Most lawn bowling clubs would love to participate in the going green revolution by converting their grass green to an artificial lawn bowling playing surface.  Whether the greens are maintained by the club’s respective Parks and Rec Department or self-maintained by an aging volunteer greens-maintenance team, they are all faced with ever increasing costs of hired help, supplies, equipment maintenance and environmental concerns with fertilizers and water shortage.  Financing the cost of replacing an existing green or a clubhouse is a daunting task for all lawn bowling club executives.  Financing major capital investment projects, such as this, is serious business and hard work.  You won't be able to do it with bake sales. 

Here's my offer: “In order to facilitate the decision to “Go Green” and purchase Dales Bowls products, I will provide, through this local Dales website, a list of potential funding sources, a sample business plan an online proposal and many marketing tools and ideas to help you find the funds to replace your green, acquire new equipment and grow the game of bowls in Canada”.   If you are willing to think outside the box and work with the tools I provide to find the sources that best fit your situation, then, all that will be left for you to do is: personalize the materials and apply.   

The Data Bases found on this page provide links to hundreds of funding sources.  Look for the categories described below.

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Lottery Grants

Lotteries in Canada provide a significant source of funding grants for non-profit organizations.  This people's portion of the proceeds from Lotteries is administered by the individual provinces.  They each have their own system for qualifying, applying and distributing the money.  For this category, I plan to point you toward this money one province at the time, starting with British Columbia. Details...

22 pages

Governments

Provincial and Municipal financial support is easier to achieve than direct Federal funding, since much of this federal money flows through provincial and municipal programs.  This topic will direct you to governmental programs that can help you raise substantial funding for your bowls project. 

Note that Lottery Grants are Government Grants and, as such, they are included in the percentage that can qualify for government funding.  Details...

Foundations, Legacies & Endowments Funds

You need to consider Foundations, Legacies and Endowment Funds as very important sources of funding for community related projects.  Typically, large towns and cities have such funding vehicles to assist with  projects such as yours.

There are many philanthropists, out there, who donate or leave property, large amounts of money or securities to professional organizations that know how to manage and grow these funds.  You can even create your own fund, so that you can take advantage of the generosity of your own members and their circles of influence. I'll show you an easy way to accomplish that.  Details...

30 pages

Service clubs

Over the years, Service Clubs have been the backbone of community service.  It's hard to imagine where we'd be without their contribution and that of their volunteers.  Today, Service Clubs continue to raise funding for the community projects that fit their specific area of interest.  I'll provide you with links to many of these clubs that will be happy to consider your well defined and well presented bowls project.  Booklets 1, 2, 3.

12 pages

Your own club sources (Tax Receipt)

As a non-profit organization, you can provide tax receipts for financial donations.  Using this method, you can create your own funding drive.  The problem is that you need volunteers and a team of individuals who understand this process.  However, this is a very useful tool if you have access to members who wish to make a donation.  I'll show you tools and examples of how you can do this. 

Create your own non-profit organization

Raising money for any project is never a “slam dunk”, especially when starting a non-profit or charitable organization from scratch.  Nothing can replace professional advice when taxation and the law are concerned or to ensure the correct organizational structure for your endeavour.  However, it’s good to educate yourself before you seek this advice so that you’ll better make your case and/or understand what is going on.

The booklet titled “Taxation of Charities” by Deloitte is intended for the Board of Directors, trustees and officers of charities or non-profit organizations who require a concise source of information on major issues concerning taxation on this topic and provides an idea of how the government treats related activities.  This information will be particularly useful to those whose organization is registered or is contemplating registration as a charity.  Don’t let this discourage you.  It’s easy when you know and understand how it works.  The information found on this website is intended to help you educate yourself before you fully “take the plunge”.