Fundraising Training for Environmental Community Groups in Fife

About the Course

Is your community group ready to boost its fundraising success?

This four-part online training series is designed to help FCCAN members develop practical, real-world skills in grant fundraising.
Sessions 1–3 will be delivered by Jo Taylor Consulting (JTC).
Session 4 will be delivered by Kitty O’Connor, focusing on fundraising through the lens of Fife-based community action.

What You’ll Learn

Across the four sessions, you will build the skills and confidence needed to secure grant funding, including how to:

• Understand the fundraising landscape and what funders really value
• Tell a compelling story about your project and its impact
• Build realistic activity plans and project budgets
• Research and select funders that suit your work
• Write stronger, more successful funding bids
• Develop long-term, ethical and sustainable fundraising approaches
• Apply fundraising strategies specifically relevant to Fife-based community groups

Between sessions, you can complete optional hands-on “homework” tasks to apply what you learn — from drafting impact stories to preparing budgets.

All participating organisations will also receive a 45-minute one-to-one mentoring session with Jo Taylor Consulting after the group sessions, to help refine your materials and answer organisation-specific questions.

🗓 Session Overview

Session 1 – Fundraising Foundations & Telling Your Story (Jo Taylor Consulting)

Learn how grant funding works, what funders look for, and how to craft a powerful project narrative.

Session 2 – Building Your Toolkit: Plans, Budgets & Funders (Jo Taylor Consulting)

Create realistic activity plans and budgets, and learn how to identify and target suitable funders.

Session 3 – Writing Winning Bids & Planning for the Future (Jo Taylor Consulting)

Explore how to produce standout funding applications and develop a sustainable long-term fundraising plan.

Session 4 – Fundraising for Fife-Based Community Action (Kitty O’Connor)

Develop a flexible funding strategy tailored to Fife’s community action landscape, including:

• Approaches for grants, trusts and service-level agreements
• Why funder location matters
• Building trust, reputation, partnerships and pilot projects
• Diversifying income to increase resilience and grow your supporter base

🎯 Who Can Apply

This programme is open exclusively to FCCAN members, and is ideal for small or medium-sized environmental community groups in Fife looking to grow their fundraising confidence and skills.

Spaces are limited to keep sessions interactive. Participants will receive slides, templates, and completed examples such as impact stories, activity plans and budgets.

🌱 Don’t Miss Out

This is a rare chance to access free, high-quality professional fundraising training, plus individual mentoring, tailored specifically to Fife’s environmental community sector.
Places are limited — early registration is strongly recommended.

Register now to secure your place and take your fundraising to the next level!
For FCCAN members only - to secure a place, ensure you have filled out the name of your group in the registration form.