Creative bid writing course aimed at Fundraisers

Fundraisingskills.co.uk provides a wealth of advice for anyone involved in fundraising activities. One of the main activities you will carry out as a fundraiser is preparing grant or funding applications. Fundraisingskills.co.uk now provides a 3 week course which covers the rules for successful grant writing and how to write creatively. The website states that, 'exercises are designed to improve your written work across all fundraising areas. Lots of examples are used to help you develop your own bid writing style, explore the use of fundraising language and apply good practice.' The course focuses on providing participants with the skills to:

• Adapt their writing style according to requirements of donors, trusts, foundations & business
• Convey the right balance of emotion and reason within a draft application
• Describe their project using active language and good visual presentation

The course is provided via online assessment modules and takes circa 2-3 hours per week for 3 weeks to complete. Successful completion of the course leads to the attainment of an NCFE level 3 award.

Do you need help with bid writing or the creation of funding applications? Check out our website for details of how we can help...