You can pay a lot of money for fundraising training courses, but there is lots of free online training available for everyone. This guide has courses covering skills development and refresher, as well as basic 101 introduction on how to fundraise training.
You don't need to know anything about fundraising to use the CEF and you'll learn and be given new ideas as you use it. The income questionnaire will lead you through the fundraising process and connect you to a wide range of resources and people who will help you. Everything is free.
Here are some Charity Excellence fundraising skills training resources:
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Here are some organisations that support specific communities.
There are a lot of fundraising groups on social media that you can join to connect with others and find help and advice.
Try the Small Charities Networking & Advice group and, if you work overseas, the Small International Development Charities Network.
There are also more general groups, as well as groups for different types of fundraising and also regional and county level groups. Here’s the Charity Excellence list of 50+ charity social media groups.
You can also connect with me on Twitter, LinkedIn or Face Book for daily posts on funders and fundraising, and/or join my Funding & Fundraising Twitter list.
Most small charities recruit locally, so posters in your local shops, post offices and church/mosque can work well, or short articles in their newsletter. You might also advertising your volunteer roles in local village/town Face Book groups, which are also useful for promoting your work.
There are also a number of organisation who will advertise your volunteering roles for you. Scroll down to the bottom of the Free Goods & Services page for links to these.
Micro volunteering can also work well.
You can find lots more fundraising and other resources on the Charity Excellence Resource Hub, but that's only a fraction of what's available within the system itself and it's all completely free
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