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Hey, we just started community interest company in England. Can anyone guide us on the best way to fundraising for the organisation? Any links for funding? Hoping for positive thoughts. Cheers
Siraji Kimaka
We are (hopefully) about to invest in a Corporate Fundraising Manager, the first time my charity will have employed someone in this specific role, and I would welcome insight from other charities who...
Jo Berry
Could someone please help a passionate newcomer find the way to secure funding for transforming our Community Charity Shop?  I'm feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to begin—everywhere I turn, the f...
Julie Griffiths
Hi everyone! I work as a Dementia Activities Coordinator with a small charity in Southeast London. We run an art group for people living with dementia and their carers. We're thinking about selling c...
Isabella Coin
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Does anybody have experience acting as a fundraising agent for an organisation based in Africa or any other part of t...
Ocean King
Hi there, I recently started working for a small charity as their fundraiser. I am starting from scratch in many ways (they don't have any form of contact database) we use just giving as the donation...
sarah Stephenson
Hi All, As stated in the title, I'm currently working on an awards for all application in order to hire an extra member of staff which we desperately need (it's just me at the moment working on commu...
Chevon Edwards
Hi All, Our branch of RSPCA has been chosen by our local Ford dealer for their Drive 4UR Community. I just wondered if anyone has done it and if you have was it successful and what worked well to pro...
Carl Saunders
Hello, I will shortly be applying for a Capital Funding grant to provide a group workshop and basic amenities, toilets and kitchen. One of the funders requirements is to submit an Impact Assessment m...
Timothy Turner
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Has anyone used the new event fundraising platform Fundeey?
Ocean King
Hi  I'm a treasurer of a tiny Community Orchard (not FAVOR UK) , we have just set up and are doing the rounds trying to get a bank account set up. in the interim, we need to be fundraising.  I wonder...
Justine MacArthur
Has anyone had much experience with GoFundme pages? I'm tempted but when I've had a look (a while ago) it seemed to be geared towards those who were cycling miles or running or some sort of physical...
Steve Smith
Nice chatting to you all, would like to keep in contact I don't think I have a LinkedIn anymore, but I'll try and set one up. I would like to keep in contact, was speaking to Syed, Jo, Vanessa and a...
Looking for some advice or anyone else's experience of joining their local chamber of commerce. We are a very small international development charity and we want to try and utilise local businesses a...
Tom Bailey
💬 Discussion questions:  Introduce yourself and the charity you work for. What does your role involve? What is your fundraising team currently working on? What are some of the current challenges yo...
Hi All - were hosting a 13 mile walk to raise funds to build a school in Gambia. I wondered if anyone knows what we need to have in place legally? Insurance/disclaimers etc, and whether anyone has an...
Paula Carey
We are tiny organisation, so budget is very limited, but wonder if the community can recommend some free or very inexpensive tools to help visualise data in our organisation - primarily our fundraisi...
Milly Moss
Could anybody recommend a company to organise a fundraising event for us? We are looking for somebody who would do the lot, invite people sell tickets organise food and performances. We are based in...
noor light
Hello - can anyone offer any guidance on how to get on good terms with Trust and Grant bodies who don’t take unsolicited applications? Thank you
Emma Pond
Hi everyone, I’ve noticed that more and more funders are shifting to invite-only application processes. Has anyone found effective ways to get onto their radar? Also, if you've applied to a funder in...
Olivia Anderson-Davies
Hi all, We’re hosting a fundraising gala dinner, but the venue doesn’t have its own bar. Has anyone worked with an external bar company they could recommend?
Paula Carey
Hello I've spent the last few hours going round in circles trying to find clarity as to how a non-registered charity can receive donations in a legal manner. We are a small group of volunteers who re...
Rachel Davies
Hello! I volunteer with a small animal rescue charity, and we're thinking of getting some wall calendars made for 2026 to sell to our supporters. We've ordered other kind of print merchandise (e.g. p...
Christine Jakobsson
Im the director of a CIC (ltd by shares) (we converted from a Ltd company so were told we could not change the ltd by type).  Can anyone explain to me: why is ltd by shares viewed to different to ltd...
Nicola Witcombe
Hi Firstly thanks for reading this post. At another charity that I involved with, we are hoping to run our first fundraising dinner at a restaurant. We need to do the following: 1. Take the booking a...
Hayley Harris
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Back in March/April time a representative from a local business got in touch to say she had nominated our charity for...
Ocean King
Hiya,  I'm looking for some help and advise on income generation for a CIC. Can anyone recommend any Trusts and Foundations who would fund a CIC?
LAURA Baker
Just putting this out there  , What would be really handy would be some network meetings regarding funding or various important issues in running a trust or a charity. A place where we could help eac...
Does anyone have experience of using either of these platforms please? Trying to get my head around them to see if they're worth signing up to. Thank you
Lorraine Schulze
When we hold raffles at events we find fewer people are carrying cash and we don't currently have a card reader. But can card readers be used for payments for raffle tickets? From what I've read it s...
Sarah Clements
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