Funding the Future: Diversifying Income for Charities & Social Enterprises

Want to learn about new income streams and reimagine the future funding of your non-profit organisation?

Join the Empowering Communities Partnership for a whole day filled with fundraising expertise, skill-sharing and opportunities for networking, with lunch and refreshments included! This event sold out quickly the first time we ran it; this year it’s back with more tickets and a bigger programme! It’s also in a new location; Dereham Memorial Hall.

We will be joined by a range of funding specialists and those with experience of diversifying their voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisations’ income streams. We welcome any Norfolk-based VCSEs to join us for the chance to learn from experts and peers, ask questions of funders and make new connections!

Maybe you’ve felt intimidated or overwhelmed by where to start with new fundraising streams? Or perhaps you’re unsure how to explore your options? There will be chances throughout the day to network with both funders, practitioners and fellow VCSE professionals, gaining insights, expertise and useful contacts.

Here’s what to expect:

• Keynote speech from Richard Morris, Co-Founder and CEO of The Giving Machine, on funding challenges, innovation and changing the mindset of VCSEs
• Your choice from 1 of the following 6 workshops:

1. Unlocking Youth-Led Funding
2. Funding Pathways for Skills and Employment Projects
3. Winning Public Sector Work: A Practical Guide to Tendering for VCSEs
4. Write Bids that start with Strengths: Embedding ABCD into Funding Applications
5. Earning the Ask: Connecting with your Audience on Social Media
6. Building Meaningful Corporate Partnerships that Fund your Mission

• A range of information stands with local and national funding opportunities, support and signposting

• Inspirational panel discussion on Social Investment featuring Good Finance, Rebecca White and SIB Group

• Plenty of opportunities to network with speakers, contributors and attendees to learn from each other

• Delicious lunch from local Dereham caterers Tall Orders, plus tea and coffee throughout the day

Head to Eventbrite for more info & to book!