About SYFAB

South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau is a voluntary organisation and registered charity set up to help voluntary and community organisations get the resources they need.

latest update 19 July 2007
(site usually updated Thursdays)

• Our services
• How we are managed and funded
• Recent evaluation reports
• Our Annual Report
• How to contact SYFAB

Our services

The services we offer are free and include:

• Information Service - can supply details of appropriate funders and Information Sheets to help with your funding application.
  
  
• Funding News - monthly newsletter keeps you in touch with funding schemes and approaching deadlines.
  
  
• Development Workers - we have Development Workers in Barnsley and Rotherham and a Funding Advisory Service in Sheffield. Advice is given to assist with planning, costing and making applications.
  
  
• Training - we offer a training course in Funding and Fundraising for Community & Voluntary Groups, which is accredited by the Open College Network (OCN).
  
  
• IT Project - we have produced a free piece of software called SIFT (SYFAB Internet Funding Toolkit) and offer groups training and guidance in using it to find funding resources on the internet.

Unfortunately we have no funding to provide a Development Worker in Doncaster at present, but will continue our efforts to get this service restored as soon as possible.

There are some things we can't or don't do:

• We don't give grants.
  
  
• We can't write your funding application for you, although we can offer advice and help.
  
  
• We can't approach a funder for you or recommend you to a funder.
  
  
• We can't work with statutory organisations like hospitals or schools.
  
  
• We can't help individuals.

If you have any comments about any of our services, please contact us.

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How we are managed and funded

South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau is managed by a committee elected annually from its member organisations. Any voluntary or community group in South Yorkshire can apply for membership. Please contact us for more details if you are interested.

The Bureau's work is funded by Sheffield City Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, SRB5/6 Barnsley, Big Lottery Fund, South Yorkshire ChangeUp CapacityBuilders, Lloyds TSB Foundation, South Yorkshire Investment Plan, Sheffield Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.

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Recent evaluation reports

The following evaluation reports are available for download in pdf, which can be viewed and printed out using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click on the report title to download it. (If using Internet Explorer, you may need to click right mouse button and select "Save Target As...")

• Evaluation of the Bureau's SRB funded training programme (December 2003)
  
  
• Impact assessment of the Bureau's work in the coalfields areas (April 2005)

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Our Annual Report

Click here to download our latest Annual Report in pdf, which can be viewed and printed out using Adobe Acrobat Reader. (If using Internet Explorer, you may need to click right mouse button and select "Save Target As...")

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How to contact SYFAB

Please contact us by letter, phone, or email.
Sorry, but we're unable to see personal callers except by special arrangement.

Write to us:
SYFAB
The Workstation
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX

Telephone us:
General enquiries: 0114 249 4343
Funding Advice Line: 0114 276 5460
Fax: 0114 221 1839

email us:
enquiries@syfab.org.uk

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