There are lots of free online UK charity fundraising training courses, webinars and other support for fundraisers. This guide has courses covering fundraising skills development and refresher training courses through to a basic introduction on fundraising, as well as other support and how to find fundraising volunteers. You can also use our Help Finder directory search categories for Fundraising Support and Learning & Development to find far more support.
Get Grants provide a range of fundraising services, including their free online training courses and events.
You don't need to know anything about fundraising to use the CEF. 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. Use Funding Finder, to find a huge range of grants and Help Finder to find companies that make donations and the fundraising income questionnaire has 100+downloadable funder lists. Quick, simple and everything is free.
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Click the AI Bunny icon in the bottom right of your screen and it'll help you with anything to do with running a charity, including fundraising and finding funding. Ask it short questions, including key words. Better still, once you've registered, login and the in-system AI Bunny will also write funding bids for you.
You can search for other free fundraising support using the Fundraising Support search category in our Help Finder directory.
Here are some non profits 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 Facebook 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. Login to and use Help Finder to find fundraising support and volunteers. Micro volunteering can also work well.
We have our own weekly free training webinar programme and publish details plus training provided by our friends on a single page, giving you access to dozens of free courses and webinars. So you don't miss out, upcoming training is included in our weekly newsletter sent to community members.
Plus, have a look at our resources for free charity training courses, with links to a huge range of free training and including top tips and ideas on how to develop your people at low/no cost and with limited time.
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Click the AI Bunny icon in the bottom right of your screen and it'll help you with anything to do with running a charity, including fundraising and finding funding. Ask it short questions, including key words. Better still, once you've registered, login and the in-system AI Bunny will also write funding bids for you.