Useful links
If your project is clearly outside our policy, don't waste time applying to MHF but investigate other sources. The following websites may be useful:
For information about trust funding in the North East
Funding Information North East: www.fine.org.uk
The Big Lottery Fund: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Northern Rock Foundation: www.nr-foundation.org.uk
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland: www.communityfoundation.org.uk
County Durham Foundation: www.countydurhamfoundation.co.uk
Tees Valley Foundation: www.teesvalleyfoundation.org
For information about national trusts
Association of Charitable Foundations: www.acf.org.uk
Directory of Social Change: www.dsc.org.uk
For information about government funding programmes register free at: www.governmentfunding.org.uk
Other sources of information
The following offer a subscription service:
Local Development Agencies
Your local Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) or Rural Community Council (RCC) should be able to provide information and advice. For contact details see: www.nacvs.org.uk/cvsdir
Policy relevant research in the North East of England
For further information about regional and national policy issues, the work of the Institute for Public Policy Research and IPPR's research publications go to: www.ippr.org/north