feel you have to put detailed answers in place.
However, try to come up with overall estimates. This will help you get a fix on how much additional support, if
any, you will need in the year ahead.
Area Description Year 1 Year 2
Covid-19 PPE and other physical measures
compliance
Changes to staff working conditions and work practices
Using less or more physical space
External Adjustments required by users of your service, other than above
Other overheads
Other capital
Total impact
4.2.3 Knowing the facts about finance
If you have undertaken the above exercise you will now be able to answer the following:
Question Your answer
How many additional volunteering hours do you need now and next year?
By how much have your overheads increased or decreased now or next year?
What additional or reduced capital costs will you have?
5 Knowing you place in the world of funding
5.1 Introduction
With the large adjustments that are taking place, perhaps your position in the world of funding has changed. Are
you for instance shifting from asking for money to earning money or vice versa?
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Take a look at the chart below, decide where you are now and where you might need to take your organisation
one year from now.
Contractors • Contracts
Trading
Consumers • Market place
Donors • Donations
Asking
Funders • Grants
If you are an organisation that asks for money then are you asking donors to give you donations or funders to
give you grants? If you are earning money then are you supplying contracts to contractors or providing services
or goods to consumers in the general market place?
5.2 Position in the funding spectrum
Now establish where your organisation has shifted to in the world of funding since before Covid-19. Establish
in overall terms the % of income you had from the four categories below pre-Covid-19 and the projected % you
will need from each category below now or in future.
Then work out what that means in terms of actual amounts targeted for these different categories.
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Financial dependency - 4 categories % of our income % of income tar- € amount in fu-
annually Pre Covid- geted for 2021 or ture year i.e. 2021
19 2022 or 2022
Getting grants from funders
Getting donations from donors
Supplying specific contracts to contracting organi-
sations
Trading in the general market place
Total turnover 100% 100&
You will now have established how much you should be getting from one or more of the four main ways of get-
ting money into your organisation.
6 Advanced application preparation
6.1 Introduction
You are now clear on the relative levels of focus you should give to preparing to bid for or earn resources from
each of the four categories in section 5 above. There is vital background preparation you can now commence
even without any obvious deadline for submission of applications.
6.2 Common questions to work on
These questions revolve around four key areas:
Internal questions about your organisation
Questions about your project
Questions about people, networks and communications and
Money questions
6.2.1 Internal questions about your organisation
6.2.1.1 LEGAL
Which of these structures describe you? Tick here
Company limited by guarantee
Designated Activity Company limited by guarantee
Designated Activity Company limited by shares
Industrial and Provident Societies
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Organisation established by Statute
Partnership
Private Company Limited by Shares
Private Charitable Trust
Private Unlimited Company
School Board of Management
Sole trader
Unincorporated Association
6.2.1.2 TYPE OF ORGANISATION
Type of organisation Tick here
Community development project
Community or voluntary organisation
Statutory -Citizen Information Service
Sport and recreation
Education Pre-school
Education Primary School
Education Secondary School
Education Further Education and Training
Education Third Level
Family Resource Centre
Local Development Company/Partnership
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
Private enterprise
Revenue Commissioner
Social enterprise
Statutory – City/County Childcare Committee
Statutory - Local Authority
Statutory - ETB
Statutory - Health
Supplier
6.2.1.3 YOUR GOVERNANCE
For Charities, adherence to the 6 principles of the governance code is mandatory. Many public sources of funds
also want to see evidence of adherence to the Governance code.
Principle 1 A governing document or constitution that sets out what your charitable purpose is, your specific objectives and
Advancing of how you aim to achieve them.
charitable purpose
Your response 1
Principle 2 What are your ethics and standards and how do you uphold them?
Ethics and integ-
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Your response 2
Principle 3 Be clear on the roles of board members, management, staff or volunteers. Be clear on how you recruit, train and support,
Leading people supervise, appraise and remunerate.
Your response 3
Principle 4 Be clear on your legal structure, which specific regulations you must adhere to, how you control finances, annual and other
Exercising control accounts and how you manage risk.
Your response 4
Principle 5 Show that your board, staff or volunteers have the skills to carry out their roles, that your meetings are run effectively, that
Working effec- you report and evaluate progress and review your effectiveness.
tively
Your response 5
Principle 6 Being prepared to explain regularly to all your stakeholders what you do, why you do it, how you do it and what you
Behaving with achieve. Do this typically through social media, briefings and through involving your stakeholders in planning what you
integrity do.
Your response 6
6.2.2 Key questions about your project
Who are you? Background information on your organisation
Relevant background on your organisation which the funders have asked for
Your response
Where are? Maps
Diagrams
Relationship/distance to other relevant landmarks
Your response
Why this project? Vision
What you want to change?
What is compelling about your project?
What it will look like in 5 years?
Graphics
Your response
What are your con- Measurable outcomes that you plan to achieve
crete objectives? Short, medium, long-term
Described in a numerical, social or personal way
Your response
How are you going to The different elements that make up the doing of the project
do the project? What the project would look like if you watched it from a distance?
Physical design/proportions
Your response
Which of our criteria Describe how your project meets the funding criteria
do you meet?
Your response
When is it going to Timetable the different components over the life of the project
happen? Include monitoring and evaluation
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Your response
Who is going to man- Who is going to manage the project?
age the project and How will that person or team manage this project effectively?
how are they going to Who are the partner organisations, if any, who will run the project with you
manage it? What previous relevant experience and skills have they of running projects like this?
Who are the other organisations that will work with you to support you in delivering the project?
Your response
6.2.3 Questions about people, networks and communications
Policies What are the key policies at a local or national level that are being addressed by your project?
Reference the documents and quote the specific sections in them that your project fulfils.
Try to quantify in a measurable way how your project’s outcomes will contribute to the outcomes intended in the
policies mentioned above.
Your response
Complementarity, What other organisations at a local level work towards similar or complementary policies above?
relationships, What working relationships have you with these complementary bodies?
co-ordination and Can they write a letter of support for your project?
non-duplication How does your project co-ordinate with the complementary bodies above towards the achievement of the policies
and outcomes in row 1 of this table 6.2.3?
Your response
Communication Who from your organisation will be chiefly responsible for communicating with the funder?
How will you communicate your project’s progress?
Who will you be communicating with?
Who will do the communicating?
Your response
6.2.4 Questions about money
How much? How much are you looking for?
When and over what period of time do you want it?
Your response
Financial dependency - 4 categories % of income tar- € amount in future
geted for 2021 or year i.e. 2021 or
2022 2022
Getting grants from funders
Getting donations from donors
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Supplying specific contracts to contracting organisa-
tions
Trading in the general market place
Total turnover 100%
Eligible costs List the eligible costs which will amount to the same as the grant request.
Your response
Total costs This will include all costs including eligible and ineligible costs
Your proven need for the level of funding you are requesting
Your response
Ability to fund any Ability to fund up-front costs before grant can be drawn down
requirements Ability to raise match funding requirements
Ability to make in-kind contributions
Your response
Your financial Evidence of up to date tax compliance
status Recent audited accounts or financial records
Current bank balance(s)
Cash reserves and your reserves policy
Your response
Projected finances Cash flow forecast
Profit and loss projections
Balance sheet
Your response
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7 New approaches to fundraising
We describe in alphabetical order below over 30 techniques to raise money, define these methods, give exam-
ples and suggest how you can get started.
Description Example Getting started
Idea
Sell goods donated to Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation online Create a retail sales page
Auction
you to highest bidders auction of celebrity items
https://www.jackandjill.ie/events/auction-
thrill-for-jack-jill/
Barter transactions are https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C7qN_t Consider how you can trade
where no money JiwA&feature=youtu.be a service you provide for re-
Barter
changes hands but sources your NFP needs.
goods or services are Clonakilty Favour Exchange
swapped. https://www.facebook.com/ClonakiltyFavour
Exchange/
Get a celebrity to at- Dublin Rape Crisis Centre: Cook up a storm Get a celebrity to share their
Celebrity
tract the public to join with Celebrity chef Derek Clark skills online
in their activity https://foodandwine.ie/news/cook-up-a- Invite public to take part and
storm-dublin-rape-crisis-centre pay fee.
Raising money from a Age Action using the idonate platform Choose your target amount,
funding
large number of peo- https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/11390691_ chose your internet platform
Crowd
ple, typically via the biotd-ad-csr-quiz-2020.html and get your team to share.
Internet.
See Crowdfunding chapter in this manual
Insert donate buttons Enable Ireland Install a donate button page
buttons
Donate
on your website or https://www.enableireland.ie/donate on your website
FB/social media pages
Invite sponsorship of Bewley’s Coffee Galway Hospice Coffee Headhunt local sponsors
Event spon-
particular morning
sorship
events/projects rather https://galwayhospice.ie/events/coffee/
than for the whole or-
ganisation
Facility hire e.g. for Carmichael Ireland hiring meeting rooms Identify facilities you can
Facility
charity events https://www.carmichaelireland.ie/what-we- hire out
hire
Advertise your venue do/services/meeting-rooms/
and facilities
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Host an online gala Sligo Online Festival Community’s online Organise your local virtual
livestreaming
event, using fundraiser for charity concert using online apps and
Gala
livestreaming, with https://www.facebook.com/groups/23212446 social media
speakers, music, par- 1170566/events
ticipation, donation
Honouring a special Three sisters raise money for Foyle Hospice Create events that honour
Honouring
person from your or- by making a tribute video for their grand- people whose stories are re-
ganisation mother. spected by your community.
https://www.irishpost.com/news/irish-sisters-
charity-song-grandma-191341
A regular weekly de- Payroll deduction scheme supporting Galway Set up a payroll giving direct
Income de-
duction from donor’s Hospice debit system on your website
ductions
income towards your https://galwayhospice.ie/get-involved/raffles-
organisation draws/weekly-draw/
Mobilise people to Self Help Africa Supply the raw material, su-
work together or indi- 1,000,000 new trees in Sub-Saharan Africa pervision or skill and invite
vidually to complete a and 100,000 native trees in Ireland - for people to take part.
Jobbing
task they believe in every €5 donation, 1 is planted in Ireland and
10 in Africa
https://selfhelpafrica.org/onemilliontrees/
Assemble a fundrais- Mental Health Ireland send fundraising kits Prepare your own guidelines,
ing kit so that fund- to their volunteers marketing materials, forms
raising supporters can https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/help- and anything else that makes
Kit
avail of the resource to fundraising/ it easy for anyone to raise
help them raise money money for you.
effectively
Create a lottery where NCBI Eye Can Lottery Set up direct debit regular
Lottery
people donate regu- https://www.ncbi.ie/ncbi-new-eye-can- contribution and make sure
larly and enter a lottery-launches/ you have a permit
weekly draw
Invite people to be- Clubs Identify who to invite
Membership
come fee paying Co-operatives
members, in return for
information, events
and special treatment
Christmas cards, post Purple house, Wicklow Come up with a design con-
Merchan-
cards Community based cancer support cept and merchandising plan
dise
https://www.purplehouse.ie/product/christma
s-cards/
Focus on an event that RNLI spotlight rescue of 2 paddleboarders in Look for relevant news items
Newswor-
is newsworthy Galway and ask for donations to link with your story
thy
https://www.facebook.com/rnli/posts/101580
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Move some services to Focus Ireland providing tenancy support See how you can help online
Operate dif-
online support online
ferently
https://www.focusireland.ie/wp-
content/uploads/2020/03/Telephone-tenancy-
support-during-Covid-19.pdf
Restructure to virtual Volunteer Ireland guidance Create new online helping
On line
volunteering https://www.volunteer.ie/about-us/covid- opportunities for people
19/covid-19-resources/moving-to-virtual- whom it suits to volunteer
volunteering/ online.
Individual and corpo- Debra Ireland is supported by the Applegreen Identify wealthy people or
Philan-
thropy
rate giving Charitable Fund organisations who share your
http://philanthropy.ie/in-action/ vision.
Launch a public appeal Appeal for funds for Kilkee Playground Assemble a range of media
Public appeal
https://clarechampion.ie/funding-appeal-to- outlets that will help convey
reopen-kilkee-playground/ your message through your
powerful stories and mes-
sages
Run an online quiz Cope Foundation raising funds through FB Start setting the questions
Quiz online
with fees to enter online quiz and build your own platform
https://www.facebook.com/CopeFoundation/ on social media or uses apps
posts/3796507317089328 that generate quiz events
People from around Annaduff GAA (Leitrim) Buy a Brick to Break down your project into
sponsor-
Remote
product
the world sponsor a build Centre of Excellence easy to understand or iconic
ship
part of your building https://www.leitrimgaa.ie/bricks/ parts and credit each sponsor
or event project
Invite employers to https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary- Write the job description,
Secondment
second people to work sector-network/2016/mar/31/charities-gain- demonstrate the learning or
in your charity in re- employees-from-top-business fulfilment opportunities in it
turn for training, ex- and invite companies to sec-
perience, public rela- ond people to fill the post.
tions
Sporting activities run Kerry ladies Gaelic football club MKL Gaels Build links between sporting
for charity and friends kicked one million solos for activities with community
Sport
Childline fundraising needs.
http://www.kerryladiesfootball.com/mkl-
gaels-ispcc-fundraiser/
A Charity can rent dif- Trocaire teamed with Supermacs to locate tap Investigate the various com-
ferent types of termi- and donate terminals panies offering Tap and Do-
Tap and Donate
nals including GPRS, nate services to compare
Wireless and counter- https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/12/irish- costs and opportunities for
top allowing them to charity-introduces-digital-collection-boxes- your organisation
offer for-lent/
Tap to Donate to do-
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This is a Charitable Joan makes a cash donation of €1,000 and https://www.revenue.ie/en/co
Donation Scheme that normally would have paid tax of €449.27. mpanies-and-
Tax Refund
Scheme
allows tax relief on The approved charity can claim the 449.27. charities/charities-and-sports-
qualifying donations bodies/charitable-donation-
made to approved bod- scheme/index.aspx
ies.
Unite with other or- Advent of Change Calendar supports multi- Identify other charities to
Unite
ganisations and fund- ple charities with each purchase of the calen- work with
raise together dar
https://adventofchange.com/
Head shaves, spon- VHI Virtual Women’s Mini-Marathon
sored walks, virtual 10k Use wearable fitness track-
marathons, virtual ex- 10 Days – Complete it between 1 October to ing devices (British Heart
otic journeys (Camino 10 October (10 days) Foundation MyMarathon). -
Virtual events
de Quarantine – Focus Help raise €10 million euro for Irish charities distance, steps, calories)
Ireland), jersey auc- https://www.vhiwomensminimarathon.ie/virt
tions, walking, run- ual-race-packs-2020 Piggyback on national corpo-
ning, cycling/spinning, rate fundraising event aimed
yoga, and boot camp. at any charity of your choice.
Go to their special website or
landing page
registration
Invite people to leave https://www.freewills.co.uk Get a legal firm to offer to do
you money in their a free will for people if they
Wills
will will leave a part of their es-
tate to your cause
Online X Factor events St. Ailbe’s School, Tipperary Town Drawn upon the popularity of
X Factor
https://gopro.com/v/MJgb8ZODPDnQD TV events and replicate them
event
in your neighbourhood or
online
Annual days that pro- Daffodil Day for the Irish Cancer Society Chose a day in the year that
Yearly spe-
vide opportunities to https://www.cancer.ie/ways-to- is memorable for your com-
cial days
fundraise or raise help/fundraise/daffodil-day/about-daffodil- munity and centre your an-
awareness day nual fundraiser on that day.
Get your local Genera- The Rose Development Corporation adapting Adapt your requests and
Z Generation
tion Z to come up with to Generation Z messaging to attract people
ideas for online fund- https://rosecdc.org/community/lents-youth- born between 1996 and
raising. initiative/ 2010,
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8 Crowdfunding
8.1 What is crowdfunding
The practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of
people, typically via the Internet.
Some key aspects:
It is quick and easy to get set-up – there are good step by step guides on the websites
People can donate from their own home and you can organise from yours!
There are charges to consider – usually based on each donation made and sometimes a “platform fee” too
How the money is withdrawn from or deposited into an account needs to be well controlled. You need to have
this aspect well planned.
8.2 Choosing a crowdfunding platform
8.2.1 Introduction
There are many crowdfunding platforms to choose from. Here are some popular sites currently being used by
Irish voluntary organisations for fundraising:
ifundraise.ie
idonate.ie
fundit.ie
gofundme.com
gogetfunding.com
There are many others and this is a rapidly developing field. We have compared these five platforms below to
assist you in deciding which of these or other platforms might best suit your needs and the key things to watch
out for.
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8.2.2 Background
idonate.ie ifundraise.ie fundit.ie gofundme.com gogetfunding.com
Established 2011 to Established All-island Irish Largest crowd fund- Established 2011
assist charities & 2013 as spe- website for Ire- ing platform world - based in USA
non-profits in fund- cialist in land’s creative wide. Used by many
raising. Largest club and projects, run by Irish fundraisers;
Background
platform in school fund- Business to Arts, based in the USA
Ireland used by raising. a not-for-profit
2000+ not for prof- Based in organisation
its Galway. working to sup-
Part of a network Has over port resilience
(including ifund- 1,000 groups and transforma-
raise.ie) based in registered tion in the cul-
Galway. tural sector
8.2.3 Set-up and fees
idonate.ie ifundraise.ie fundit.ie go- gogetfund-
fundme.co ing.com
m
Quick to set up; no Quick to set up; no Basic fee of 5% Easy to set Easy to set
set up costs or an- set up costs or an- and 3% to cover up. No set up. It's free
nual costs nual costs the transaction and up fee or to start a
4% platform fee on 4% platform fee on other costs for platform fee; campaign
each donation + each donation + processing your transaction and charge
variable transaction variable transaction pledges. No fee of 2.9%* is 4% on the
+ €0.25 per
Set up and fees
fee depending on fee depending on charges are made amount
payment method payment method unless a project donation raised.
(for example 1% (for example 1% reaches its funding *VAT In- processing
extra if credit/debit extra if credit/debit targets within the cluded fees are an
card)- donors are card)- donors are allotted campaign average of
asked if they wish asked if they wish time. 2.9%
to cover this and to cover this and
“most do “most do”
8.2.4 How it works
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idonate.ie ifundraise.ie fundit.ie gofundme.com gogetfunding.com
Create a fund- The system allows “All or nothing Offers a Go- Set up a fundrais-
raising page – the owner / admin- funding”; this FundMe Do- ing page and email
either istrator create a means nate Button contacts to invite
1)“Once Off profile for the that Fundit obtains that you can them to donate.
Fundraising Cause, to which card authorization embed on your Tends to be used
Page” showing donations can then from Funders to website or blog more for individ-
total amount be made directly debit their account to easily pro- ual events rather
raised along with (private donations). if the given Pro- mote your than causes.
individual do- A supporter (fund- ject reaches its fundraiser and
nor’s name & raiser) may also goal. If a Project encourage oth-
amount donated, setup a Fundraising does not meet its ers to donate.
typically this is Page where he/she funding The Donate
used by people does an Event in goal Fundit will Button show-
raising funds for support of a Cause. not debit the card, cases your
a personal cause meaning that your main fundraiser
or local causes. Project will re- image, your
2) Ongoing ceive nothing. fundraiser title,
How it works
Fundraising ac- the amount
count – ideal for you’ve
schools, sports raised—and
clubs, groups, or most impor-
where the cause tantly? It con-
has the support tains an active
of fundraising link to your
pages. The cause fundraiser that
profile page will takes people
not show a run- directly to your
ning total of do- donation page.
nations or indi-
vidual donations.
Users can donate
privately to the
cause. Also, in-
dividuals can
create personal
fundraising
pages in aid of
the cause.
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9 Sourcing grants and loans
9.1 Introduction
We list below sources of grants from within Ireland divided into colour coded categories of mixed, Arts/Culture Including Tourism, children and
young people and including education, enterprise, environment/outdoors/local infrastructure, supported employment and wellbeing.
Title Mixed Arts/culture in- Children, young Enterprise Environment/outdoors/local Supported em- Wellbeing and
cluding tourism people and (mainly social) infrastructure ployment sport
community edu-
cation
Colour code
Where available we indicate the grant’s name, purpose and eligibility, typical allocation (where information is available), deadline and who admin-
isters it.
We have included some grants whose deadline may have passed or closed. This is because the situation can change suddenly and we thought it best
that you could develop your own database where you can check periodically for those grants of particular interest to you.
9.2 Table of approx 100 relevant grant sources
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MIX OF CATEGORIES
Administered by/
refer to/apply to
Name Purpose and eligibility Typical allocation Deadline
Business and Many businesses have funds that distribute small amounts of Various Various See websites
Commercial money to local causes. Each has different criteria and deadlines
Funds can be checked on website link below:
Airbnb (Áitiúil) (postponed for 2020)
https://ga.airbnb.ie/d/aitiuil
Aldi (Community Support Fund)
https://www.aldi.ie/love-ireland/community
Applegreen (Blossom Fund)
https://www.applegreenstores.com/charity/
Bank of Ireland (Begin Together Fund)
https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/types-of-grants/bank-
of-ireland-begin-together-fund-2020
Coca Cola (Thank You Fund)
https://www.coca-cola.ie/community/thank-you-fund/the-coca-
cola-thank-you-fund-2019-applications-now-open
Ecclesiastical Insurance – (Movement for Good Fund)
https://www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-for-good/
Energia (Get Ireland Growing)
https://www.energia.ie/energia-get-ireland-growing
Patagonia International environmental grants
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https://www.patagonia.com/how-we-fund/international-grant/
Permanent TSB (Community Fund)
https://www.permanenttsb.ie/responsible-business/community-
fund/
Tesco Community Fund
https://food-and-community.tesco.ie/home/supporting-local-
communities/community-fund-stories/what-is-community-fund/
CLÁR Current funding available for measure 3: Funding for (3A) Commu- (3a) 2,000 to 20,000 for Most recent https://www.gov.ie
nity Groups providing Meals on Wheels and other linked community local groups and up to closing date /en/policy-
services and The adaption of existing vehicles and the purchase of 100,000 for regional was 11th Sept informa-
associated kitchen and delivery equipment. groups 2020 tion/91ba52-clar/
Check site for Applications should
next rounds be submitted di-
rectly to the De-
partment at
clar@drcd.gov.ie
Up to a maximum of Contact your local
The scheme is intended to support local communities wishing to
€40,000 or 60% of the Joint Policing Com-
install and maintain CCTV security systems in their area, with the
total cost of the system. mittee
aim of increasing public safety and deterring illegal or anti-social be-
Community
haviour. Ongoing
based CCTV Joint Policing Comm
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Community_based_CCTV_gra
ittee
nt_aid_scheme_Information_and_Documentation
Small scale capital projects that will enhance community facilities i.e.
Community En- community centres & halls. Capital expenditure on adaptations or Varies be- Check with your
hancement Pro- equipment needed as a result of COVID-19 may be eligible, depend- tween Coun- Local Authority and
gramme ing on the work being completed ties PPN
Community Priority will be given to 30th Sept 2020 https://www.comm
RTE does Comic Relief – open call for projects
Foundation for projects which target at 4.30pm. unityfounda-
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Ireland support towards groups tion.ie/grants/types
that have been deeply -of-grants/rte-does-
affected by Covid-19 comic-relief
Covid-19 Response fund, Grants for Mergers, Bank of Ireland Begin See website for each https://www.commu
Community
Together Fund, Older Persons Fund, Early Childhood Ireland, Envi- category nityfounda-
Foundation for Check website
ronment and Nature Fund, The Women’s Fund, tion.ie/grants/types-
Ireland of-grants
COVID-19 Stabil- https://www.gov.ie
ity Fund for /en/publication/b1a
To assist community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises
Community and 7b9-covid-19-
who are experiencing financial difficulties due to a reduction in their
Voluntary, Char- Check website community-
fundraising income and / or traded income as a direct result of the
ity and Social voluntary-charity-
COVID-19 pandemic.
Enterprises and-social-
enterprise/
https://www.agricul
Ex-Gratia payments are made to animal welfare organisations that
Department of ture.gov.ie/animalh
fulfil appropriate conditions (see website) and operate not only as a July each year
Agriculture ealthwel-
sanctuary but actively seek to find suitable homes for the animals in but check
Food and Ma- fare/animalwelfare/
their care website for
rine – Animal fundingtoanimal-
any changes
Welfare welfareorganisa-
tions/
Awards grants to organisations working to build better relations Variety of grants avail-
within and between traditions in Northern Ireland, between North able- see examples for
and South, and between Ireland and Britain. last tranche
exam-
Autumn round
Dept. of Foreign In the next funding round, innovative approaches that allow for de- pleshttps://www.dfa.ie/
-online appli- https://www.dfa.ie/
Affairs & Trade - livery of projects in a manner that is effective but also protects the about-
cation closes about-
Reconciliation health and safety of all involved in line with any public health restric- us/funding/reconciliatio
on Tuesday us/funding/reconcili
Fund tions/guidance that apply in the relevant jurisdiction at that time are n-fund/
29th Septembe ation-fund/
welcomed.
r.
It is important when applying for a new grant that organisations
clearly and explicitly incorporate the impact of Covid-19 restrictions
into their applications
Funding projects for the community, voluntary, charitable and social
EU Check website
enterprise sector in Ireland that foster a sense of European identity
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through partnerships with organisations throughout Europe. The https://www.europ
projects are varied; many involved research or education. eforcitizens.ie/
Adding value to fishery and aquaculture products
Creating/maintaining jobs in coastal areas
Promoting innovation in fisheries and aquaculture http://www.bim.ie/
Supporting diversification within coastal communities schemes/fisheries,l
Lifelong learning, attracting young people into fisheries, ocal,area,group,dev
Fisheries Local Check website
aquaculture, and marine related careers and activities elop-
Area Grants and with re-
Promoting social well-being and cultural heritage in fisheries ment,flag,2016,-
(FLAG) gional office
and aquaculture areas ,2023/
Promoting best environmental practices Contact regional
Strengthening the role and governance of fisheries commu- F.L.A.G. office
nities in local development
Grants may be provided https://www.gov.ie
from a minimum of /en/press-
€10,000 up to release/37d40-
Facilitates the effective integration of migrants into communities all €250,000+ depending 12pm, Tues- minister-mcentee-
Integration over Ireland. on the size and nature day 22 Sep- launches-national-
funds of the project tember 2020 integration-fund-
2020-to-promote-
integration-of-
migrants-into-irish-
society/
JP McManus Supports local community initiatives and non-profit organisations
https://jpmcmanusf
Benevolent throughout the Mid-West of Ireland in the areas of Education On going
und.ie/
Fund Healthcare Community and Local Infrastructure
Up to €45,000 http://www.interre
Northern Pe- Projects should look at ways in which cooperation can effectively
30 September g-npa.eu/for-
riphery and Arc- help address the multiple challenges posed by this COVID-19 crisis
2020 applicants/covid-19-
tic Programme under 6 themes
call/
Ireland Funds Up to €8,000 https://www.comm
Grants for merging of voluntary groups, to pay for facilitation of Open (as of
COVID-19 Re- unityfounda-
early-stage discussions and negotiations, July 2020)
sponse Fund tion.ie/grants/types
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-of-grants/grants-
for-mergers
The “Engaging Civic Society” strand will support small, discrete col- Up to €12,000
laborative projects between academic researchers (the applicants to
http://research.ie/f
Irish Research the Call) and an NGO or community/voluntary organisation. CVOs or 13 October
unding/new-
Council NGOs interested in seeking an Academic Partner can send their or- 2020 4 pm
foundations/
ganisation name, contact details and strategic themes/relevant topic
details to newfoundations@research.ie.
Rural Tourism, Economic Development/Broadband, Rural Towns &
Villages, Social Inclusion and Rural Environment. Types of projects https://www.pobal.i
which may be eligible for funding include but are not limited to: e/programmes/lead
Community infrastructure, services or facilities for hard to reach er-programme-
Rolling pro-
LEADER communities, Access facilities to local amenities, Local enhancement 2014-2020/ for list
gramme
schemes, Renovation of derelict buildings for community purposes, of implementing
Farmers' Markets, Town/village centre improvements, Environ- partners and further
mental initiatives information
Community projects, including charities and faith-based initiatives.
Loans – Com- Social enterprises – e.g., training or employment initiatives, rural https://communityfi
munity Finance development projects, co-operatives. Loans of between Ongoing nanceireland.com
Ireland Sports clubs – e.g., facilities, amenities, equipment, resources, etc. €/£10k–600k
https://www.clannc
Loan Finance to Community & Voluntary Groups, Charities, Sports
Loans – Clann redo.ie
Clubs and Social Enterprises Nationwide Ongoing
Credo Bridging finance
Has regional offices throughout the country.
Matching finance
National Lottery's primary aim is to raise funding for good causes,
https://www.lottery
helping make a difference to communities, projects and individuals
.ie/useful-
in the areas of Youth, Sports, Recreation, Amenities, Health, Wel- Rolling pro-
National Lottery info/apply-for-
fare, Arts, Culture, National Heritage and the Irish Language. Funding gramme
good-causes-
is filtered through a variety of Government agencies.
funding
European Union initiative designed to support peace and reconcilia- Monday 16 https://www.seupb.
Peace Pro-
tion in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. The Pro- November eu/social-
gramme 2014-
gramme will invest €270 million in the eligible region over the six- 2020 at 3pm innovation
2020
year period from 2014 to 2020; some from the EU budget and some
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from the UK and Irish Governments
“Building Community Cohesion through Social Innovation” funding
call is currently open and will support a single regional-wide project
that can create new approaches to tackle the challenges which keep
communities divided. Projects must engage in meaningful peace and
reconciliation activity and include a pathway/outreach programme
that creates sustained contact between people from different back-
grounds and communities.
The project must also have a specific focus on the needs of minority
groups as well as groups who traditionally have been marginalised
by society. It will create opportunities for these groups to have a
greater degree of participation and integration within larger com-
munity life.
https://prideofplace
.ie/
An all-island competition that acknowledges and celebrates the
Pride of Place work that communities are doing all over the island of Ireland. Usually June
+ Contact your Local
Authority
Direct grant aid to micro and small businesses with the costs associ-
ated with reopening and reemploying workers following COVID-19
https://dbei.gov.ie/
closures.
en/What-We-
Do/Supports-for-
1. have an annual turnover of less than €5m and employ be-
SMEs/COVID-19-
tween 1 to 50 people; Check on web-
supports/COVID-19-
Restart Grant 2. have suffered a projected 25%+ loss in turnover to end June Equivalent to the rates site to the
Restart-Grant-Local-
2020; bill for 2019, or a mini- right
Authority-
3. commit to remain open or to reopen if it was closed; mum payment of
Websites.html
4. declare the intention to retain employees that are on The €2,000, whichever is the
Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and re-employ staff on higher
Your Local Authority
the Pandemic Unemployment Payment as business recov- Max €10,000.
ers.
Rethink Ireland Funding for projects that support marginalised women, migrant Cash grants of between Stage 1; Open https://rethinkirela
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Equality Fund people (including people in need of international protection), people €55,000 and €75,000 call for appli- nd.ie/current_fund/
from minority ethnic communities, the Traveller and Roma commu- each year for three cations (13 equality-fund-2020-
nities, people with disabilities and LGBTI+ people. These organisa- years* July – 14 Sep- 2023/
tions will also work to strengthen equality in Ireland. tember 2020;
Strand 1 -Up to €65,000 Stage 2: Selec-
The Fund will especially focus on projects that: per year each year for 3 tion process
years (September to
Address poverty inequality October 2020)
Work with communities experiencing many discriminations Strand 2 – Up to Stage 3: Inter-
and stigma €55,000 per year each views (Octo-
Work with marginalised communities affected by COVID-19 year for 3 years ber 2020)
Are based on communities speaking and acting for them- Stage 4: Final
selves Strand 3 – Up to checks on
€75,000 per year each short-listed
To enable this work the Fund further welcomes projects which year for 3 years applicants (Oc-
emphasise: tober to No-
vember 2020)
Freedom of civil society, solidarity between groups and col- Stage 5: Final
laborations decision by
Changing hearts and minds Rethink Ire-
Systemic change land’s Board
Leadership support (November or
December
Strand 1 (Empowering Women) – 2020)
Strand 2 (Strengthening Communities)
Strand 3 (Building Equality Together)
Average allocation to- Local Authority
The purpose of the fund is to support job creation in rural areas, ad- date is €1.3m
12 noon, on
dress de-population of rural communities and support improve- https://www.gov.ie
Rural Regenera- Tuesday 1st
ments in our towns and villages with a population of less than /en/policy-
tion and Devel- December
10,000, and outlying areas. informa-
opment Fund 2020.
tion/c77144-rural-
regeneration-and-
development-fund/
Text Alert “Text Alert” is designed to facilitate immediate and cost e ec ve See website https://www.garda.
Check website
Scheme communica on from An arda S och na to the public. This will be ie/en/Crime-
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achieved in a structured and consistent way in conjunction with ex- Prevention/Text-
isting Community Crime Prevention Programmes (Community Alert, Alert-Guidelines-
Neighbourhood Watch Group) or I.F.A. Branch etc. .pdf
Supports once-off expenditure such as the purchase of equipment, See specific windfarm
Check website
Windfarm building or refurbishment work. Support for larger projects over a sites on the weblink https://windfarmco
for upcoming
Community multi annual basis may also be considered. mmunityfunds.ie
re-opening
funds
and sites
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ARTS/CULTURE INCLUDING TOURISM
Administered by/ refer to/apply to
Name Purpose and eligibility Typical allocation Deadline
Rolling dates
check website
Example: up to €20,000 for an
Arts Council Currently several funding options open link in next col- http://www.artscouncil.ie/available-
individual bursary award for
with full details on the website umn for check- funding/
artists of all art forms
ing which funds
are open
Arts Offices
Various small grants to arts activities Check LA Arts
in Local au- €500 to €10,000 Local Authority Arts Offices
and festivals Offices websites
thorities
https://www.irishshows.org/
Agricultural All funds allocated for 2020 can be used on behalf of Dept Department of
shows in 2021 Social Protection, Community and
Rural Development and the Islands,
Artist in the
Community
Bursary -
collaborative Aimed at an artist with a track record of
https://www.create-
Arts and working collaboratively with communi-
9 November ireland.ie/projectsubpage/aic-
Human ties of place or interest in the context of €10,000
2020 bursary/2020-bursary-collaborative-
Rights human rights.
arts-and-human-rights/
Create and
Irish Council
for Human
Rights
30 initiatives and projects from Some funds are https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/
the National Creativity Fund through a open for appli- en/news/30-new-national-creativity-
Creative Ire-
series of strategic partnerships with cul- cations – see fund-initiatives-announced/
land
tural organisations, education and aca- the arts council
demic institutions and healthcare spe- link in the next http://www.artscouncil.ie/available-
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cialists column funding/
Organisations that already
hold funds under stream D
capital funding, can apply to
Cultural Capital Scheme 2019-2022
re-purpose up to €10,000 of
stream D to assist in the re-opening of
their grant which can be used
theatres, arts centres and culture ven-
to fund eligible costs at a 90%
ues; capital adaptations to buildings so
funding rate or up to €5,000
that they comply with the HSE COVID-19
which will not require match
related public health protection meas-
funding. Repurposed funding
ures.
required for the original pur-
The scheme will
pose of the grant will be re-
Funding will be available to not-for- apply for the
stored when required at a https://www.chg.gov.ie/arts/creativ
profit organisations with a clearly de- period of the
later date. e-arts/grants-and-funding/
fined arts and cultural remit; coronavirus cri-
sis, commencing
Organisations that already hold ex-
Eligible facilities include galleries, pro- 12 March 2020
isting capital grants may immedi-
Cultural fessionally-managed arts centres, mu- and applications
New funding applications: Or- ately request by email to artscapita-
venues- seums, heritage centres, studios, ar- can be made by
ganisations can apply for a lunit@chg.gov.ie the re-purposing of
capital adap- chives, performance and creative organisations at
grant of €10,000 which can be all or part of the grant towards nec-
tations spaces; any point
used to fund eligible costs at a essary works and equipment to al-
throughout the
90% funding rate; low reopening.
All grants will be paid out on the basis of crisis i.e. there
Organisations that do not hold a
paid invoices; will be no clos-
In exceptional circumstances, capital grant, will be able to apply for
ing date;
the upper limit of €10,000 funding from Tuesday 14 July
Applications will be assessed and deci-
may be exceeded where a
sions made as they are received by the compelling case can be made
Arts, Film and Investment Unit of the for a higher grant and these
Dept. The target turnaround time to will be dealt with on a case by
repurpose grants will be 3 days and a case basis;
target of 14 days for new grants; Appli-
cations will not be accepted from com-
Alternatively organisations can
mercial organisations, local authorities,
apply for a grant of €5,000
schools, colleges or ETBs;
which will not require match
funding;
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Any new dates
for re-
introduction of
Fáilte Ire- https://www.failteireland.ie/Support
Currently no grants available grants will be on
land s/Identify-Available-Funding.aspx
the website link
in the column to
the right
Various grants that support arts sector
to promote the Irish language, the tradi-
tional arts, Irish language culture and Several on- go-
Foras na learning on an all-island basis and an ing application
https://www.forasnagaeilge.ie/fundi
Gaeilge international basis. opportunities –
ng-schemes/?lang=en
see website link
Projects in this area include the Festivals to the right
Scheme and the Drama Companies
Scheme.
Funding for the purchase of musical in-
https://www.musicnetwork.ie/oppo
Music Capi- struments to individual professional mu- 13 October
rtunities/education/music-capital-
tal Scheme sicians and non-professional performing 2020, 2pm.
scheme
groups.
RTÉ offers promotional air-time on Ra-
dio and Television and supports many
RTE support- https://about.rte.ie/supporting-the-
local and national arts events Ireland On going
ing the Arts arts/about-rte-supporting-the-arts/
through media partnerships and wide-
spread cultural content
Applications
usually are
sought by De-
Seachtain An international Irish language festival cember but cur-
Na Gaelilge running in March every year- the sup- rently no news
https://snag.ie
– support port fund invites applications from on website on
fund community groups to support events whether the
festival is
planned for
2021- check for
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