Bite-Size Courses
3-Week E-Learning Courses Covering All Major Fundraising Techniques
As an alternative to our full six week Level 3 Certificates, we now offer a range of three-week accredited courses focusing on specific techniques. This option enables you to learn valuable new techniques, top up your training and start raising funds from a wider range of sources. So if you need to brush up your writing skills, put together a funding strategy, or increase sponsorship, active e-learning offers you the knowledge, tutor expertise, flexibility and value for money.
Who are Bite-Size Courses for
Our bite-size courses are designed for advisors, volunteers and staff from charities, schools, clubs, social enterprises and support agencies with no or limited experience of fundraising techniques.
E-learning
Each three week course is accredited and leads to a Level 3 NCFE Award (1 Unit).
The courses take 9-10 hours of your time and are delivered in our e-learning internet based classroom. Discussion boards and case studies are used to bring materials to life, and you’ll join a class with between 6 and 20 other learners, studying at a time that suits you!
Every course include a written assignment: you complete this online and receive detailed feedback from a fundraising expert and qualified tutor.
Course Fees and Dates
Click here for a list of dates and fees or register online now for any number of bite size courses.
Courses Available
Each course is self-contained: you can study any combination and in any order.
Trusts and Foundation Funding
- Produce a convincing case for funding
- Write effective Trust proposals
- Know where to research and find trusts
- Critique sample applications from a similar organisation
- Assignment: Create a sample appeal letter for a project of choice
Funding Strategy
- Provide a description of your organisations fundraising model
- Provide a critique of how you identify fundraising needs
- Appraise a fundraising plan from a similar organisation
- Assignment: Produce a Funding Strategy, rationale and prioritised list of projects
Creative Bid Writing
- Adapt your writing style according to requirements of donors, trusts, foundations & business
- Convey the right balance of emotion and reason within a draft application
- Describe your project using active language and good visual presentation
- Assignment: Produce 3 key written sections of a funding proposal
Bite-Size Courses
Each course takes 3 weeks, with 2-3 hours studying per week with support and feedback from a fundraising expert. You can study courses in any order
If you are interested in any of our courses we'll put some copies of our brochure in the post.