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 **TOP TIP** Customise funding requests to meet each recipient’s criteria and interests.
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+The [National Churches Trust](https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/get-support/grants) has provided the following top tips for applying for grant money which may be useful in any grant application:
+-	**Be specific in your application**. Include facts, figures, details and an explanation of the tangible benefits of your project. Explain the value you already add to the church community.
+-	**Lead with the need**. Emphasise the urgency and importance of the need for funding. This is where surveys, reports and consultations can support your application. 
+-	**Include all necessary documents**. Ensure that you have gathered quotations, accounts and necessary permissions in writing and submitted a complete set of documentation with your initial application. 
+-	**Have your application checked by an expert**. Before you submit your paperwork, ask someone outside the project to check it for anything that might be missing, unclear or conflicted. A church architect, churchwarden, diocesan bells adviser, or a fundraiser with successful experience can all provide valuable advice. 
+-	**Celebrate your successes**. Highlight the fundraising you have already done. Demonstrate positive achievements. Express thanks to major donors and pledges. 
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 ## Ringing and Money
 
 Steve Coleman has published a series of articles in *The Ringing World* under the heading of *Ringing and Money*. These provide valuable additional information for several aspects of Project Finance and the references to the articles are given below.
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