LCVS Funding Information Survey 2019

At LCVS we regularly review the ways in which we provide information about sources of funding.

We want to make sure that we are getting information to you in a way that is up to date, accessible and relevant.

With that in mind, we would like to know more about where you go for funding information, what information is useful to you and how you like to receive it.

Please complete this survey, to provide us with insight into the best ways to communicate with you. It will only take 3 minutes.

The deadline is 31st July 2019.

If you have any questions relating to this survey, contact info@lcvs.org.uk.

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* 1. What funding opportunities are you likely to pursue over the next 12 months? Tick all that apply.

Grants

Loans

Social investment e.g. loans, blended loan/grants

Contract opportunities

Trading income and income through chargeable services

Corporate fundraising

Community fundraising e.g. sponsorship, raffles etc

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How much funding do you think you will need to look for over the next 12 months?

£0-£10,000

£10,001 - £25,000

£25,001 - £50,000

£50,001 - £100,000

£100,001 - £200,000

Over £200,000

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* 3. How would you categorise what your main funding needs are likely to be over the coming 12 months? Tick all that apply.

Salaries and volunteer expenses

New project/activity costs

Existing running/activity costs

Equipment

Buildings and maintenance

Capacity building e.g. training/advice

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How useful, as sources of funding information, have you found the following in the past 12 months?

	Never used	Not useful at all	Quite useful	Very useful
Funding Central website	Funding Central website Never used	Funding Central website Not useful at all	Funding Central website Quite useful	Funding Central website Very useful
Funding Central e-newsletter/broadcast	Funding Central e-newsletter/broadcast Never used	Funding Central e-newsletter/broadcast Not useful at all	Funding Central e-newsletter/broadcast Quite useful	Funding Central e-newsletter/broadcast Very useful
LCVS website	LCVS website Never used	LCVS website Not useful at all	LCVS website Quite useful	LCVS website Very useful
LCVS e-newsletter/broadcast	LCVS e-newsletter/broadcast Never used	LCVS e-newsletter/broadcast Not useful at all	LCVS e-newsletter/broadcast Quite useful	LCVS e-newsletter/broadcast Very useful
LCVS Twitter	LCVS Twitter Never used	LCVS Twitter Not useful at all	LCVS Twitter Quite useful	LCVS Twitter Very useful
Other Twitter/social media	Other Twitter/social media Never used	Other Twitter/social media Not useful at all	Other Twitter/social media Quite useful	Other Twitter/social media Very useful
Merseyside Funding Information Portal	Merseyside Funding Information Portal Never used	Merseyside Funding Information Portal Not useful at all	Merseyside Funding Information Portal Quite useful	Merseyside Funding Information Portal Very useful
Search engine e.g. Google/Yahoo etc	Search engine e.g. Google/Yahoo etc Never used	Search engine e.g. Google/Yahoo etc Not useful at all	Search engine e.g. Google/Yahoo etc Quite useful	Search engine e.g. Google/Yahoo etc Very useful
Grant Finder website	Grant Finder website Never used	Grant Finder website Not useful at all	Grant Finder website Quite useful	Grant Finder website Very useful
Directory of Social Change - Funds Online (formerly known as trustfunding.org.uk; individualgiving.org.uk or companygiving.org.uk)	Directory of Social Change - Funds Online (formerly known as trustfunding.org.uk; individualgiving.org.uk or companygiving.org.uk) Never used	Directory of Social Change - Funds Online (formerly known as trustfunding.org.uk; individualgiving.org.uk or companygiving.org.uk) Not useful at all	Directory of Social Change - Funds Online (formerly known as trustfunding.org.uk; individualgiving.org.uk or companygiving.org.uk) Quite useful	Directory of Social Change - Funds Online (formerly known as trustfunding.org.uk; individualgiving.org.uk or companygiving.org.uk) Very useful
Directory of Grant Making Trusts	Directory of Grant Making Trusts Never used	Directory of Grant Making Trusts Not useful at all	Directory of Grant Making Trusts Quite useful	Directory of Grant Making Trusts Very useful
Open events e.g. funders fairs	Open events e.g. funders fairs Never used	Open events e.g. funders fairs Not useful at all	Open events e.g. funders fairs Quite useful	Open events e.g. funders fairs Very useful
Meet the funder events for single funders	Meet the funder events for single funders Never used	Meet the funder events for single funders Not useful at all	Meet the funder events for single funders Quite useful	Meet the funder events for single funders Very useful

Other (please tell use where else you learn about funding opportunities)

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* 5. Please rank these funding sources in terms of preference. You can either:

a) drag and drop each option into your preferred order, with the highest placed option being your most preferred; or

b) click the appropriate ranking number on the drop down menu next to each option, with 1 being your most preferred and 13 being your least preferred.

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* 6. Would you watch online videos, on YouTube for example, offering guidance, hints and tips for accessing funding?

Yes

Don't know