Get Grants Bid-Writing Training Course will give you practical support to improve your grant fundraising success and inspire you to become a more confident grant fundraiser. In attending our course, you will access expert insights, crucial information, and friendly advice that will help you increase your organisation’s income through grant funding.

WHO OUR BID-WRITING TRAINING COURSES ARE FOR?

Whether you are new to grant fundraising, looking to build on your fundraising experience, or supporting others to make grant funding applications, the Get Grants Bid-Writing Training Course will help you grow as an organisation, launch an important project, or bring your dream to life.

Previous attendees include fundraisers from a variety of backgrounds, for example, charities, community groups, sports clubs, and schools – all with differing levels of experience. Whether you are looking to hone your existing grant fundraising skills, or you want to write your very first application – this course will be relevant for you.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT?

The Get Grants Bid-Writing Training Course clarifies the grant funding process so that you leave the course with a more assured approach to the task of grant fundraising. We use our training course to share our insights and experience from inside the world of grant fundraising and grant giving, setting you on the right path and arming you with the information you need to make the best use of your time and energy spent fundraising.

WHAT TOPICS WE COVER?

In our Bid-Writing Training Course, you will cover a range of topics to equip you with a solid foundation of grant fundraising best practices. You will:

Discover how to find funding opportunities and how to decide which funds are right for you.
Learn different tactics you can use to argue Need.
Explore Impact and Outcomes.
Look at what makes a good budget.
Investigate common errors, reasons applications are rejected, and top tips for increasing your success rates.
Consider different types of applications, including how to create proposals to Trusts and Foundations.
Understand how applications are assessed and start looking at your applications from the funder's perspective.

Our Bid-Writing Training Course sessions are open and conversational, with a mix of group work and individual tasks, offering a friendly and relaxed environment with plenty of opportunities to ask questions throughout the day.

COURSE DELIVERY

Currently, our Bid-Writing Training Course is delivered via Zoom, across two lots of 2-hour sessions, leaving some time in between to read further course material and reflect on the information given.

WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?

When:

Session 1: Thursday 21st August 2025, 10 am – 12 pm
Session 2: Thursday 28th August 2025, 10 am - 12 pm

Where: Our course will be delivered via Zoom - a meeting ID and password will be emailed to you before the event

If you’d like more information or have any questions, you can contact us via our website or send us an email at info@getgrants.org.uk – we’d love to hear from you!

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Bid-Writing for Charities and Community Groups Training Course