Proposal Writing for Beginners

Aims

Please note: Individual members get a 10% discount on all courses. Band A £155.00 Band B £230.00 Band C £300.00 Band A: Voluntary and community organisations with a turnover of between £100,000 and £500,000. Band B: Voluntary and community organisations with a turnover of over £500,000. Band C: Statutory and commercial organisations.

To help participants master the techniques for writing clear, strong and successful funding proposals.

For

Those new to fundraising and more seasoned fundraisers who have little or no proposal-writing experience or who need to hone their skills.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Write a proposal that presents your charity’s projects in the most compelling light and meet donor expectations
- Express your purpose clearly and forcefully
- Present your work effectively
- Identify the elements that establish your charity’s
- credibility
- Create and present proposal budgets
- Shape proposals that are individually tailored to the interests of individual donors, trusts, foundations, and corporations

Content

- Describing your charity’s mission, values and strengths to create a unique organisational niche
- Describing your organisation’s work, purpose and projected results in a way that establishes its credibility
- Writing a budget and a funding plan that tell the right story
- Making a ‘match’ with your prospective donor
- Components of a proposal
- Principles of effective proposal-writing