Course Content

The better you understand the needs of your community and the people you help, the better. It will make your funding applications better and help you to design services that are sustainable.

This presentation covers:

  • Are you needed?
  • How to know
  • Key data and sources of information
  • Community consultation
  • How does this link to funding?
  • What do funders want?
  • Sustainable funding
  • Sustainable communities


This course is suitable for anyone working in a not-for-profit organisation. 

The video is 31 minutes long. The audio version is also available.

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