The most effective archives develop strong funding models to support secure, sustainable, resilient and innovative services. Here we provide information to help archive services develop fundraising strategies, identify appropriate funding sources and explore a range of fundraising techniques.
Find out about Fundraising for Archives.
This section is designed to highlight newly announced funding opportunities, upcoming closing dates for grants programmes and news related to fundraising.
Evidence demonstrates that the most effective fundraising organisations have a strategic approach, which connects their fundraising to their strategic plans and advocacy work.
The Pilgrim Trust, with the support of The National Archives, commissioned a wide-ranging review of the National Cataloguing Grants Programme for Archives in 2016.
Private giving is an important source of funding for the archives sector.
Funders in both the public and private sectors offer a range of ongoing funding programmes.
The National Archives is able to support any organisation in the UK that is planning projects involving archives, and seeking to bid for lottery funding.
There are a number of ways archive services seek to generate income.
The National Archives' Archives Sector Engagement Team provides support for public sector archives, including those run by local authorities and universities.
Many archives rely on volunteers to provide the best possible service to their communities.
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