1. YCB Club Development Seminar
Funding 4 Sport
Richard Sutcliffe
Director
Funding 4 Sport

2. Who We Are and What we Do
Funding 4 Sport is a Sports Funding Consultancy that takes one
of the leading positions in funding within the sports and club
development industry.
We provides a range of services to support the seeking and
gaining of funding.
The main areas funding support we offer include;
• Funding Advice
• Funding Bid Writing Service
• Funding Workshop
• Funding 4 Sport Website – www.funding4sport.co.uk

3. Funding Advice
This is provided via workshops and direct one-to-one support.
Our services include assisting clubs and sports organisations to
complete applications for various local and national funding pots.
We also supply support to find suitable funding sources for sports
clubs to support them to obtain funding.

4. Funding Bid Writing Service
Funding 4 Sport offers a ‘Bid Writing’ service to help
organisations to find and secure funding for any future projects
As part of this service Funding 4 Sport will identify;
• Your funding needs
• match these needs to suitable funding sources
• and then write you a funding bid(s) to enable you to deliver
the project(s) you have in mind.

5. Funding Workshops
Bid Writing Workshops
Funding course for Beginners
If you've started to submit grant applications but wish to improve
your success rates it provides you with practical tips
This includes ;
• Understanding Funding Jargon and Buzz Words
• Things That Funders Look For
• Top Hints and Tips when Applying for Funding

6. Improve Your Funding Skills
Funding course for Beginners
Course content includes:
• Identifying different sources of funding
• Finding a funder - conducting a grants search using a
sample project
• Choosing a potential funder
• Have a go - making an application
• Looking at applications from the funder's point of view
• Avoiding pitfalls
• Writing hooks

7. Writing a Funding Strategy Workshops
More advanced training
This includes ;
• What is the point of a Funding Strategy
• Funding is not an isolated activity
• Funding options
• Action Plan

8. Bespoke Sports Funding
Workshops
• Capital Sports Funding
• Writing a Specific Bid
• Research and Strategies linked to Funding
Bids
To support these workshops resources and handouts have
been developed to enhance the on-going learning and
understanding of funding.

9. Funding 4 Sport Website
‘One Stop’ shop for Sports Clubs
Supports clubs in identifying, writing and accessing
sports funding
The site has over 2,000 documents related to sport that
include; funding
streams, templates, forms, toolkits, policies, research, s
trategies and whole range of support materials that will
help your club to access funding

11. Documents include;
• Up to date sports funding streams
• Example Funding Bids
• Model answers to typical
funding questions