Fundraising training will help groups seeking grants

Archived press release

Date Published: 02/10/09

Voluntary and community groups are being offered training and support through a series of training events.

Organised by Aylesbury Vale District Council, the training programme is designed to get organisations into shape to bid for funding and to help steer them through the labyrinthine exercise of securing grant money.

The training courses will cover a variety of topics including writing a successful grant application, raising funds from trusts and foundations and compiling a fundraising strategy.

Councillor John Cartwright, Leader of the Council, said: “We are really pleased to be able to offer this training to representatives of community and voluntary groups. It is an excellent opportunity for them to be able to develop the essential skills needed to secure grant funding.”

The courses are open to any voluntary or community sector organisation including registered charities, equalities groups, sport and youth groups and environmental action groups. Social enterprises and representatives from parish and town councils can also attend.

Listed below are the dates, venues and topics:
• Compiling and writing a grant application – Booker Park School Training Room, Stoke Mandeville, 16 November 2009; The Buckingham Centre, Buckingham, 14 January 2010
• Raising funds from trusts and foundations – The Buckingham Centre, Buckingham, 12 November 2009; Booker Park School Training Room, Stoke Mandeville, 8 February 2010
• Understanding the outcomes approach – Booker Park School Training Room, Stoke Mandeville, 8 March 2010; The Classroom, The Winslow Centre, Winslow, 25 March 2010
• Raising funds from major donors – The Classroom, The Winslow Centre, Winslow, 10 December 2009
• Compiling a fundraising strategy – The Conference Room, The Winslow Centre, Winslow, 28 October 2009

Course fees start from £10. The fees cover all refreshments, lunch and training packs, which include hard copies of materials used throughout the course as well as a CD ROM.

For more information, or to book a place on one of the sessions, call 01296 585256 or email fundraisingcourses@aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk