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Fundraising from individuals

Date: Thursday 1st October 2009

Time: 09:45 – 16:30

Venue: MLA London, 4th Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DG

The current economic climate might well deter us from trying to fundraise from individual donors but right now there is an excellent opportunity to build strong relationships with individuals that will help to stabilise and augment your fundraising strategy through the good times and the bad. Your organisation’s long term sustainability is intrinsically linked with the people who are interested and invested in your work; and whilst you may not see the immediate fiscal benefit, the relationships you begin building now will ultimately reap the greatest benefits in the long term.

This one day course has been designed to provide you with information and ideas on raising funds from individual donors. It will involve practical exercises to explore how and why individuals give financial support to cultural heritage organisations; and what steps you can take to encourage individual gift giving in the current climate.

By the end of the day you will:

· Have an understanding of the support available to lever funding from individuals;

· Know why and how to build long-term relationships with individuals;

· Understand how to fit individual giving into your organisations planning;

· Have the confidence to ensure the lessons learned make a real difference back at your organisation

Areas covered during the day:

· Individual giving and the funding mix

· Planning a campaign involving individual giving

· Building a network of supporters

· Making an approach

· Workshop – practical steps and their implementation

Trainer: Hopkins van Mil

Price: £115 (+VAT) per delegate; cost includes all course papers, refreshments, and lunch.

London based museum may be eligible for a Renaissance London funded place.  Please call Sarah on 020 7549 1712 to check availability

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