This new SYFAB course focusses on identifying and securing funding from charitable trusts and foundations, which are a growing source of funding for community, voluntary and charitable activities, events, projects and organisations, which are working to meet needs in communities.
Our tutor Kate Thompson is an expert fundraiser with a specialism in working with trusts and foundations
In this course, you will learn the basic skills, along with some tips and tricks that will support you to successfully fundraise the money needed to meet your group or organisations aims or aspirations.
You will look at how to search for information on different grant-givers, how to approach them and crucially how to build a long-term relationship.
You will then build your case for support, and we will also give you a deeper understanding of how grant-giving charities operate.
Who is this training aimed at ?
This is aimed at those new to raising money from trustss and foundations or anyone looking to further develop their fundraising skills.
What will You Get out of it?
Understand the principles of raising money from trusts and foundations as grant-giving charities
Explore the different ways you can identify information on grant-giving charities
Gain confidence identifying the different needs of a number of trusts and foundation
Learn how grant-giving charities are able to provide more assistance than funding
Title: Trusts & Foundations Funding
Date: Wednesday 30th September 2026
Time: 09.30am-3.00pm
Location: Zoom (Virtual Classroom)
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Tutor: Kate Thompson
Cost: £80.00 (£40.00 for groups working in Sheffield)
(£160 for Statutory Bodies/Consultants/Individuals
If you have never used Zoom before there is a useful online guide to it here.
Interested?
You must book a place through our website. Please register with the email address you would like the Zoom invitation sent to.
*Places on the session are limited; We are planning further dates for this course so don't worry if you cannot attend this one. To register your interest in future sessions please contact andy@syfab.org.uk
We accept bookings using the following payment methods:
• Online using debit/credit card or Paypal account
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• Online followed by BACS
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