Training schedule

You’ll have your eyes opened as to how and why Foundations are created. We will help you to decide what you need to know and how it will help you raise more money and then learn how to build your core research toolkit with minimal outlay.

How to master the formula for a basic application form, or where the donor has no format and then how to go beyond the basics to meet the demands of the sophisticated funders.

You need to be constantly aware of the effectiveness of your donor stewardship techniques. This session will introduce an evidence-based checklist of good practice.

The complete programme The Introduction to Grantseeking programme is a comprehensive and flexible learning programme that will equip you for your journey of success. This course will be presented by Neela Jane Stansfield and Bill Bruty

The Skilled Grantseeker Programme is an effective and comprehensive toolkit. You won’t find anything more in-depth anywhere else. Participating in the full programme means you’ll be on a learning journey with peers, making connections that can last for years.

In this four-part online learning cluster, we will equip you to understand, navigate and use the audited accounts of foundations to improve your fundraising success.

The cluster will take you through a selection of proven writing techniques.

This is an online version of our highly successful live event.

In this cluster we will take you through the essential techniques of successful donor stewardship.

This cluster is all about preparation (planning). How to set accurate targets, how to plan your stewardship of key donors and how to plan for your fundraising territory.

Join us for a one-day interactive learning experience which will transform your understanding of how major gifts are actually secured.

Over the last 21 years we have been through unprecedented financial turmoil: a financial crash in in 2008-9 and a global pandemic in 2020-21. Over the same time, UK trusts have tripled their grantmaking. What’s going on and why?