About SYFAB

Finding the resources you need so you can run the projects and activities that are important in your community is a constant challenge.

South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau can help you find useful information about funding, learn the skills to become a successful fundraiser, and get specific help with your funding. We provide information, advice and training on funding and fundraising to community and voluntary organisations in South Yorkshire.

latest update 4 November 2009
(site usually updated Thursdays)

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

Our services

Click here to download a booklet (pdf) describing the funding support available from SYFAB.

The services we offer are free and include:

• Funding Searches - find possible funders for your activities.
  
  
• Funding News - our Funding News website has regular updates on funding opportunities. We also produce a monthly Funding News publication which contains a digest of relevant news from the website.
  
  
• Funding Advice - we have Development Workers in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield, who can support you with advice with planning, costing and making applications. We also produce a series of Information Sheets to help you learn more about funding issues.
  
  
• Training - training courses and events for developing the fundraising skills of members of voluntary and community organisations.

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.

SYFAB's work is funded by Sheffield City Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, the Big Lottery Fund BASIS programme, Abbey Charitable Trust, the Brelms Trust, and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust Bridging the Gap Programme.

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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 SYFAB's SRB funded training programme (December 2003)
  
  
• Impact assessment of SYFAB'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 Information Line: 0114 276 5460
Fax: 0114 221 1839

email us:
enquiries@syfab.org.uk

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