Trust Fundraising Planning: How to Prepare for a Busy Autumn
August and early September are the quietest weeks a trust fundraiser gets all year. Stacey Teece sets out how to use them: an honest pipeline review, a realistic income forecast, every autumn deadline in the diary, and end of grant reports prepared before the rush arrives. A few intentional hours now is what makes September manageable.
How to attract major donors to your charity
Attracting major donors is about readiness. Hannah Shepherd sets out the foundations that make a charity worth a major donor's attention: a clear definition of a major gift, a case for support built on impact, a pipeline that starts with your existing supporters, and internal systems that stand up to scrutiny.
Managing Up: The Internal Conversations That Can Make-or-Break Trust Fundraising
Trust fundraisers are brilliant at navigating external barriers. The internal ones, the conversations about impact data, targets and telling beneficiary stories, get far less attention. Stacey Teece explores the internal conversations that decide whether trust fundraising thrives or struggles.
The Questions Trust Fundraisers Are Really Asking
After nearly two years of Let's Chat sessions, training and client work, Stacey Teece keeps hearing the same questions from trust fundraisers. Here she answers the most common ones honestly and practically, from executive summaries and application length to how much to ask for and making the case for core costs. No judgement, no silly questions.
Summer Isn't Slow Season, It's Strategy Season: A Major Donor Fundraiser's Guide
Summer is often called the quiet season in major donor fundraising. Hannah Shepherd makes the case that it is one of the richest windows in the calendar, and shares five practical ways to use it, from engagement calendars and due diligence to solicitation planning.