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Charity Fundraising welcomes new clients

Charity Fundraising Ltd are delighted to welcome Framlingham Volunteer Centre and Construction Youth Trust as new clients. Our Consultants will be supporting them to develop funding applications for the Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities programme.

Over £200,000 funding for Commonweal Housing

Consultants  at Charity Fundraising Ltd  worked in partnership with Commonweal Housing in a 36 day contract to achieve over £200,000 grant funding for Re-Unite South London, a programme that offers women leaving prison the accommodation and support services to enable them to regain custody of their children and rebuild their engagement with the wider community.

Graham Parker, Director of Charity Fundraising Ltd commented, “This is a terrific achievement which may become even more impressive as further results of funding applications become known. This contract was notable for the degree of close professional partnership working attained between Commonweal Housing and consultants at Charity Fundraising Ltd.  The results show just how effective this can be.”

Rhys Jones Memorial Fund

In August 2007, eleven year old Everton fan, Rhys Jones, was shot and killed close to where he lived, as he was returning home from football practice. He was the innocent victim, caught in the cross fire, of local gang and gun crime in the Croxteth area of Liverpool.

The response from people across Liverpool was overwhelming and in the aftermath of the tragedy residents living on the Croxteth Park estate came together to form the Rhys Jones Memorial Fund, a charity, with the objective of raising funds to open a sport and leisure community centre in Rhys’ memory. Over £500,000 has already been secured or pledged and a total of £1,500,000 is needed to build and equip the Centre.

Graham Parker, Director of Charity Fundraising Ltd said; 'Fundraising consultants at Charity Fundraising Ltd are delighted to have been commissioned by the Rhys Jones Memorial Fund to work with them, over a twelve month period in the first instance, to help raise the balance of capital funding and associated running costs required for the Rhys Jones Community Centre. The centre will include an all weather sports facility, gymnasium and an indoor centre for arts and community activities. The community centre will also function as a learning centre and will bring together people of all ages, including opportunities for cross generational work and a range of positive activities. The centre will proudly bear the name of Rhys Jones and will be a fitting tribute to a boy who would surely have enjoyed the facilities himself.’

£20,000 Grant for SPECAL from Sobell Foundation

Fundraising Consultants at Charity Fundraising Ltd are delighted to have worked with SPECAL (Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's) to achieve a grant of £20,000 from The Sobell Foundation, towards their 'Train the Trainer' Programme. This brings the total achieved so far from Grant Making Trusts and Foundations  to over £90,000. Our funding consultants are working with SPECAL to achieve funding for revenue costs including core costs and for refurbishment and equipment needed at Burford old hospital which acts as the base for SPECAL's cutting edge work in the field of dementia.

Special 10th Anniversary Offer!

2010 marks our tenth anniversary as a fundraising consultancy. As part of our celebrations we are offering a special 10% discount for up to 10 days consultancy. This fantastic offer is open to new clients who contract work by the 31st July 2010.

The offer applies to all our consultancy services, including: Bid writing and bid review (grants and contract tenders); funder research; fundraising strategies and audits.

Please call Graham Parker on 01394 610581 or send us an enquiry and we will get back to you.

Fundraising Consultancy Services

Fundraising Consultants at Charity Fundraising Ltd have experienced a substantial increase in demand for all aspects of our service delivery and we are increasing the size of our team so that we can continue to provide an excellent service to existing clients  and  to new clients.

We currently still have some availability to work for new clients  in July, August and September; please contact Charity Fundraising Ltd Director Graham Parker if you would like to discuss the possibility of our undertaking work for your voluntary sector organisation over the summer period, or indeed during the Autumn.

Renaissance North West - Museums for changing lives

Renaissance North West is the DCMS funded programme through the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council, that seeks to put users at the heart of museum services: engaging people and communities by developing world class and sustainable museums.

Finding Funding Training Course 15th September 2010

We are now taking bookings for our next Finding Funding Training Day which will take place on 15th September at the Co-op Education Centre, 11 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk.

Aimed at smaller charities or projects in larger organisations, this workshop is for those with some experience of management in the charity and community sector, but who may not necessarily have undertaken any formal learning. Delivered to small groups, this one-day workshop is interactive and will encourage participants to consider their own projects and ideas as case studies. Learn how to identify potential funders, how to make better applications for funding and acquire knowledge and techniques that can be used in running your project or charity

The price is £145 per delegate, inclusive of lunch, refreshments, course materials and VAT. For further information and to book your place, please see our Finding Funding page or contact Peter See.

Even without formal accreditation, Finding Funding remains great value for money. Participants who took part in the latest Finding Funding Training Day commented:

"Before attending the course I did not have this much knowledge of voluntary sector funders / applications for funding. It is so good and I a glad I have learnt a lot.  Thanks a lot."

"It was very great day on yesterday and I got from the course more than my expectations! It was very useful and informative course and please let me know if you will run another course."

Finding Funding Training 19th May - Still time to book your place

There are still some places available on on our next Finding Funding Training Day which will take place on 19th May at the Co-op Education Centre, 11 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk.

Aimed at smaller charities or projects in larger organisations, this workshop is for those with some experience of management in the charity and community sector, but who may not necessarily have undertaken any formal learning. Delivered to small groups, this one-day workshop is interactive and will encourage participants to consider their own projects and ideas as case studies. Learn how to identify potential funders, how to make better applications for funding and acquire knowledge and techniques that can be used in running your project or charity

The price is £145 per delegate, inclusive of lunch, refreshments, course materials and VAT. For further information and to book your place, please see our Finding Funding page or contact Peter See