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Results updated 14 Nov 2025
Thank You for Your Feedback – Funding Newsletter Survey 2025
Between 7 July and 4 August 2025, we received 108 responses to our survey. We’re incredibly grateful for everyone’s time and feedback.
Funding News subscribers gave their views about the Newsletter’s usefulness, content, layout and frequency of publication. People also shared their views about the Newsletter’s impact on getting funding, and if there were any other improvements they would like.
What people told us
Overall feedback was positive, with respondents saying they find the newsletter’s content useful and easy to navigate. Most respondents are happy with the monthly frequency.
- 78% find the newsletter useful
- 87% like the layout / find it easy to navigate
- 88% are happy with the monthly frequency
Impact of the newsletter
- 43.5% of respondents applied for funding they found out about in the newsletter
- 14.8% successfully secured funding, with awards ranging from £1,000 to £200,000
- The newsletter helps with deadline updates, priority changes, and discovering new funders.
- The main challenges faced were high competition and funding criteria mismatches
What respondents told us they want to see more of
- Data and insight to support bids (58%)
- Resources to help with bid writing (53%)
- Advice on applying for grants (47%)
Who responded
Most respondents (over 40%) were from registered charities or Charitable Incorporated Organisations, followed by community groups (10%), Community Interest Companies (7.4%), Parish/Town, District/Borough Councils (7.4%). 21% of respondents who categorised themselves as ‘other’ were made up of individuals, self-help groups, church, university, businesses and councils.
The areas respondents worked most in were health and wellbeing (49%), Children & Young People (35%), Older People (35%), and Environment & Community Spaces (15% each). 30% of respondents chose Other to describe diverse areas of work. Areas under this category notably related to housing and homelessness.
The locations where respondents’ organisations were based were fairly even across East Sussex, with slightly more located in Lewes, Rother, and Hastings (over 26%), followed by Eastbourne and Wealden (23% and 19% respectively). Some respondents indicated their organisation covers multiple geographical areas.
The locations where respondents’ group or organisation actually deliver their services in were Rother (41%), Hastings (36%) and Lewes (34%), followed by Wealden and Eastbourne (31%) respectively.
Next steps
Your feedback will help us shape the newsletter around your views and suggestions.
Overview
East Sussex County Council’s Funding News aims to help East Sussex groups to stay informed about funding opportunities.
It’s important that people reading our newsletter benefit from the information and stories we share. We want to hear what readers think of the newsletter, and how beneficial they find its contents.
This short survey will help us understand:
- If the content of the newsletter is useful
- If the newsletter helped groups and organisations apply for funding and if they're successful in getting it
- What content readers would like to see more or less of
- How readers feel about the layout of the newsletter
We will use this feedback to make improvements to our newsletter.
Taking part
The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete. You can use the ‘Save and come back later…’ button at the end of each page if you don’t want to complete the survey all in one go.
If you represent more than one group or organisation please complete a survey for each one.
If you need support to take part or need the survey printed and posted to you, in large print or on coloured paper, or in another format or language please get in touch using the contact details provided at the top right hand side of this page.
Take a look at the survey topics before you start:
There are four pages in the main part of the survey, with a total of seven questions. If a question isn't relevant to you or you don’t want to answer, please skip it and move on to the next one.
The topics are:
- About your organisation
- Your views on the newsletter
- Future content of the newsletter
Privacy notice: This survey is anonymous, and we don't ask you to provide any personal information. Please ensure that any comments you make don't include any names or personal details of you or anyone else. You can read the full privacy notice here.
Areas
- All Areas
Audiences
- Community groups or organisations
- Public sector groups or organisations
- Residents of East Sussex
- Voluntary groups or organisations
Interests
- Voluntary organisations