Bid Writing: Mon 01 Sep 2025 & Mon 27 Oct 2025
An introduction to writing bids for funding from grant making trusts and foundations. This workshop runs alongside Trust Fundraising covering different aspects of trust and foundation fundraising. Participants should try to attend both workshops in either order. Topics covered: Establishing Credibility, Rejection Reasons, Reserves, Volunteers, Community Support, User Involvement, Finding Evidence, Human Stories, Signposting, Concise Bids, Quoting Statistics, Terminology, Formatting, Proofreading, Funding Timetables, Full Cost Recovery, Under Costing, Contingencies, Financial Controls, Online Forms, Deadlines, Clarifications, Learning from Rejections, Feedback Statistics. NFP Workshops – 18 Affordable Training Courses