Why is understanding fundraising so important? Chief Executives and senior fundraisers have greater chances of success when an organisation's decision-making is rooted in an excellent understanding of income generation. Our aim is to help you understand fundraising. We provide training and mentoring to Chief Executives, Chairs and Boards of Trustees to increase their understanding of how fundraising really works and be sure that targets are both realistic and strategic. We also provide practical assistance to senior fundraisers and Chief Executives of small and mid-sized organisations on a range of projects including complex funding applications, joint bids and stakeholder management. We work with - Chief Executives - Chairs & Trustees - Senior fundraisers - Professional bodies - Umbrella organisations Let us help you unpack the fundraising process and get your whole senior leadership team on the same page. - Gain confidence that you’re asking the right questions - Learn how organisational decisions impact income generation - Develop a deeper awareness of the work so you can set realistic targets - Understand why fundraising is central to business planning and how to do this well - Deepen your knowledge of issues faced by fundraisers so you can solve problems - Acquire insight into partnerships to fully consider opportunities - Study the construction of high-quality bids so you can support your team to produce higher quality funding bids and budgets - Recognise how to apply knowledge about the funding landscape to identify opportunities and direct fundraising strategy - Discover what it means to “help with fundraising,” so you can direct meaningful action from the Board - Increase the capacity of individual Trustees to be better ambassadors and more purposeful in their fundraising activities - Implement practical, productive and strategic planning initiatives