Charity Fundraising Ltd - How We Work
Charity Fundraising deliver consultancy services to the Third Sector (Charities, Social Enterprises, Voluntary and Community Organisations etc) helping them to plan, establish and take forward their fundraising strategies. Charity Fundraising was established in 2000 by Graham Parker, drawing on his experience and success in founding, managing and fundraising for a charity working to divert young people from drugs and crime. While initially focussing on this area of the voluntary sector, Charity Fundraising quickly grew and developed experience across a whole spectrum of charitable causes.
We specialise in supporting organisations to achieve core, project, salary and capital funding from; Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Corporate Sponsorship, Lottery programmes, Europe, UK and Local Government, High Net Worth Individuals etc. Research undertaken daily keeps us aware of new and wide ranging grant funding opportunities from many potential sources.
Experience and Skills at Charity Fundraising
Our core team of professional fundraising consultants offer a wide range of skills and experience. With backgrounds in the corporate, statutory and voluntary sectors, our senior consultants each offer complementary skills in a wide range of areas. For further details about each of our senior consultants please refer to the enclosed biographies document.Charity Fundraising Ltd has provided services to around 50 voluntary sector organisations ranging from small or start-up charities through to International organisations with £multi-Million turnover. Our core business is with medium size charities with an annual turnover in the region of £500,000 to £10 Million. In 2006 our bid-writing service alone achieved over £2 Million for our clients.
We have experience working with charities at a Local, National and International level covering: Arts, Autism, BME Communities, Conservation, Disability, Economic Regeneration, Education, Environmental Sustainability, Heritage, Mental Health, Offenders/Ex-Offenders/At-Risk, Poverty/Disadvantage, Third World Development and Healthcare, Social Enterprise, Sports & Recreation, Welfare (local to international), Women’s Issues and Youth/Young People.
Professional Standards at Charity Fundraising
Charity Fundraising Ltd abides by the Code of Practice of the Institute of Fundraising, the recognised industry body for our profession. In essence this promotes integrity, honesty, high professional standards, confidentiality and adherence to all relevant laws and standards.
In accordance with the Institute of Fundraising recommendation, and to avoid potential for conflict with charity law, we work on a day-fee basis and will not consider any form of commission payment. Likewise, we will not make third-party applications. Any applications produced by us are authorised, signed and sent by a member of our client’s senior management in the name of the client organisation. We cannot make guarantees on the success of applications produced by us.
Charity Fundraising Ltd is an NCVO Approved Consultant. This quality mark from one of the most reputed organisations in the voluntary sector speaks volumes about the experience and expertise of our team of professinal Fundraising Consultants. NCVO Approved Consultants must demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality service and share NCVO's service values. To achieve the standard it was necessary to obtain detailed references from several previous clients as well as completing an assessment against the following standards:
Operational standards
Contract capability
Delivery process
Delivery and output evaluation
Continuous improvement
Charity Fundraising Consultancy Services
We offer an extensive range of fundraising services to Charities, Social Enterprises and other voluntary sector organisations. These include:
Client Relationship
Experience has shown that the key to success in working with any organisation is a close working relationship. Where possible we aim to build a long-term client relationship.
Our involvement with our clients is a partnership, based on a two-way exchange of information and support. In order to maximise funding, we depend on clients to provide accurate, up-to-date information in a timely fashion, for each funding priority/project. We use e-mail, telephone and regular scheduled meetings to ensure that both parties synergise and work together effectively.
In providing our Campaign Management / Outsourced Fundraising service, we focus on identified funding priorities and work to produce quality applications and supporting documents designed to maximise the inflow of funds for our client. We offer a team-based approach to our regular clients, where several staff will be involved working in their specific field of expertise to deliver added value to our client. We appoint a principal contact for each client to facilitate coordinated and efficient communication; we ask clients to nominate a principal contact in their organisation, preferably a senior staff member with decision making powers.
We apply skills, experience and resources to find appropriate sources of funding, and draft applications with the aim of achieving the best possible results. In most cases we establish direct communication, by telephone or email, with potential funders on behalf of our client. We subsequently draft applications to interested funders and email them to the client for printing, signature and submission. Where applicable, we provide covering letters and a list of necessary supporting documents. Replies and requests for further information go directly to the client and we provide input at this stage as necessary. This approach gives the client ownership of the process and the ultimate decision on submission of an application.
Charity Fundraising Ltd. - Terms of Agreement
Before starting on any major assignment we form an agreement with the client in writing, detailing the responsibilities and expectations of both parties. We invoice monthly and expect payment within fourteen days. We commence work for a new client on receipt of advance payment in respect of the first five days work; we credit that payment against the first month end invoice. Unless otherwise stated on the agreement or contract, work may be terminated with no prior notice as long as all work completed to that date has been paid for in full.
We aim to be highly responsive to the needs of our clients and can usually provide a quick response in picking up work on a tight deadline. We also offer flexibility in arrangements, allowing regular clients to increase or decrease our support month to month in line with fluctuating requirements.