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Diversified Income Streams

NCVO have published a guideline called the Income Spectrum (1.2Mb, PDF). Do read this. Based on their work, we have produced our own much simplified version of the table (page 3), with local suggestions for each. This is a work in progress.

Income stream	Suggestions
Unrestricted gifts from individuals	Individual giving (Online: PayPal, EveryClick, and more, Offline: appeals, Waitrose Community Matters, and so many more!) fundraising (traditional, online) donations (Online: JustTextGiving, donation forms, PayPal buttons, Offline: forms at events) encouraging legacy giving (wishes forms)
Unrestricted gifts from private sector	Corporate sponsorship
Grants: trusts, foundations, lottery	See our funding resource
Grants: public sector	Oxfordshire County Council no longer provide any, but check District and City websites.
Grants: private sector	You could ask: Oxfordshire’s CSR network ROBIN, Charity Mentors, or Monument Community Trust for tips. There’s also a new CSR network specifically about private sector philanthropy under the auspices of Oxfordshire Community Foundation
Contracts: public sector agencies	Firstly: see Contracts Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group as not all contracts are advertised through the South East Business Portal If you are applying for any contract do let us know as we can probably help strengthen your chances.
Contracts: private sector	Information to follow
Contracts: voluntary organisations	Information to follow
Open market to individuals, to groups in our own sector, to public sector agencies, or to the private sector	trading paid-for services, retail Also see: Government advice KnowHowNonprofit advice

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