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What do you want to achieve with your fundraising?

Posted by Bianca

The SYFAB training programme is designed to help you gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to fulfil your fundraising aspirations.

Below are the sessions coming up in May – July 2019:

Is it for me?....Introduction to social media in your fundraising

This introductory session explores how social media can be used in your fundraising and to engage with potential donors. Includes time to explore, experiment and initial action planning for your organisation.

Date: Wednesday 8th May 2019 (9.30 - 12.30)
Level: Beginner
Cost: £40 per person
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £10 per person (maximum 2 places per group)

Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £80 per person

Social Media Strategy Master Class

Develop your basic understanding of how social media can be used to cost effectively promote the work you do. You will have the chance to develop your digital skills in a supported environment, whilst building a social media strategy.

Date: Wednesday 22nd May 2019 (9.30 - 4.00)
Level:  Intermediate
Cost: £80 per person (includes lunch)
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £20 per person (maximum 2 places per group) includes lunch
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £160 per person (includes lunch)

• Reaching Communities Master Class

Are you thinking about applying to this Big Lottery Fund scheme? This session will help you understand the programme and prepare your funding application to maximise your chances of success.

Date: Thursday 6th June 2019 (9.30 - 2.30)
Level:  Intermediate to advanced
Cost: £80 per person (includes lunch)
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £160 (includes lunch)

•  Diversify your income

Have you been reliant on grant fundraising?  Do you want to find out about different potential sources of income?  This session helps you consider the options and outline a fundraising strategy for each of the sources appropriate for your project and capacity.

Date: Thursday 27th June 2019 (9:00 - 12.30)
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Cost: £40 per person
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £10 per person (maximum 2 places per group)
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £80 per person

Is it for me?...Making the Ask: Making the Move

Explores the considerations and steps required to plan your approach to ask for support from a business, includes considering mutual benefit, motivations and expectations from both sides and how to start shaping your ask.

Date: Wednesday 10th July 2019 (9.30 - 3.30)
Level: Beginner
Cost: £80.00 per person (includes lunch)
Sheffield voluntary and community groups: £20 per person (maximum 2 places per group) includes lunch
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £160 (includes lunch)

Introduction to fundraising

The idea of fundraising may seem daunting if you are new to it. This session gives a basic introduction on how to find funders, which sources of funding your project is likely to appeal to and why and how to present your project for a strong application.

Date: Wednesday 17th July 2019 (9.30 - 12.30)
Level: Beginner
Cost: £40 per person
Statutory Body/Individual Consultants: £80 per person

Sheffield voluntary and community group subsidy

A selection of our training sessions, which focus on different types of funding, are subsidised by Sheffield City Council for voluntary and community groups whose work benefits Sheffield residents. See our website for more information on eligibility and for the selection of subsidised sessions.

Statutory Body/Individual Consultants

There is a separate cost structure for individual consultants and statutory bodies, this includes Council departments, agencies and public bodies. Please visit our website for more information.

All sessions are held at our offices near Meadowhall, Sheffield.

For more information, and to book a place on any of the sessions, please visit the SYFAB Training and Events page.