About Us

Fundraising Skills

Fundraising Skills is an award winning e-learning organisation offering accredited fundraising courses since 2002. We have helped staff and volunteers from 2000 small charities and schools increase income and improve fundraising management.

Our courses are a great investment in your professional development, giving you a Level 3 NCFE qualification in fundraising. We offer a small charity discount and produce a directory of financial support for training, so you can complete quality accredited training that produces results.

Contact

Fundraising Skills
PO Box 306
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 5ZH

Telephone 0191 276 3261
Email info@fundraisingskills.co.uk
Website www.fundraisingskills.co.uk

Company registration number 05849152

Office Hours

The Fundraising Skills office is open 9.30am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions of enrolment our courses are available here.

Team Members

Louise Germaney, Course Director

Following a degree in Sports Development and ten years experience in grants assessment, Louise was one of the original National Lottery assessors in the mid nineties. She has assessed and distributed funds for education for many public and charitable bodies. A qualified trainer with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and a member of the Institute of Fundraising

David Poppitt, Tutor

With over 20 years experience in managing campaigns for health and educational organisations, David raised over £4million as Appeals Director for the Christie Hospital. As Chairman of Broughton Park rugby club he has created a youth development charity. With experience as Development Director at Bolton School and as a Consultant, he is well known in the field of income generation for schools featuring in a number of Teacher TV programmes on fundraising. David is the author of the best selling "The School Fundraiser" and an active member of the Institute of Fundraising and a founder member of the Institute of Development Professionals in Education.

RMS Sports Consultants

Produced the Certificate in Sports Funding in association with Fundraising Skills. They specialise in project development within the sports sector. Specific areas of work include funding applications, bespoke workshops, strategies, development plans, studies and reviews. In 3 years RMS has raised £1.5million to support various sports related projects. RMS prides itself on producing high quality and detailed work which will help clients move forward and achieve results.

www.rmssportsconsultants.co.uk

Victoria Ireland, Tutor

Victoria has a strong fundraising background gained during 12 years in the not-for-profit sector. A senior fundraiser at British Waterways and HelpAge International, Victoria now specialises in funding strategies, capital appeals, trust and institutional fundraising and grants management. As an assessor for the Big Lottery Fund and Children in Need she also understands the grant making perspective. She enjoys training and mentoring, helping others develop their fundraising capacity and drawing on her wide experience.

Kathy Roddy, Tutor

Kathy has worked in the voluntary sector for 17 years, she was Director of a national animal welfare charity and is now a freelance trainer and consultant specialising in fundraising and strategic development. Kathy has advised a number of charities across most sectors . the arts (BAFTA), social welfare (women.s refuges), environment (Windmill Community Allotment Project), animal welfare (Compassion in World Farming, World Society for the Protection of Animals) and many more! Having worked on a number of successful Big Lottery bids and other funding applications, Kathy advises on individual and major donor fundraising, and legacy fundraising and holds the Certificate in Fundraising Management.

Ellouise James, Course Administrator

Ellouise is a highly experienced administrator managing accreditation procedures and student enrolment at Fundraising Skills. Having completed FE training in Business and Admin, she worked as a Conveyancing Secretary and for the NHS as an Administration Officer and PA. Ellouise is also a Counsellor and as a hobby has her own pet website.

Conferences, Workshops and Accredited Fundraising Training

The Fundraising Skills team delivers on site accredited fundraising training and workshops by arrangement. Here is a list of our contributions to regional and national conferences and accredited training.

Factors in School Funding Success (1 hour workshop)

National Association of School Business Managers, Feb 2011 & Lancashire County Council Extended Schools Conference, March 2011

Creative Bid Writing (Full day accredited training)

Merlin Housing Society, Bristol, March 2011

Advanced Lottery Funding & Funding Strategy (Full day accredited training)

London Borough of Bromley, March 2011

Creative Bid Writing for Heads (Half day accredited training)

Perry Barr Consortium, Birmingham, March 2011

Fundraising for School Improvement

Osiris 1 day INSET programme, November 2010

Update on Grants Available to Schools

School Financial Management Conference, London Jan 2006 - 2011

Trusts and Foundation Funding for Schools

National Confederation of Parent and Teacher Associations

Please contact us to discuss your training requirements.