PAVO offers a comprehensive range of support to groups seeking funding. The support ranges from information sheets (covering how to apply to funders, legacies, donations and seeking sponsorship) to checking applications before you send them off, to help with producing a funding strategy through to assisting you develop alternative means of income generation. We will also be holding various events over the county to offer support to groups such as funding fairs, surgeries for one-one consultations to sessions to complete application forms.
All this and a up to date funding blog too !

Keep up to date with funding news by following the PAVO Funding News blog.
Go to http://pavofundingnews.blogspot.com
A comprehensive set of information sheets covering many aspects of funding, including sources of funding, managing money, developing a funding strategy, and generating donations.
Funding opportunities that are administered by PAVO
Here you will find the most up-to-date news on funding, including new grant schemes, funding successes of Powys groups, forthcoming deadlines, and back issues of WCVA's Funding News.
In this section will be information on forthcoming training sessions on different aspects of funding, delivered by PAVO and other training providers.
Here you can find a number of information and fact sheets to help you with applications. They contain facts and figures to help strengthen your case for funding.

Checking your funding applications before submission
Providing a wide range of Information sheets covering all aspects of funding
Giving support to help generate income from other sources such as through trading, Service Delivery and other Social Enterprises
Supporting you to raise money from donations (Individual / Corporate) with support on Gift Aid, Legacies, appeals
Free events and local funding surgeries to attend
Low cost training courses
Providing information through the E-Briefing and Newsletter
Supporting you through a Health check to ensure your organisation is in the best possible position to apply for funding
Managing small grant schemes for Powys organisations

If you want us to complete your grant application form for your group, we would work with you to understand your project and ensure you have identified the need.
If you are eligible for a grant, the application process can be complex, time-consuming, and require detailed technological and financial information. You can greatly improve your chances for approval by seeking assistance from an experienced, accredited funding advisor at PAVO
The daily rate for completing funding application varies depending on the size of the organisation as follows:

Other sources of information to assist with your funding.
You can download a PDF Reader by clicking on the appropriate button below. We would recommend Foxit Reader as it has a smaller file size (ideal for non-broadband users) is quicker in operation and will let you fill in PDF forms.
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