Getting to grips with raising money
This course looks at the various ways of making money for your organisation, shows you how to get going, decide what mix of types of income are best for you and build up a plan.
Course content
This isan intermediate level course
Raising money is very important for most organisations. Whether it is income to pay for your core service or funding to do a new project, you need to be able to ensure that your time on this activity is well spent. Understanding the different sources of potential income and identifying which is right for you may be crucial to the future of what you do. This course will help you take the next steps towards making a sustainable plan for your income generation.
- What is "income generation"?
- Why it is important to diversify the ways you make money.
- Restricted vs unrestricted income
- Some of the common types of income for VCSE organisations and their pros and cons
- Choosing the right funders for your organisation
- Weighing up the cost/benefit
- Planning for sustained income generation
This course is suitable for anyone, no prior knowledge is required, but it would be useful if you have seen our Basics of Income Generation course.
Learning journey
These courses relate to this one:
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The Basics of Income Generation
CourseThis course covers what you need to know to get started; types of income, tools and techniques and much more. This video comes with bonus material that looks at how to make a strong "pitch" and how to cope with word-counts when doing funding bids.
£32
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Income generation for Village Halls
CourseThis course looks at tools for income generation specifically aimed at Village Halls and community buildings. It is sponsored by ACRE so is free to you.
Free
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Is this funder for you - a Top Tip
CourseThis Top Tip looks at the basics of grants and how to choose whether to apply to a specific funder.
£5
Cost
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£32.00
Regular price
Subscription options
Manage your organisation's training costs with affordable subscriptions for small, medium and large organisations. Alternatively take out subscription for one person. Both cover more than 80 courses.
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Organisational subscription
CourseKeeping your people informed is vital. Here's a way to get access to all of the Academy courses - plus 20% off Masterclasses and events. Choose the right level for you with options for large, medium and small organisations.
£100
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Individual subscription
BundlePay monthly, six-monthly or annually for unlimited access to all of our main training resources - worth more than £800. Includes new materials as they are launched.
£9 / month
Charging policy
DCA is committed to producing as much affordable training as we can. While some of the courses are charged-for, we offer subscription options to ensure that they are affordable (as above). Our courses still remain some of the best value in the industry.
We will offer money-off vouchers and special offers every month, so do look out for Academy news and promotions in our e-newsletters and at networking events. Sponsored courses will be free of charge.
You will receive a receipt upon purchasing this course, so don't forget to claim the course fee back from your organisation if you are able to do so.
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