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This workshop will help equip you with essential tools and strategies needed to secure and manage your fundraising.

Places are fully funded for VCSE sector groups & organisations delivering services in Gloucestershire.  

Event information

  • Date: 27 February 2025
  • Time: 10 am - 3 pm
  • Venue: Forest Voluntary Action Forum, Ow Bist, Forest Community Space, Dockham Road, Cinderford, GL14 2AN

Booking Links

  • VCSE Booking Link: Book Now
  • Non-VCSE Sector Bookings: Please add yourself to our waitlist and we will let you know if we can allocate you a place before the event: Waitlist Application

Important Waitlist Information

  • Please ensure that you add yourself to our waitlist if all of the spaces have been filled for this course. This helps us to understand whether we need to run a follow up course and we cannot do this if we do not have your details registered on our waitlist. Thank you.

Terms & Conditions of Booking

  • Please read our Terms & Conditions of Booking before reserving a space or adding yourself to the waitlist for this event: Terms & Conditions of Booking 

Course overview

This workshop will help equip you with essential tools and strategies needed to secure and manage your fundraising. The workshop will cover:

  • Identifying sources of funding: Learn where to find potential funding opportunities and how to match them with your organisation’s needs.
  • The grants process: Understand the step-by-step process of applying for and managing grants.
  • Top tips on applying for grant funding: Discover practical advice and insider tips to obtain successful grant applications.
  • Become a funder & choose your projects: Participate in an interactive exercise to experience the decision-making process from a funder's perspective.
  • A glimpse into Social Value: Explore how social value could play a role in your fundraising efforts going forward.

This session is informal and interactive. You'll have the chance to share experiences with other fundraisers and ask as many questions as you need. Our aim is to make sure you leave with practical insights that you can use right away.

Trainer information

Janette Vizard is the Grants and Social Value Officer at Bromford Housing, supporting charities across Gloucestershire in securing grant funding, ensuring compliance, enhancing governance, and measuring impact. With over 15 years in the not-for-profit and charity sector and previous experience in Financial Services Management, her supportive approach and dedication have made her a trusted advisor for the charity sector.

Cate Hemingway is our Head of Sector Innovation. Cate's role involves identifying opportunities which support, develop and sustain VCSE groups & organisations in Gloucestershire. 

Get in touch

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