Funding 4 Sport

Richard Sutcliffe Director

Funding 4 Sport

YCB Club Development Seminar

Who We Are and What we Do

Funding 4 Sport is a Sports Funding Consultancy that takes one of the leading positions in funding within the sports and club development industry.

We provides a range of services to support the seeking and gaining of funding.

The main areas funding support we offer include;

• Funding Advice• Funding Bid Writing Service• Funding Workshop• Funding 4 Sport Website – www.funding4sport.co.uk

Funding Advice

This is provided via workshops and direct one-to-one support.

Our services include assisting clubs and sports organisations to complete applications for various local and national funding pots.

We also supply support to find suitable funding sources for sports clubs to support them to obtain funding.

Funding Bid Writing Service

Funding 4 Sport offers a ‘Bid Writing’ service to help organisations to find and secure funding for any future projects

As part of this service Funding 4 Sport will identify;• Your funding needs• match these needs to suitable funding sources• and then write you a funding bid(s) to enable you to deliver

the project(s) you have in mind.

Funding Workshops

Bid Writing Workshops

Funding course for Beginners 

If you've started to submit grant applications but wish to improve your success rates it provides you with practical tips

This includes ;

• Understanding Funding Jargon and Buzz Words• Things That Funders Look For• Top Hints and Tips when Applying for Funding

Improve Your Funding Skills 

Funding course for Beginners 

Course content includes:

• Identifying different sources of funding• Finding a funder - conducting a grants search using a sample

project• Choosing a potential funder• Have a go - making an application• Looking at applications from the funder's point of view• Avoiding pitfalls• Writing hooks

Writing a Funding Strategy Workshops 

More advanced training

This includes ;

• What is the point of a Funding Strategy• Funding is not an isolated activity• Funding options• Action Plan

Bespoke Sports Funding Workshops 

• Capital Sports Funding• Writing a Specific Bid• Research and Strategies linked to Funding

Bids

To support these workshops resources and handouts have been developed to enhance the on-going learning and understanding of funding.

Funding 4 Sport Website‘One Stop’ shop for Sports Clubs

Supports clubs in identifying, writing and accessing sports funding

The site has over 2,000 documents related to sport that include; funding streams, templates, forms, toolkits,

policies, research, strategies and whole range of support materials that will help your club to access

funding

Documents include;

• Up to date sports funding streams

• Example Funding Bids

• Model answers to typical

funding questions