A number of resources to look out for.

• GrantNET

  Lewisham Borough Council has made access to GrantNET available via its website.

  This seems to have been removed from the Council website, however, GrantNET is still accessible from grantnet.com.

• Funding Central (NCVO)

  NCVO have launched Funding Central, a website aimed at being a key source of information on funding opportunities. Launched in June 2009 - with funding from the Cabinet Office - the site initially proved to be slightly disappointing (see the news article about first impressions). However, work on this website has continued and NCVO have taken steps to to improve and develop the site. In addition to information on funders, Funding Central also offers advice on making applications.

• Funding Books

  Some of these book are available from Lewisham Libraries. Try searching the online catalogue for more details of which books are held at which branch. All of the following books are available from the Directory of Social Change.

  A Guide to the Major Trusts Vol 1
  As of February 2009, The 2007/08 version of Volume 1 was available as a reference book at Lewisham Reference Library, and the branch libraries at Blackheath, Catford, Crofton Park, Forest Hill, Grove Park, Manor House, New Cross, Sydenham, Torridon Road, and Wavelengths.

  A Guide to the Major Trusts Vol 2
  As of February 2009, The 2007/08 version of Volume 2 was available as a reference book at Lewisham Reference Library, and the branch libraries at Blackheath, Catford, Crofton Park, Forest Hill, Grove Park, Manor House, New Cross, Sydenham, Torridon Road, and Wavelengths.

  A Guide to Local Trusts in Greater London

  Unfortunately Lewisham Libraries do not stock the current edition of this book (February 2009).

  The Directory of Grantmaking Trusts
  The Directory of Grantmaking Trusts was not available in any of the libraries in Lewisham at the time of checking (February 2009).

• Directory of Social Change

  The Directory of Social Change publish a range of books on fundraising, including the 'Guide to Major Trusts' series. They also produce a number of funding websites including:

  • Company Giving
  • Government Funding
  • Trust Funding
  • Grants for Individuals

  DSC offer visitors access to their range of books and websites free of charge at the library in their offices near Euston Station.

• Other External Websites

  London Funders - E-gateway to London Funders
  Fit4Funding - produced by the Charities Information Bureau
  
  Institute of Fundraising
  Institute of Fundraising - Codes of Practices and Guides to Best Practice

• SOFII

SOFII is the 'Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration' website. It contains a mass of shared resources, written by fundraisers for fundraisers. Registration is free and although many of the resources will be more suitable for larger organisations there are resources for smaller groups as well.

• Lewisham Council

  Lewisham Council have a list of 40 funders on their website.

This directory contains links to other agencies offering a wide range of support. Please contact us with more useful links!

Accountancy

• Community Accountancy Service (was Asset)

Arts

• Lewisham Education Arts Network
• Lewisham Arts Service
• Voluntary Arts Network

Children with Disabilities

• Contact a Family
• Lewisham Disability Coalition

Early Years

• Children England
• Early Intervention Service in Lewisham
• London Play
• OFSTED

Funding and Fundraising

• Support with Fundraising
• VAL Community Resource and Information Bureau (CRIB)

Governance

• Charity Commission
• VAL Community Resource and Information Bureau (CRIB)

Legal Support

• LawWorks for Communities

Local Information, Demographics and Statistics

• VAL Community Resource and Information Bureau (CRIB)
• Lewisham Ward Profiles (2001 Census)

Human Resources (HR) Support

• http://www.lvsc.org.uk/Templates/information.asp?NodeID=90165

Information Technology (IT) Support

• ICT for Communities

New Groups

• VAL Community Resource and Information Bureau (CRIB)
• http://www.lvsc.org.uk/Templates/information.asp?NodeID=90042

Policy - Local

• Lewisham Children and Young People's Plan (link will become active once new CYPP 2012-2015 has been signed off).
• Lewisham Sustainable Community Strategy

Policy - National

• Department for Education

Safeguarding

• Support with Safeguarding

Social Enterprise and Community Interest Companies

• Community Interest Companies Regulator
• Social Enterprise Coalition

Sports

• Sport England

Working with schools

• Lewisham Extended Services Team
• http://www.continyou.org.uk/what_we_do/children_and_young_people/supplementary_education

Youth Groups

• London Youth
• National Youth Agency

Youth Justice

• Beat Bullying
• Youth Offending Service in Lewisham
• Lewisham Community Police Consultative Group

Youth Participation

• Lewisham's Young Mayor and Advisors
• http://www.participationworks.org.uk/

• For an extensive selection of factsheets on financial management go to the CASH website www.cash-online.org.uk and select CASHFACTS.

• More complex finance resources are available on the NCVO website http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/advice-support

• The Charity Commission www.charitycommission.gov.uk have many publications on finance related topics such as:

          CC3      The essential trustee: What you need to know
          CC8      Internal financial controls
          CC10    Hallmarks of an effective charity
          CC12    Financial difficulties and insolvency
          CC19    Charities and reserves
          CC26    Charities and risk management
          CC35    Trustees, trading and tax
          CC47    Charities and contracts
          CC49    Charities and insurance

They also have templates for producing year end accounts.  These are not suitable for companies (apart from the new CIO form).  See

          CC16   Receipts and Payments Pack

          CC39   Accruals Accounts Pack

• Below are information sheets from the Community Accountancy Service at Voluntary Action Lewisham.