East Riding 4 Community Supporting the growth and capacity building of community and voluntary groups in the East Riding of Yorkshire area

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Welcome to the world of East Riding 4 Community... >Encouraging a greater take up of funding opportunities in the East Riding of Yorkshire area. >An innovative funding portal that supports the growth and capacity building of community and voluntary groups. >A one-stop-shop for community funding information:

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Key Benefits Empowers your community and voluntary group to take control of its own future Allows you to search through thousands of funding opportunities, for free Provides the opportunity to run projects which may otherwise be unable to go ahead Supplies you with 24/7 access to a dedicated, up- to-date, online funding search tool Create your own personal profile with saved searches and tailored alerts Use the interactive rating and commenting tools to share your comments and experiences with others

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Getting Started: The Homepage >Visit >The homepage looks like this:

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team The Registration Page >Once you start using the system, you will be asked to register via a simple registration form. >Registration is free and will allow you to access all areas of the East Riding 4 Community platform. >The registration form looks like this:

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Searching for Funding >You can search by Government, National Lottery or charitable trust funding. >The comprehensive search facility is designed to ensure that all users are able to source the funding opportunities relevant to them.

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Conducting a Funding Search >Click on ‘Search for Funding’ on the homepage to conduct a ‘Funding Search’. >‘Funding Search’ searches are made by entering specific search criteria against a number of key questions.

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Conducting a Keyword Search >‘Keyword’ searches are made by entering specific words or phrases in the keyword box. >This search method is good to use when you have a particular programme, funding provider or search term in mind

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Comprehensive Funding Results >Answering all of the questions on the Funding Search page will generate a results listing featuring funding programmes specifically relevant to that search. >For each, you will get a brief overview of the funding programme, allowing you to determine with ease whether that particular opportunity could be of interest.

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Full Scheme Details at Your Fingertips >Full scheme details include: >an extended description; >key eligibility criteria; >details on application; >contact information; and >useful links and documents… …providing you with a sound understanding of each programme, so that you can make an informed decision on proceeding with an application.

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Additional Search Features and Resources >Options include: >Save Search – return to a particular search at any given time. >Save Selected Schemes – stay updated on programmes of interest. >Produce Report – create bespoke funding reports. >View Results By – view search results by ‘best match’, deadline, maximum value, funding body, etc.

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Additional Search Methods: Browsing >You can also browse for funding in three key areas: Government, Trust and National Lottery funding. >This allows you to drill down easily between the different fields:

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Saved Searches and Schemes >You never have to conduct the same search twice. Saving time and resource, you can save both searches and individual programmes and view them at a later date in ‘My Favourites’. >Tailored alerts can be set to inform you when a search or programme has been updated or if a new one is added to the site, meaning you never miss out on a funding opportunity!

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Producing Tailored Reports >Users are able to produce bespoke reports by simply selecting any funding opportunities of interest and clicking ‘Produce report’.

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Using Tailored Funding Reports >The reports are opened in Word format and contain the full scheme details of all of the funding opportunities selected. >They can be saved, printed, ed and circulated as required.

© Idox plc East Riding of Yorkshire Council | External Funding Team Sourcing Local Support >The Local Support Section provides information on funding available for the East Riding of Yorkshire area. >You can also view local advice and fact sheets as well as a calendar of local events, a list of local support organisations and access to local strategies and policies.

East Riding 4 Community For further information, please contact the External Funding Team: Tel: (01482) / 2 Looking for funding for businesses? Visit today.