Perfect for charities who recognise the benefits of successful trust fundraising campaigns but either can’t afford or do not need full-time cover, FOCUS gives you total control over when and how you invest in our expertise.
Step 1: Build the service that you need:
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Assistance with a single funding proposal
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Fundraising efforts concentrated on one project
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A detailed funding research audit for your organisation
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Mentoring of internal staff to deliver trust fundraising
Step 2: We will visit your organisation to advise and agree on the best course of action to achieve your aims.
FOCUS is designed to be flexible enough to meet your needs exactly. Detailed below are some of the options available:
Research Audit
A full breakdown of all past and potential trust funders for your organisation complete with details of their funding priorities, application deadlines and a proposed course of action. If you want to consolidate the fundraising you have already carried out, or find out how many trusts will fund your organisation’s work, our Research Audit is the best place to start.
Proposal Writing
Provide us with all the details of your project and we’ll write a high quality trust fundraising proposal tailored to the specific application requirements of an agreed target funder. You can then either ask us to approach other trusts with this proposal or use it yourself to carry out your own fundraising.
Mentoring
For organisations wishing to develop the fundraising skills of existing staff, we can provide tailored mentoring programmes. No prior knowledge of trust fundraising is required and mentoring can be combined with any other Affordable Fundraiser service to enable you to start raising funds as soon as possible.
With the FOCUS service, you only pay for the fundraising expertise you receive – below are the most commonly used service options, which may apply directly to your organisation:
Comprehensive research audit – from £925+VAT
Proposal writing service (charged per project) – First proposal for each project- from £700+VAT; Subsequent proposals for the same project – £175+VAT per proposal
Mentoring – please contact us to discuss your needs in more detail
It was a tough decision – enlist a fundraiser or ensure an extra month of bills were paid. We took a deep breath and engaged James to start to raise much needed funds from trusts and foundations. It was definitely the right choice.