Bury VCFA is here to support the Voluntary Community & Faith Sectors (VCF – includes Charities, Voluntary Organisations, Community & Faith Groups, Social Enterprises) in Bury.
Bury VCFA offers professional advice on organisational and management issues. As an infrastructure organisation we support projects and the development of new groups.
‘VCFA’s Funding and Development Support services for VCF organisations strengthens the operational effectiveness enabling them to be stronger sustainable organisations’.
Development Support
Our Development Support services helps VCF organisations to enhance and improve their effectiveness with a range of services.
These are provided number of ways – Online information, 1-2-1 support, and through forums and networks.
All our support services are available to VCF groups based in Bury.
Click here to download a Covid-19 Risk Assessment
Funding Information & Advice
Guidance and Support – how write a funding application.
Act has a “Critical Friend” before you submit your application we can read through your application and make sure it meets the funder’s requirements.
Monitoring and Evaluation – we can advise and guide how to manage your grant. Having systems in place that will help you write monitoring and evaluation reports, monitor and manage spending etc.
Commissioning Support
We can provide advice and support on
The difference between grants and contracts
What is tendering for a contract?
How do you respond to a tender document?
How long does the tender process take?
Is commissioning for my organisation?
Funding Information & Advice
Guidance and Support – how write a funding application.
Act has a “Critical Friend” before you submit your application we can read through your application and make sure it meets the funder’s requirements.
Monitoring and Evaluation – we can advise and guide how to manage your grant. Having systems in place that will help you write monitoring and evaluation reports, monitor and manage spending etc.
Commissioning Support
We can provide advice and support on
The difference between grants and contracts
What is tendering for a contract?
How do you respond to a tender document?
How long does the tender process take?
Is commissioning for my organisation?
Fundraising Training Programme
Bid Writing Parts 1 & 2
Mon 8th Feb (Part 1) & Mon 15th Feb (Part 2) – 2-4pm
Thurs 18th March (Part 1) & Thurs 25th March (Part 2) -10am-12pm
Find a Funder
Mon 22nd Feb, 2-3pm
Mapping Your Project
Wed 10th March, – 2-3pm
