Fundraising is essential for all organisations, but often a task taken on reluctantly by people who do not feel that they have the skills or knowledge to be effective or who have found their fundraising success drop in recent years as competition for funding has increased. Jon Matthews from Funding Eye has over 12 years […]

Im running a new training courses on Thursday 16 May, in Llandrindod Wells. It is aimed at those new or with some experience in fundraising and covers a wide range of tips and resources to help improve funding success.  Such as: Why applications fail Demonstrating need effectively Fundraising resources Communicating your message effectively It draws on my experience of fundraising over […]

On the 20th February I am running a course for PAVO in how to write a funding strategy. It will held in Llandrindod Wells, if you are interested please get in touch and I will get the details sent to you The course covers ·         Understanding what a sustainable funding strategy is and why they […]

From April 2013, the existing R68(i) form will be replaced by a new online system. The new online system will be used for the Small Donations Scheme. More information is available on HMRC’s website and there is also a useful briefing paper available from Institute of Fundraising.

Legacies are a source of income that can transform a charity; but are also hard to plan for. Who, how and when to ask are frequent questions in setting up a legacy campaign; some recent studies I’ve come across have shown some interesting information. The time people write wills is more related to life changing […]

Related to this, I attended a brilliant presentation organised by IoF Chilterns by Richard Radcliffe (http://radcliffeconsulting.org/) on legacy fundraising. One of his slides showed the average ages of people making wills: * 38 (getting married / starting family / thinking about guardians for children) * 68 (early retirement / thinking about grandchildren) * 80 (after […]

The Trusthouse Foundation have changed their application form slightly so all the information now goes on their form so you do not need to sent in the additional information pages. You still can not save the text in the form.

This is a brief but helpful guide for anyone wanting to ask local businesses for a donation towards their work http://knowhownonprofit.org/how-to/how-to-approach-local-businesses-for-donations

For those in Powys, the link below provides useful statistics for to support funding applications; the stats cover all aspects of life in Powys from transport, to economy, to housing and education. http://www.powys-i.org.uk/index.php?id=9756&L=0

LankellyChase wants to form a funded network of 15-20 organisations who are working to transform the lives of people who face severe and multiple disadvantage. The network will promote the exchange of ideas and learning and the creation of a strong evidence base to show how positive interventions can be both transformational and cost effective. […]