“Improving information on, and access to, funding across the East Midlands, and improving the...

“Improving information on, and access to, funding across the East Midlands, and improving the support and networking opportunities for funding advisors”

“A worker who, as a part of their job role (including voluntary work), provides funding information and advice to organisations (large and small) enabling them to increase their fundraising capacity”

Project spans 2009-2013

Four outcomes:

New regional and sub-regional FA networks

Annual learning programme for funding advisors

Monitoring improvements in grant applications

Signposting service for groups

Sep 2009 May 2011

140 prospects

266 FAs

EMFAN mailing list

301 contacts

What is a “funding advisor”?

@emfantastic

Learning programme

Course:• Supports ethical, professional approach to

fundraising consultancy• Low cost thanks to Big Lottery Fund

Events and workshops• Opportunities for fundraisers to showcase

their successful work• Great networking events, currently free

Learning programme

Issues:

• Best practice in grant advice and project management

• Closure

• Trends in funding and related policy

• Trading support

• Advising on fundraising

Monitoring grant applications and providing statistical analysis

We surveyed 31 groups and they said…

Fundraising success 2010

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Fundraising activities groups aim to do more of in 2011

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Gifts fromindividuals

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Usefulness of methods of funding support

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One-to-one

Guides &resources

Internet

Training & events

Funder contact

Paid consultancy

Legal advice

Business advice

Fairly useful

Highly useful

Not at all useful

Usefulness of methods of funding support

-30 -20 -10 0 10 20

One-to-one

Guides &resources

Internet

Training & events

Funder contact

Paid consultancy

Legal advice

Business advice

Fairly useful

Highly useful

Not at all useful

Business advice

Legal advice

Paid consultancy

Funder contact

Training & events

Internet

Guides & resources

One to one advice

Search for funding advice at www.emfan.org.uk

(just don’t tell the world’s biggest search provider)

How can fundraisers help funding advice

workers improve their services?

How can they help groups directly?

Jonny GutteridgeFunding Advice Network ManagerOne East Midlands0115 934 8436 | 07917 088 286jgutteridge@one-em.org.ukwww.twitter.com/EMFANtastic Search for funding advice and find out more about the project at www.emfan.org.uk