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Featured · 9 minute readBid writer, fundraising consultant or agency: which does your charity need?20 UK fundraising consultancies and bid writers: 14 list bid writing and fundraising strategy. How to choose a bid writer, a consultant or an agency.Read the article
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8 articlesChoosing outside help9 minute readBid writer, fundraising consultant or agency: which does your charity need?20 UK fundraising consultancies and bid writers: 14 list bid writing and fundraising strategy. How to choose a bid writer, a consultant or an agency.Read the article
Choosing outside help10 minute readHow much does a fundraising consultant cost in the UK?Fundraising consultant cost in the UK: only 2 of 20 firms we read publish a price. How charities pay: by the day, the job or the month.Read the article
Researching funders10 minute readHow to research a funder before you applyResearch a funder before you apply: only 356 of over 14,000 UK grantmakers publish grants to 360Giving. Where each funder's record sits, what to check.Read the article
Researching funders10 minute readBenchmark your charity's fundraising against its peersBenchmark your charity's fundraising: almost 3 in 4 charities over £500,000 rely on 1 kind of income. What to compare, and where to look.Read the article
Researching funders10 minute readGrant application rejected? Why funders say no, and what to do nextGrant application rejected? At 5 UK foundations, 5 to 28 in 100 bids they counted won a grant. Why funders say no, if they explain, and when to reapply.Read the article
Researching funders11 minute readCharity of the Year: how UK companies choose a charity, and how yours gets chosenCharity of the Year: only 27% of UK firms with £250k+ turnover support charities in any way; 15% of non-givers say no charity asked. How to be chosen.Read the article
Planning your income10 minute readA fundraising strategy for a small charity: the national pictureA fundraising strategy for a small charity, from national data: 95 in 100 charities in England and Wales have income under £1m and share 12p of every £1.Read the article
Emergency appeals10 minute readEmergency appeal: what the rules ask and what to prepare before the dayThe DEC's Turkey-Syria emergency appeal raised about £1 in £5 of its total on day 1. The rules, the national channels and what any charity should prepare.Read the articleChoosing outside help
7 articlesChoosing outside help9 minute readBid writer, fundraising consultant or agency: which does your charity need?20 UK fundraising consultancies and bid writers: 14 list bid writing and fundraising strategy. How to choose a bid writer, a consultant or an agency.Read the articleChoosing outside help10 minute readHow much does a fundraising consultant cost in the UK?Fundraising consultant cost in the UK: only 2 of 20 firms we read publish a price. How charities pay: by the day, the job or the month.Read the articleResearching funders10 minute readBenchmark your charity's fundraising against its peersBenchmark your charity's fundraising: almost 3 in 4 charities over £500,000 rely on 1 kind of income. What to compare, and where to look.Read the articleResearching funders10 minute readGrant application rejected? Why funders say no, and what to do nextGrant application rejected? At 5 UK foundations, 5 to 28 in 100 bids they counted won a grant. Why funders say no, if they explain, and when to reapply.Read the articleResearching funders11 minute readCharity of the Year: how UK companies choose a charity, and how yours gets chosenCharity of the Year: only 27% of UK firms with £250k+ turnover support charities in any way; 15% of non-givers say no charity asked. How to be chosen.Read the articlePlanning your income10 minute readA fundraising strategy for a small charity: the national pictureA fundraising strategy for a small charity, from national data: 95 in 100 charities in England and Wales have income under £1m and share 12p of every £1.Read the articleEmergency appeals10 minute readEmergency appeal: what the rules ask and what to prepare before the dayThe DEC's Turkey-Syria emergency appeal raised about £1 in £5 of its total on day 1. The rules, the national channels and what any charity should prepare.Read the articleResearching funders
3 articlesResearching funders10 minute readHow to research a funder before you applyResearch a funder before you apply: only 356 of over 14,000 UK grantmakers publish grants to 360Giving. Where each funder's record sits, what to check.Read the articleResearching funders10 minute readBenchmark your charity's fundraising against its peersBenchmark your charity's fundraising: almost 3 in 4 charities over £500,000 rely on 1 kind of income. What to compare, and where to look.Read the articleResearching funders10 minute readGrant application rejected? Why funders say no, and what to do nextGrant application rejected? At 5 UK foundations, 5 to 28 in 100 bids they counted won a grant. Why funders say no, if they explain, and when to reapply.Read the articleCost, fees and contracts
2 articlesChoosing outside help9 minute readBid writer, fundraising consultant or agency: which does your charity need?20 UK fundraising consultancies and bid writers: 14 list bid writing and fundraising strategy. How to choose a bid writer, a consultant or an agency.Read the articleChoosing outside help10 minute readHow much does a fundraising consultant cost in the UK?Fundraising consultant cost in the UK: only 2 of 20 firms we read publish a price. How charities pay: by the day, the job or the month.Read the articleRules and risk
2 articlesChoosing outside help9 minute readBid writer, fundraising consultant or agency: which does your charity need?20 UK fundraising consultancies and bid writers: 14 list bid writing and fundraising strategy. How to choose a bid writer, a consultant or an agency.Read the articleChoosing outside help10 minute readHow much does a fundraising consultant cost in the UK?Fundraising consultant cost in the UK: only 2 of 20 firms we read publish a price. How charities pay: by the day, the job or the month.Read the articleHelp that costs little or nothing
4 articlesChoosing outside help10 minute readHow much does a fundraising consultant cost in the UK?Fundraising consultant cost in the UK: only 2 of 20 firms we read publish a price. How charities pay: by the day, the job or the month.Read the articleResearching funders10 minute readHow to research a funder before you applyResearch a funder before you apply: only 356 of over 14,000 UK grantmakers publish grants to 360Giving. Where each funder's record sits, what to check.Read the articleResearching funders10 minute readBenchmark your charity's fundraising against its peersBenchmark your charity's fundraising: almost 3 in 4 charities over £500,000 rely on 1 kind of income. What to compare, and where to look.Read the articlePlanning your income10 minute readA fundraising strategy for a small charity: the national pictureA fundraising strategy for a small charity, from national data: 95 in 100 charities in England and Wales have income under £1m and share 12p of every £1.Read the articleKnowing where you stand
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5 articlesChoosing outside help9 minute readBid writer, fundraising consultant or agency: which does your charity need?20 UK fundraising consultancies and bid writers: 14 list bid writing and fundraising strategy. How to choose a bid writer, a consultant or an agency.Read the articleResearching funders10 minute readBenchmark your charity's fundraising against its peersBenchmark your charity's fundraising: almost 3 in 4 charities over £500,000 rely on 1 kind of income. What to compare, and where to look.Read the articleResearching funders11 minute readCharity of the Year: how UK companies choose a charity, and how yours gets chosenCharity of the Year: only 27% of UK firms with £250k+ turnover support charities in any way; 15% of non-givers say no charity asked. How to be chosen.Read the articlePlanning your income10 minute readA fundraising strategy for a small charity: the national pictureA fundraising strategy for a small charity, from national data: 95 in 100 charities in England and Wales have income under £1m and share 12p of every £1.Read the articleEmergency appeals10 minute readEmergency appeal: what the rules ask and what to prepare before the dayThe DEC's Turkey-Syria emergency appeal raised about £1 in £5 of its total on day 1. The rules, the national channels and what any charity should prepare.Read the article