FUND-it

There are teams that used our tools and succeeded with their project!

team published their map in June, giving a new life to USE-IT Warsaw map after 13 years from when the last edition was published!

💬As Iga from Warsaw team shared with us:
'We went through the materials available on the website and data from FUND-IT research before we reached out to the first sponsor - we planned the budget and the timeline of our work based on these materials, and here we go!
We got the money from 2 sources (municipality tourism department and external grant for NGOs) - and at the first try!' 🚀

Visit ✅ use-it.travel/fundit✅ if you want to look in to experience of experienced USE-IT teams and get some guidance on how to prepare a budget plan and project timeline - it’s all there waiting for you ✨

About blog on FUND-IT platform: DONE

On FUND-IT platform you will find not only tools, but also a blog section with some short articles. What did we write about?

✨ Mastering your Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
✨ ESG - what is it and how to use it for your cause
✨ Keeping the spark: strategies to sustain the motivation when creating a USE-IT map
✨Interviews with some USE-IT teams: Rotterdam, Tilburg, Szczecin and Rome
✨ Using Gantt-chart effectively

and more!

Go and check it yourself! Are there any topics we missed and you’d be interested to read about? Let us know!

🚀 Problem & Solutions: I don’t know where to find the funding!

💸 Within the FUND-IT project we collected stories from about 60 youth initiatives from all over the Europe and with free online tools we share this data and examples. Struggles with finding a sponsor for your project? We got you covered! Check out these helpful tools:

1️⃣ THE PERFECT FUNDER GUIDEBOOK: this guidebook will help you plan your fundraising journey more efficiently and consciously. You will find here examples of USE-IT projects and their successful fundraising stories, together with tips on grant applications writing.

2️⃣ INTERACTIVE MAP with USE-IT projects data: find inspiration for your sponsors in other similar projects stories. Just click on the city on the map and find reliable information about their budgets and their sponsors.

3️⃣ EU MONEY BOOKLET: for anyone who ever thought of applying for European grants. You will find here information about particular projects and grants, and their rules.

✅ The Perfect Funder Booklet - it is a tool that you don’t want to miss on your fundraising journey! This tool is something many map-makers wished for when they started their USE-IT project and here it is: 💸 a short but rich manual of how to fund USE-IT projects, based on years of experience of the entire network.

➡️ In this Guidebook you will find:
✨ tips on project planning,
✨ tips on budget planning,
✨examples of how other USE-IT cities approached the challenge,
✨tips on how to write a grant application,
✨tips for meeting the authorities and other potential funders to talk about money.

🚀Go to www.use-it.travel/fundit, and Our Toolkit to download this free fundraising manual!