We have to find every penny in order to restore the canals.
Our ‘bread and butter’ income is membership fees, regular fundraising events, our annual Grand Prize Draw and our 500 Club. These are our regular income streams, but they fall very short of what we need.
Our regular income is supplemented by donations, tribute pages and legacies from our supporters and we run various appeals usually annually.
In addition to these, we attend various events throughout the year and we have our online shop and Teemill store – all proceeds from sales from the shop go towards the restoration fund.
So to fill the gap, we have to submit bids to funding agencies. The criteria for funds vary between the different funding agencies. It could be funding to ‘transform people’s lives’ or for ‘environmental/biodiversity improvements’ or ‘intergenerational/youth activities’. We have to find a suitable ‘fit’ for each bid we submit.
Read our Financial strategy.