The Start-up: how to get active and successful in fundraising?

Methodologies, opportunities, resources

While reading this document please bear in mind that the following list is not intended to be comprehensive of all different methodologies, opportunities and resources but only to offer some suggestions that could be useful for MOs/?NSOs/NSAs. Methods Direct mail appeal communication by letter/mail Major donor target wealthy individual Legacies donation after ones death Holding a special event annual dinner Corporate / Business sponsorship, gift in kind Merchandise cookies, badges, t-shirts Grant giving Foundations Governments grant Ministry, state agencies, local authorities National lottery Membership fees European funding opportunities EU Youth in Action: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.htm EU Europe for citizens: http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_en.htm EU Lifelong learning programme: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelonglearning-programme/doc78_en.htm

European regional development fund (ERDF): aims to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union by correcting imbalances between its regions. http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/funds/feder/index_en.htm European Social Fund (ESF): devoted to promoting employment in the EU by improving the lives of EU citizens by giving them better skills and better job prospects. http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/esf/index_en.htm Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA): to enhance the efficiency and coherence of aid by means of a single framework in order to strengthen institutional capacity, cross-border cooperation, economic and social development and rural development. http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/how-does-itwork/financial-assistance/instrument-pre-accession_en.htm European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI): to promote enhanced co-operation and progressive economic integration between the European Union (EU) and its neighbouring partner countries. Encourages partner countries efforts aimed at promoting good governance and equitable social and economic development. http://www.enpi-programming.eu/wcm/index.php European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe http://www.eyf.coe.int/fej/ Eric Frank Trust http://www.waltonfirs.co.uk/page-the_eric_frank_trust.html European Scout Foundation small projects www.europeanscoutfoundation.org Messengers of Peace initiative http://worldscoutfoundation.org/ (further information will be available soon) WOSM Europe Partnership fund http://www.scout.org/en/around_the_world/europe/about_scouting/partnerships_f und WAGGGS Mutual Aid http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/take_action/takingaction/mutualaid Resources The WAGGGS Fund Development Toolkit can be found on the WAGGGS members area of the website under Groups>Fund Development (English, French and Spanish). In the same area people can access the WAGGGS Corporate Partnerships Policy and other WAGGGS Fund Development Policies. Guidelines on Fundraising produced by WOSM Asia Pacific Region http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/library/fund_mobilisation/guidelines_o n_fundraising UKs Institute of fundraising http://www.institute-offundraising.org.uk/About+Fundraising

T-kit 9 "Funding and financial management" produced by UE-COE youth partnership http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int/youth-partnership/publications/Tkits/9/Tkit_9_EN Open Society Foundations Mapping of Donors Active in the International Youth Sector http://www.soros.org/initiatives/youth/articles_publications/publications/mappingof-donors-20100322 European Foundation Centre (vast list of foundations in Europe) http://www.efc.be/Pages/EfcWelcomePage.aspx