Financing Community Growth – Loans, Grants & Fundraising

01/11/2017

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Dublin City PPN recently teamed up with Clann Credo, Ireland’s leading
Community Loan Finance provider and held a seminar on how to finance
community projects. Attendees were informed about Grants, Fundraising
and Community Loans to help fund community projects. The
presentations from the night are available below:

Jennifer Hennessey, Clann Credo on Community Loan Finance

Clann Credo – DCC PPN Oct17

Derek Moore, CEO Vantastic on their experience of Clann
Credo Community Loan Finance

Clann Credo Presentation 24 10 17

Liz Roche, Fundraising Consultant on raising funds for your
community project

Fundraising presentation Clann Credo Dublin Oct 2017

John Redmond , PPN Secretariat Member on other community grants
(non Dublin City Council)

PPN Presentation for Clann Credo John Redmond

Peadar Nolan, Community and Social Development, Dublin City
Council on Council Grants

Presentation for Clann Credo Peadar Nolan

For further information please contact Nina Farrell at
or 01-2223851.

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