Introduction to Grantseeking (online)

This comprehensive and flexible course will teach you the key skills for grantseeking, taking you through the process of developing and writing a successful funding proposal. It is ideal for anyone with less than a year’s experience in grantseeking. It also provides an excellent introduction for people who want to enter the fundraising profession.

We will concentrate on Foundations and consider them in a global context. Many aspects are relevant to all types of high value donors (governments, companies and wealthy individuals).

This course runs 3 times a year in Spring, Summer and Autumn over two weeks. All workshops are from 11.00am-12.30pm or 1.30pm-3.00pm, with the first pod in the schedule being extended by 30 minutes to allow for proper introductions. The full programme schedule, with dates and times is available on our booking platform. The programmes run across these dates:

5th-14th November 2024

25th February-6th March 2025

17th-26th June 2025

4th-13th November 2025

Together we will:

1. Look at how and why Foundations are formed.

2. Guide you on setting appropriate funder research aims.

3. Train you to use a wide variety of research tools and efficiently record important information.

4. Look at how you convert a well-designed project into a powerful proposal and equip you to write informal and complex applications.

5. Explain how to build and maintain relationships with donors. Ideally you want excellent rapport with your donors before you submit a proposal, and a well-managed relationship to retain them.

6. Explain the essential elements of a Foundation fundraising plan and share a tried and tested template for developing a plan.

You can take the complete programme (all 7 learning pods) for £379; or select individual online learning pods for £59 each.

In 2025, the Introduction to Grantseeking programme will only be open to bookings for all seven pods (@ £379).  Over 80% of our participants choose this route anyway.  Alongside the Introduction to Grantseeking programme we will be running three ‘Superpods’.  These will be addressing these skillsets:

1. Researching Funders: 12th March 2025; 1st July 2025; 19th November 2025

2. Proposal Writing: 19th March 2025; 3rd July 2025; 26th November 2025

3. Relationship Management: 2nd April 2025; 9th July2025; 3rd December 2025

These Superpods will consist of two sets of 90-minute online live workshops on a single day.  They will start at 11am and finish at 3pm on each day, with an hour break in between.  These Superpods will cost £175 each (including VAT). You can find out more and book your place here.

Why not enlist the help of a tutor who will help with your translation of the learning into practice? They will support you throughout the course, for both the live or the self-paced options. This will cost an additional £180. If you want to engage a mentor, please get in touch.

For dates and times of the Introduction to Grantseeking programme go to our online store.