Do you need help making your grant applications successful?
As a charity or social enterprise who relies on a variety of different funding streams, are you managing this along with also being the CEO? Managing director? Operations director? Office manager? Fundraising and business development is a part-time, or full-time, role for your organisation, depending on what size you are.
Funders are looking for professionally prepared grant funding applications, with impact, outcomes and a statement of need explained with clarity within a word count usually too. Without the necessary skills required, it is unlikely that applications will be successful – how frustrating is that? Fitting in another job on your to do list with very little chance of securing an award at the end of it.
I work on a retained basis for a handful of my clients, supporting them with their funding strategy annually, reviewing their business plans, checking their due diligence is up to date as well as researching funding opportunities, writing bid content and advising on community and corporate fundraising activities.
Outsourcing funding/business development is becoming more and more the norm as business owners recognise that using the time and skills of dedicated professionals is always a better return on investment and far less stressful.
Consider your funding activities and call me for a chat if you feel I can help. 
Wendy Ward,
0772 9481010, wendy@letssave.biz
Yorkshire based friendly society is offering donations from their Community Fund
Sheffield Mutual’s Community Fund launched back in 2014 and since then has helped over 70 local causes and donated around £26,000.
The Community Fund takes requests from members and the general public for donations to local charities and community groups.
Over the last eight years, Sheffield Mutual has helped a diverse range of Yorkshire based charities and community groups, including Sheffield Group Riding for the Disabled, Children’s Heart Surgery Fund and Hallam FM Cash for Kids.
Chief executive, Jamie Bellamy, is keen to keep the momentum going and fully supports Sheffield Mutual’s commitment to helping charities and good causes.
He said “It’s wonderful to see the impact our funding has locally and to hear how many people these donations benefit – that’s why we’ve continued to run the Community Fund and intend to do so for many years to come.
Interested local charities and community groups, which meet the criteria, can apply for a Community Fund donation via the society’s website:
www.sheffieldmutual.com/about-us/charity-and-sponsorship/
Donations are available for amounts of up to £1,000.
