Funding for International Projects and Links

How to Link Funding

Resourcing the activities and projects of a community link or international project can seem daunting, especially when starting out or developing a new project. Wales Africa Community Links, along with our operational partners, can offer advice and support to voluntary groups based upon sound knowledge of funders requirements, and analysis of applications from across Wales' third sector. As the international programme within WCVA, we collate information on international funding for the whole third sector in Wales.

Wales Africa Community Links Grants

Wales Africa Community Links directly administer a number of small grants funds tailored to the development needs of community-based organisations linking Wales with Africa. These funds are aligned directly with the UN Gold Star Framework for good practise in linking, receive development support and other resources from the WACL team, and profile as one of the network or 'family' of Wales Africa Community Links projects.

Training

Wales Africa Community Links can offer a 1-day training course on Funding for International Projects. For further information or to regisgter your interest, please visit Training Course: Funding International Projects.  

Funding Briefing

Our briefing "Funding for International Projects" (click to download Feb 2012 full word document) is updated and dispersed via WCVA's information infrastructure to County Voluntary Councils, volunteer bureaux and online. You can view individual sections below: 

  1. Fitness for Funding
  2. Trends in International Development Funding
  3. Individuals and Community Fundraising
  4. Trusts and Foundations
  5. Wales Funding Sources - government and civil society
  6. UK Funding Sources - government, lottery and comic relief 
  7. European and Commonwealth Sources
  8. Development education funding
  9. Volunteering placement initiatives

Exploring Funding...

Before you launch into searching for funds for your organisation or project, consider the following questions:

  • 'What' are you funding?
  • Are you 'Fit for Funding'?
  • What is the 'Right' Funding?
  • How can you create a Funding 'Mix'? 

Click for more on 'Funding Fitness'...

... by Issue Focus, Intervention or Sector

Search through funding available for activities impacting upon: 

  • Youth, Children and Education
  • Health
  • Environment
  • Livelihoods
  • Social Harmony

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...by Source

Explore different sources of funding, and link to resources, tools and further information on attracting resourcing and support from:    

  • Your Community (local supporters and fundraising)
  • Public Supporters (external donors and supporters)
  • Private Funds (Trusts, foundations, business)
  • Public Funds (Government & statutory sources)

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...by Organisational Development Stage

Funders have very different requirements for organisational development, governance and accountability. This will guide you through the sort of funds available at growing stages of organisational development progress.  

  • Startup
  • Exchanges and Partnership Building
  • Planning Project Activities
  • Delivering Development Outcomes

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