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Apply Yourselves

Apply Yourselves helps you write effective funding applications. Use it to draft a letter or proposal to funders. As you write, click on buttons and text to get advice about what should be included and what funders will expect to see. Look up jargon, use the examples for ideas, or print out the questionnaire to help you be self-critical. Or just use the checklists to make sure you haven't overlooked something.

Download it

Apply Yourselves is a Windows only software application. The application is free and can be downloaded from this link. Download the application to a convenient location, find the file using Windows Explorer or the tool of your choice and double-click on the file to run the installation of Apply Yourselves. To download a full version of the Tutorial in rich text format (*.rtf),click here (149 kB).

Budget Yourselves

Budget Yourselves help voluntary and community groups write effective budgets. It provides lots of advice about the process of making a budget, things that might need to go in it, and how to work out accurate costs. Use it to link budgets and to compare actual income and expenditure with your budget figures. It does the calculating, so if you change any of the figures, your budget will still add up.

Download it

Budget Yourselves runs on Windows 95 or above. The program is free and can be downloaded from this link. Download the program to a convenient location, find the file using Windows Explorer or the tool of your choice and double-click on the file to run the installation of Budget Yourselves.

leaflets about different sources of funding for groups

	Arts Council Funding
	What money is available from the four arts councils in the UK
	BBC Cymru Wales appeals
	Appeals run by BBC Cymru Wales
	Charitable trusts
	What charitable trusts are and how they give
	European Cultural Foundation
	Funding for european arts and culture projects
	European funding
	An overview of statutory money from Europe
	Companies
	What kind of support companies give, and who they give it to
	Landfill Community Fund
	How money collected by landfill companies is distributed
	Loan Finance
	Details of the agencies that make loans to voluntary groups
	National Lottery
	Explains the different agencies that distribute lottery money
	Philanthropic organisations
	Reminds you about Lions, Rotary and similar organisations
	Raffles and bingo
	What you can and can't do
	Statutory Funding
	Explains funding from government and government agencies
	Funding for Volunteering
	Useful if you want to set up schemes using volunteers