Understanding your group’s legal structure is vital to grant funding success, and you will need to provide this information to grant funders over, and over again. If you are just starting out, or just setting up an organisation, think carefully about what will suit your needs both now and in the future. Many groups start…

I’ve written hundreds of funding applications for a diverse group of organisations over the last few years, but I still have the occasional moment of head-scratching. The best thing to do when you’re not sure about something is to pick up the phone, or send an email and talk to somebody with more knowledge than…

Many people feel overwhelmed when they begin to search for grant opportunities and write funding applications – in fact, even when you have written hundreds, it can still feel overwhelming! “Where do I start?” “How do I know which is the right grant to apply for?” “What can we apply for?” “How much do I…

“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance is merely the demonstration of their championship character.” Alan Armstrong Most of us would never dream of entering a marathon without some sort of training programme beforehand; we wouldn’t…

Writing a funding application can sometimes feel like a daunting task. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first attempt or if you have been writing applications for years, there will come a point when you just want a little bit of help. I have written hundreds of applications, but every so often I will find…

One of the things I was really keen to do when developing this blog was to make it ‘real’. I wanted to make sure that I was putting the right information on, covering real and useful topics. So I decided to send out an email request to a varied selection of friends and work colleagues,…