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There are a number of Factsheets available from The Scout Information Centre produced by the Fundraising department. You will find these and other factsheets in the ScoutBase UK Library.

• FS190001 - Grant Aid for Scouting
  Grant Aid for Scouting (Headquarters Special Funds & Headquarters Loans) Guidance notes and lists of funds and loans administered by HQ (Jun-03)

• FS190002 - Christmas Post for Scouts
  Guidance on running a Christmas Post scheme (Feb-01)

• FS190005 - Payroll Giving
  Giving money to charity directly (Feb-01)

• FS190006 - Gift Aid for Membership Subscriptions
  Advice on claiming tax back from membership subscriptions (Mar-03)

• FS190007 - Applying to Charitable Trusts
  How to apply for funding (Mar-01)

• FS190015 - Awards for All
  The Small Grants Programme (Jul-03)

• FS190018 - Fundraising
  Guidelines and ideas (Jun-03)

• FS190020 - Public Collections
  Regulations and Guidance (Dec-01)

• FS190022 - Sponsorship - How to Approach Companies
  Approaching companies for fundraising (Feb-01)

• FS190024 - Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chests
  An explanation of this grant programme (Dec-03)

• FS190025 - Lotteries & Gaming
  Guidance notes on laws and rules regarding Gaming and Lotteries (Apr-04)

• LEGLEF - A legacy for Scouting

The following are external publications which give help with funding.

BT funding guide - A free guide to help with funding

This is a 20 page guide that has been produced by British Telecom. It could be of use to Scout Groups applying for funding from charitable trusts, local and national government, commercial organisations and the National Lottery.

To get a copy visit www.btplc.com/betterworld/pdf/bt_bidding_for_funds.pdf.