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In May 2010, Acorns Children’s Hospice approached The Affordable Fundraiser with the combined need to raise funds quickly from trusts and foundations and build capacity within the organisation’s fundraising team. To this end The Affordable Fundraiser swiftly took over management of trusts and grants fundraising for the organisation and over the following months trained a member of staff to do the same. With this successful combination of external expertise and internal support, the first year’s income target was exceeded, and The Affordable Fundraiser was delighted to work with the organisation for over 6 years.

Service cost to Acorns (ex VAT): £63,735

Funding secured: £2,316,609

‘We worked with James for a number of years and the level of success he consistently achieved was exceptional. Working with a number of our team, James offered support with managing existing trusts, whilst identifying new trusts and helping to compile new and engaging cases for support. Overall we are delighted with his work and it has added real value to our fundraising efforts.’

Richard Brown, former Individual Giving Manager

Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice recruited The Affordable Fundraiser in April 2024 to develop trust and grant fundraising activity for the charity. In only a short time, the hospice has had grants from a range of new and existing trust donors to support both core work and specific activities within the hospice, increasing this strand of income significantly and paving the way for continuation of the partnership.

Service cost to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice (ex VAT): £24,588 (April 2024 – June 2026)

Funding secured: £200,371

‘Since starting, James has played an integral role in strengthening our trust and grants partnerships. His strategic approach to fundraising and his meticulous attention to detail have consistently resulted in impressive outcomes for our organisation. Through his dedicated efforts, we’ve not only secured essential grants, but we’ve also built a foundation for long-term, sustainable funding. We look forward to working with him for years to come.’

Kelly Gerrard, Marketing & Engagement Manager

The Affordable Fundraiser first started working with Different Strokes in December 2012 at a point when the charity wished to consolidate and build on its grants and trusts fundraising, and free up capacity in-house for service development and delivery. The Affordable Fundraiser has since established a growing list of regular trust funders for the organisation’s support services, assisted staff in securing a significant grant from the Government’s Local Sustainability Fund, and continues to research new sources of funding for both core and project work.

Service cost to Different Strokes (ex VAT): £138,975 (December 2012 – June 2026)

Funding secured: £1,065,858

‘James is great to work with. He is great at listening to what our priorities are, and has really got to know and understand our charity. He then combines this with his expertise to find the right trusts and foundations to approach. He has a great track record at sourcing new potential funders, and has a very high pound raised to pound spent ratio. I look forward to working with him for many years to come.’

Austin Willett, Chief Executive Officer

KEMP Hospice approached The Affordable Fundraiser in 2018, seeking to increase income from charitable trusts and grants to support not only its core nursing services but project work with children and carers in the local community. Income levels have grown ever since with donations secured from both new and past donors. As a Full-Time client of The Affordable Fundraiser, KEMP Hospice has also received swift and effective support throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, with significant sums raised in support of the organisation’s crucial frontline work.

Service cost to KEMP Hospice (ex. VAT): £83,500 (November 2018 – June 2026)

Funding secured: £815,818

‘James is a pleasure to work with. He takes control of the trust fundraising process from beginning to end and keeps us regularly updated on potential funds we can apply for. James has identified both national and local trusts with which we have had no previous relationship and secured large grants toward our work. As a small organisation with limited capacity, James has achieved goals with our trust fundraising, which we never would have.’

Caroline Beech, Chief Executive

Other health-related charities we have worked with include:

Aurora Wellbeing Centres

Cavell

Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity

Havens Christian Hospice

Lilian Faithfull Care

Tough Enough To Care