Learn & Connect with Community Impact Bucks: Fundraising Essentials

Fundraising essentials for success.

Are you looking to strengthen your organisation’s fundraising approach, find new funding opportunities, and improve your chances of securing grants?

Join Community Impact Bucks for this practical Fundraising Essentials session, designed to help charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations build confidence in and develop a stronger foundation for funding success.

Whether you are new to fundraising or looking to refresh your approach, this session will guide you through the key steps needed to become funding-ready, identify suitable opportunities, and submit stronger applications.

What we’ll cover

We’ll walk through the key areas funders look at when assessing organisations, including:

• Organisation compliance
• Policies and procedures funders expect to see
• Financial readiness and good practice
• Finding the right funding opportunities
• How to write stronger funding applications
• Managing funding outcomes

What you'll leave with

By the end of the session, you will have:

• A better understanding of what funders look for
• Practical guidance on preparing your organisation for funding applications
• Knowledge of where to find relevant funding opportunities
• Tips and tools to improve your funding bids
• Resources to support your ongoing fundraising journey

Who should attend:

This training is suitable for staff or volunteers that take part in developing and writing fundraising applications, or anyone looking to increase their knowledge and skills of fundraising essentials.

Please note that the event is for not-for-profit organisations whose beneficiaries are in Buckinghamshire, with priority given to organisations with a turnover of £100,000 or below.