How to Diversify Your Income

What is this course about?

Community organisations are more resilient if they can draw income from a variety of different sources, and reduce their reliance on grants from trusts and foundations.   

We will explore the alternatives to grant fundraising, including trading, and how to establish a broad funding portfolio. 

The training will include a presentation and workshop breakout sessions to enable participation, questions and peer learning. All participants will also have the option of a follow up one-to-one advice session at a time that suits them.   

What will you learn?

We will look at how to generate income through trading, contracting and chargeable services, identifying your organisation’s assets and communicating effectively with your service users. 

Why is this course relevant or important at the moment?

Community organisations are more resilient if they can draw income from a variety of different sources, and reduce their reliance on grants from trusts and foundations.   

Grant and trust funding is harder to obtain than at any point in the past and with rising costs and demand for community organisations’ services, alternatives to provide financial sustainability are essential. 

Who is the course for?

• People from community organisations which may be partly or wholly grant fund dependent, and have an interest in diversifying their income streams to increase their resilience. 

Price:

• Standard price: £94 
• Together Fund organisations: Free with discount code

Voscur membership is free for small organisations.

If you would like to benefit from VCSE Academy discounts and other benefits, you can register for Voscur membership today 

Discounted rates for Voscur Members and Affiliates:

Voscur Members: £55  Voscur Affiliates: £77 

What else do you need to know?

This course is set to run online using Zoom. To take part, you will need a laptop with a camera, microphone, and Wi-Fi. You will not require any additional software, and you don't need a Zoom account or to download the app to take part, but you may wish to do so.

You will be emailed an invitation with a link to join the online training the day before the course.