Advice on fundraising

Raising funds for charity work is fundamental to the continued well being of many charities.

Fundraising can take several guises: -

• Obtaining grants and donations by direct approaches to donors
• Appealing to the general public
• Contractual arrangements with public sector bodies to provide services
• Investing surplus funds to generate income
• Charitable trading
• None charitable trading
• Sponsorship
• Negotiating for goods and services to be supplied in kind

We do not manage or operate fundraising appeals. That is the job of a professional fundraiser.

However, Peter Brown & Co can advise on how to

• Develop strategies and tactics that are most appropriate to a charity ;
• select a professional fundraiser;
• arrange trading activities in the most tax effective way;
• tender to public bodies and what they might be looking for in tender documents;
• construct grant applications, business plans and financial documents in support of a grant application;
• design systems for monitoring performance against projection to meet the requirements of donors;
• develop an effective investment policy;
• present your annual report and accounts in a way that appeals to potential funders;
• manage and control cash based appeals and collections;
• obtain sponsorship

See also our resources section on this website, which gives details on fundraising.

As with all our services, our fees are highly competitive. Our offices are set in a rural location, and therefore we have low premises overheads. This means that we are able to offer the highest quality services, very often at the lowest price.

For further information, please email info@sorpaid.com or complete our Enquiry Form