A useful article from https://nonprofitgrowth.co.uk
Trust fundraising for core costs is one of the biggest challenges for trust and grants fundraisers out there.
Firstly, there are a lot of trusts out there that are offering core support, though this may have decreased due to Pandemic. During the first two years of their Covid-19 response, many Trusts decreased their restrictions on funding, with many offering no-strings funding and though some have continued to do this, in the past year project and specific sector funding has returned.
When you first start researching Trusts to fund your organisation it is natural to feel that most trusts are focused on issues not relevant to your cause and that fewer and fewer trusts are accepting unsolicited applications. Add that to the fact that you are looking for core costs and it can want to search for a needle in a haystack.
Sadly, there is no silver bullet or short-cut answer, Trust fundraising requires rigour and focus when searching for organisations to apply to. Read on
