The SYFAB training programme is designed to help you gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to fulfil your fundraising aspirations.
Check out our 2019 programme to help you get fundraising ready:
• Is it for me?...Making the Ask: Making the Move
Explores the considerations and steps required to plan your approach to ask for support from a business, includes considering mutual benefit, motivations and expectations from both sides and how to start shaping your ask.
Wednesday 30th January 2019 repeated Wednesday 10th July 2019 (9.30 – 3.30)
Beginner
£80.00 per person (includes lunch)
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £20 per person (maximum 2 places per group) includes lunch
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £160 (includes lunch)
• Introduction to fundraising
The idea of fundraising may seem daunting if you are new to it. This session gives a basic introduction on how to find funders, which sources of funding your project is likely to appeal to and why and how to present your project for a strong application.
Thursday 7th February 2019 repeated Wednesday 17th July 2019 (9.30 – 12.30)
Beginner
£40 per person
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £80 per person
• Reaching Communities Master Class
Are you thinking about applying to this Big Lottery Fund scheme? This session will help you understand the programme and prepare your funding application to maximise your chances of success.
Tuesday 12th February 2019 repeated Thursday 6th June 2019 (9.30 – 2.30)
Intermediate to advanced
£80 per person (includes lunch)
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £160 (includes lunch)
• Is it for me?...Supporter Engagement
Begin to explore how to communicate and engage with people that connect with your organisation in some way, be that through making donations or following your Facebook page, with the aim to encourage long term relationships and future donations.
Wednesday 27th February 2019 (9.30 – 12.30)
Beginner
£40 per person
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £10 per person (maximum 2 places per group)
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £80
• Aims, Outcomes and Impact
Many major funders require you to link your aims, outcomes and activities in your funding applications; explore a systematic approach to identify the need for your project and link your aims, outcomes and impact for a stronger funding application.
Wednesday 6th March 2019 (9:30 – 12.30)
Intermediate to Advanced
£50 per person
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £100 per person
• Making a good application to Charitable Trusts and Foundations
Do you want your application to stand out? This session explores how to write a funding application that satisfies the funder’s criteria, whilst at the same time promoting your project in a thought out, evidenced and appealing way.
Tuesday 12th March 2019 (9.30 – 3.30)
Beginner to Intermediate
£80 per person (includes lunch)
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £160 per person (includes lunch)
• Preparing Awards for All Applications
Would you like some help with putting your Awards for All application together? This training session will help you understand the programme and prepare your funding application.
Wednesday 20th March 2019 (9.30 – 12.30)
Beginner
£30 per person
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £60 per person
• Is it for me?...Introduction to Individual Donations
An introductory broad overview of the different ways of raising money from individuals that are appropriate to the work of your group and your organisational capacity.
Wednesday 27th March 2019 (9.00 – 12.30)
Beginner
£40 per person
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £10 per person (maximum 2 places per group)
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £80 per person
• Is it for me?....Introduction to Social Media in your fundraising
This introductory session explores how social media can be used in your fundraising and to engage with potential donors. Includes time to explore, experiment and initial action planning for your organisation.
Wednesday 8th May 2019 (9.30 – 12.30)
Beginner.
£40 per personSheffield voluntary and community groups: £10 per person (maximum 2 places per group) Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £80 per person
• Social Media Strategy Master Class
Develop your basic understanding of how social media can be used to cost effectively promote the work you do. You will have the chance to develop your digital skills in a supported environment, whilst building a social media strategy.
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 (9.30 - 4.00)
Intermediate
£80 per person (includes lunch)
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £20 per person (maximum 2 places per group) includes lunch
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £160 per person (includes lunch)
• Diversify your income
Have you been reliant on grant fundraising? Do you want to find out about different potential sources of income? This session helps you consider the options and outline a fundraising strategy for each of the sources appropriate for your project and capacity.
Thursday 27th June 2019 (9:00 - 12.30)
Beginner to Intermediate
£40 per person
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £10 per person (maximum 2 places per group)
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £80 per person
Sheffield voluntary and community group subsidy
A selection of our training sessions, which focus on different types of funding, are subsidised by Sheffield City Council for voluntary and community groups whose work benefits Sheffield residents. See our website for more information on eligibility and for the selection of subsidised sessions.
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants
There is a separate cost structure for individual consultants and statutory bodies, this includes Council departments, agencies and public bodies. Please visit our website for more information.
All sessions are held at our offices near Meadowhall.
For more information, and to book a place on any of the sessions, please visit the SYFAB Training and Events page here.