Funding Neighbourhood Learning : A Guide for Small Voluntary and Community Groups

There are an increasing number of opportunities available to voluntary and community organisations to fund learning at neighbourhood level.

Yet getting access to the information is often a time-consuming and perplexing process. Whether learning is a core objective or an embedded part of a wider project, this practical guide will help to demystify the process.

Based on experience and good practice in the field, the guide offers step-by-step advice on planning and writing funding applications as well as preparing longer-term approaches to fundraising.

Offering an introduction to the range of policy initiatives that influence the funding of neighbourhood learning, it covers the major statutory sources and key grant-making trusts and includes checklists and advice to increase your chances of success.

With information and signposts for further guidance and up-to-date information, this guide is the essential companion to funding neighbourhood learning.