Funding and Finance

Bond resources

Bond’s training programme in fundraising and finance includes a one-day Project budgeting essentials course for those who are new to budgeting or who want to understand the process of budgeting using practical examples.

Our how to guides provide information on fundraising from institutions, fundraising from trusts, foundations and companies and the most important aspects of project budgeting.

Toolkits, guides and information sheets

Charity Commission has a range of funding and finance related publications on their website, under the section 'Preparing your charity accounts'.

CIVICUS website has links to a range of resources and other websites with toolkits on a range of finance and fundraising related topics, such as proposal writing, major donor solicitation and financial management in emergencies. 

Charity Finance Group has a range of best practice publications in charity finance. The Document Library includes sections on income generation and tax.

Funding Central provides support to help you make more of your funding, including 10 questions to ask yourself before applying and a Grants Application Checklist.

NCVO's Sustainable Funding Project provides a variety of resources and bespoke support to assist in developing and implementing a sustainable income strategy.

Mango's Guide to Financial Management for NGOs, available online and on CD, provides practical advice and tools to help NGOs use their funds effectively to meet beneficiaries' needs.