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The funding schedule

Make a calendar of the funding applications that you intend to make in the coming year.

Contact the funders for a current application form and guidelines. Funders may not have their forms available at the beginning of the year, but will send one when ready.

Rank potential funders as to how likely they are to fund your project and put your energy where you are most likely to succeed. Realistically, do you have a chance of getting funding from this source? How critical is the budget item?

Where possible, spread applications throughout the year to spread the workload. Some funders have one annual closing date but others, such as Lottery, have several. Some funders are always open for applications, while others, such as the Sutherland Self Help Trust, change their priorities each year.

Note in your diary or on a wall planner the date to start working on the application and the closing date.

Allow enough time to gather the items you need, such as signatures.

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Funding Schedule 2011

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Project

Amount requested

Date sent

Closing date

Decision due

Result $

Accountability due

Accountability done

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