Which learning route is for me?
Our full programmes
We offer a comprehensive toolkit for new fundraisers looking to start a successful career in grantseeking and a fresh, innovative and detailed approach for experienced fundraisers.
Introduction to Grantseeking is for people new to this discipline of fundraising, generally with less than one year’s experience. It costs £379 for the complete live online programme, or £59 for each of the seven live online workshops. These can be booked individually. Each programme is spread out over two weeks. This is a purely online programme, which runs three times a year in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. Scheduling for this programme can be found on our online store.
5th-14th November 2024
25th February-6th March 2025
17th-26th June 2025
4th-13th November 2025
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:Researching Funders: 12th March 2025; 1st July 2025; 19th November 2025
Proposal Writing: 19th March 2025; 3rd July 2025; 26th November 2025
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.
The Skilled Grantseeker Programme is for those familiar with the basics, but seeking further development to maximise their fundraising goals. The complete programme costs £895 for all twenty live online workshops, or £199 for a cluster of four workshops. You can choose the whole programme or the individual clusters. The full programme runs online twice a year in the Spring and the Autumn and lasts 10-12 weeks. View and book dates on upcoming Skilled Grantseeker Programme clusters on our online store.
Dates are:
17th September to 12th December 2024
11th March to 12th June 2025
16th September to 11th December 2025
Our specialised topics
If it is specific skills you are looking to develop, you can take ‘Superpods’ and Clusters from our full programmes that relate directly to what you are most interesting in learning.
Researching funders: for those who are new to grantseeking we recommend our Superpod: Researching Funders. This comprises of two 90-minute live workshops in a single day, starting at 11am and finishing at 3pm, with an hour break in-between. This event is based upon the first three pods in the Introduction to Grantseeking Programme. You will learn about the creation of foundations, their motives and processes for giving and then which research questions to pose and which research tools to use. It will be held three times per year in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. You can find out more and book you place here.
For those with existing experience with donor research, we recommend our Understanding the Audited Accounts of a UK Foundation Learning Cluster - this is part of the Skilled Grantseeker Programme. It is a series of four interactive workshops which will be running twice a year in the Spring and the Autumn. This Cluster costs £199 - for all four online workshops. Click here to book.
Proposal writing: for those who are new to grantseeking we recommend our Art of Applications ‘Superpod’ This comprises of two 90-minute live workshops in a single day, starting at 11am and finishing at 3pm, with an hour break in-between. This event is based upon the fourth and fifth pods in the Introduction to Grantseeking Programme. You will learn about essential questions for all funders and how to develop a proposal where there is no application form and we will also help you to navigate those complex forms required for the larger more sophisticated funders. This Superpod costs £175. It will be held three times per year in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. You can find out more and book you place here.
For those with existing experience with proposal writing, we recommend our Writing for Impact and Bid Writing Boot Camp Learning Clusters - these are part of the Skilled Grantseeker Programme. Each of these clusters is a series of four interactive workshops which runs twice per year in the Spring and the Autumn. These Clusters cost £199 - for all four workshops. Click here to book and find out more.
Managing donor relationships: for those who are new to grantseeking we recommend the ‘Superpod’: Managing Relationships which runs alongside the Introduction to Grantseeking Programme. This comprises of two 90-minute live workshops in a single day, starting at 11am and finishing at 3pm, with an hour break in-between. It will be held three times per year in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. It costs £175 to join these sessions. You can find out more and book you place here.
For those with existing experience with proposal writing, we recommend our Stewardship Toolkit Learning Cluster - this is part of the Skilled Grantseeker Programme. This Cluster is a series of four workshops that runs twice a year in the Spring and the Autumn. It costs £199 - for all four workshops. Click here to book.
Fundraising planning: For those who are new to grantseeking we recommend the Managing Relationships ‘Superpod’ which has essential donor cultivation tools within it. This comprises of two 90-minute live workshops in a single day, starting at 11am and finishing at 3pm, with an hour break in-between. It will be held three times per year in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. It costs £175 to join these sessions.
For those with existing experience of grantseeking, we recommend our Planning Learning Cluster - this is part of the Skilled Grantseeker Programme. This Cluster is a series of four workshops that runs twice a year in the Spring and the Autumn. This Cluster costs £199 - for all four workshops.
The pace of the Fundraising Training Ltd online workshops is perfect. I have been on so many courses over the years and get bored, but this is great. It's all a breath of fresh air, factual and engaging. It lives up to its many recommendations. I am so grateful I secured the funding to attend.
- Issy White, Skilled Grantseeker Programme participant
Online or In-person?
All topics are delivered as online workshops.
Online training takes place via Zoom, with each workshop generally lasting 90 minutes. The first workshop in a cluster or a programme will take two hours, to allow everybody time for a proper introduction as we begin our journeys together. Participant numbers are limited to 16 to allow for maximum interactivity and tailored learning. You will receive a recording of the online session and comprehensive course notes.
Future in-person training We are proposing to start with some new in-person training events in May 2025. We will announce the course subjects and dates soon. These events will be single days at a venue in central London.