Sustainable Funding

CVSC offers a FREE funding advice service, tailored to the needs of not-for-profit voluntary and community groups, charities, and social enterprises, based in or serving the people of Conwy County Borough.

Our services for CVSC members and potential members include:

• Identify potential funding sources
• Bespoke guidance on techniques needed for completing good-quality funding applications
• 1-2-1 Funding Surgeries and meet the funder events
• Training courses on funding and fundraising (Training & Events)
• Guidance with developing ideas into projects to meet funders’ criteria
• Checking applications before they are submitted to funders
• Identifying other organisations who do similar work who could benefit from forming a partnership/sharing advice

Funding Information

Third Sector Support Wales has a funding portal you can use to find funding for your next project. Registration takes less than a minute and then you’ll have instant access to information about thousands of funding opportunities locally, regionally, nationally and European – all for free!

We can also support you with applying for funding and making sure your organisation and its policies are ‘fit for funding’. Contact grants@cvsc.org.uk for more information.

Masterclasses

From our 2025 Third Sector Conference, learn from the experts on how to raise funds for your charity or organisation. 

1. More than grants: creating other income (coming soon)

Rachel Ginnelly from CVSC explains how you can diversify your income with fundraising, donations, legacies, investments and more.

2. Engaging businesses in sponsorship schemes (coming soon)
Bev Garside, The Female Alchemist explains how to unlock new income by building effective partnerships.

3. AI for funding applications (coming soon)

Nathan Williams from Promo Cymru outlines how you can use AI to write bids and save time.