Welcome to Funding 4 Suffolk

Welcome!! Funding 4 Suffolk is a free tool that allows you to search for funding across Suffolk and the UK.

Funding 4 Suffolk has 20 years experience providing the right tools to search and apply for VCFSE funds in Suffolk.

• Easy to use search engines, find the right funds for your organisation, set automatic alerts for the right fundsUpdated daily with new funding opportunities
• User guides and top tips writing successful applications 
• FREE to use with support from the Collaborative Communities Board

September can often be seen as the start of a new season or new year. Perhaps the transition from Summer to Autumn, as well as the start of a new school year. September can be a great opportunity to make new plans, commit to new ideas, book training and events. Read on, and follow the links to explore the range of courses and events available.

Training and Events online Calendar

"We’ve had a great session on Business Planning - it was fantastic to see and connect with so many of you."

For those of you who could not attend, see our training schedule, there are more business planning opportunities later this year.

Creating your business plan the one of the most important and critical actions for your organisation. Your business plan provides the information for you to create your funding applications (this document is critical - How to write a successful business plan training session is available on 5/9/25 and 15/10/25 and 5/11/25, book below!) your business plan provides a clear understanding of what your business is, where is wants to be and how it plans to get there – which is critical to your stakeholders, your staff, and to your funding applications. It provides you with the tools to identify and measure success, and how to monitor your organisation so you know what good looks like, and most importantly gives you the information to make key decisions to ensure the success of your organisation. At CAS we recognise that these skills are critical to our communities, so we have built our training plans to support you - 

• How to write a successful business plan training session is next available on 5/09/25 book here
• Introduction to finance essentials and sustainability is next available on 18/09/25, book here!
• Writing a successful funding application is next available on 24/09/25, book here!
• 6/11 Fundraising in Suffolk – Introduction, User training, Help and Guidance book here

• 121 support – contact us for a 121 session – for organisational support, contact Jacqui for Training Safeguarding or Quality, Jenni Cole for Village Hall and Community building support, and Jen Milner for Social Value support
• Training - built on your feedback, what you told you need  If it’s not on there let Jacqui know, working together will ensure we deliver the right training at the right time to support you.
• Networking – CAS networks are an invaluable tool, connecting you to Suffolk, sector, news, opportunities, networking events – if you’re not a member, register here its free and you can unsubscribe at any time)!

The Community Action Suffolk Annual Conference            Outcomes For All - 29 October 2025

Suffolk charities and voluntary groups need practical answers to the big pressing challenges of the moment -  Finance, Shortage of Volunteers, Increased Demand On Services, and Wellbeing Burnout. The only events that matter are those that provide essential and practical ways to make a fundamental positive difference to these factors, which is how Outcomes For All has been designed.   

Content for the conference includes workshops on essential practical information including, improving cashflow, creating a sustainable financial plan, developing change skills, optimising time and money through the use of the right IT, and generating financial and collaborative opportunities through the growth in business social value programmes.

Don’t miss the workshops on: 

• Building Your Cashflow Confidence
• Putting Supported Volunteering into Employer Supported Volunteering
• Building a Strong and Sustainable Business Plan
• Using Technology That’s Genuinely Fit For Purpose
• Creating partnerships between businesses and VCFSEs

To book your place please click here 29 October, 9:30am to 4pm, Kesgrave Community and Conference Centre, Twelve Acre Approach, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 1JF

WHATs new in Suffolk - September 2025

• Latest VCFSE Sector Grant Funding Alert here, for advice on grant funding opportunities, contact SCC here webpage
• NEW!! CAS Organisational healthcheck- self assess against sector best practise, its FREE.. and is becoming mandatory for some funding applications download here
• The Suffolk State of the Sector report 2024-25 is available here!
• CAS training schedule for 2025-26 is now published – training, conferences, support, training available here

Want to know about all the training CAS offers? its available here

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