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Consultants to the Third Sector in Wales

Ymgynghorwyr i'r Trydydd Sector yng Nghymru      

 

 

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Every charity is unique. 

We can help you create a plan with which you are comfortable. 

A good Business Plan forms the basis for strong funding applications

 

An Outline of what a Business Plan for a Charity could contain.

 

1.    What – Background

o       What the Charity was set up to do

o       How it started

o       Key things it has done

 

2.    Why – Need

o       Qualitative information about the target group

o       Hard numbers – How big is the problem?

o       Research results

3.    Who  - Why you are the people to do it

o       What the charity has done over past few years

o       Highlights and achievements

o       Staff – experience

o        Trustees – experience

o        Standing in the field

 

4.    How – You are going to do it

o       List of activities

o       Timetables

o       How will you know you have been effective?

o       Representative role with other organisations

o       Partnerships with other organisation, statutory & voluntary

5.    Resources needed to do it

o       People and things for core running of organisation

o       Salaries

o       Rent

o       Other Office costs

o        Capital items – computers – desks etc

o        Projects which you want to run

6.    Where the Resources are coming from – Funding Strategy

o       Firm and potential sources

o       Individuals

o       Local or National Government

o       Charitable Trusts

o       Lottery Funds

o       In each case, what is to be applied for to whom

 

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Martin Price Associates

Consultants to the Third Sector in Wales

Ymgynghorwyr i'r Trydydd Sector yng Nghymru

37 Cardiff Road

Dinas Powys

Vale of Glamorgan

Wales

United Kingdom

CF64 4DH

Tel: +44 (0) 29 2051 4034  Fax: +44 (0) 29 2051 4655

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