To ensure your group is ready to apply for funding, 4Grants have produced a checklist which you may find useful.

About your group

•     Does your group have a constitution or set of rules?
•     Does your group have a Management Committee?
•     Does your Management Committee have a Chair?
•     Does your Management Committee have a Treasurer?
•     Does your Management Committee have a Secretary?
•     Does your group have a bank or building society account,in its own name?
•     Does the bank account have at least 3 signatories?
•     Does your group have a clear understanding of its aims and objectives?
•     Is your group clear about the services it provides?

What kind of Group are you? What legal structure does your group have?

•     Unincorporated association (group, club, or society)?
•     Registered Charity?
•     Company Limited by Guarantee?
•     CIC?
•     CIO?
•     Are you branch of a national organisation without your own constitution?

About your groups policies and procedures:

•     Do you keep minutes of all committee meetings?
•     Do you have systems in place to record income and expenditure?
•     Do you have relevant policies e.g. : Health and safety? Equal opportunities?
•     If you have employees, do you have Employment Policies?
•     Does your group have insurance to cover its legal responsibilities?

About your group’s funding:

•     Do you have a fundraising plan?
•     Do you have a fundraising group?
•     Does your group have an independent referee?
•     Does your group identify a named person to act as a point of contact for bids?

Many grants are complicated and time consuming, 4Grants can take away the hassle and apply our knowledge and experience to your funding bids.  Contact us today for further information.