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❗ Make Your Fundraising Proposal Stand Out! As some areas of fundraising now feel as competitive as ever, making your proposal stand out is increasingly important. In episode 120 of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, David Burgess shared valuable insights on how to increase the chances that your applications to Trusts and Foundations will succeed. Listen here or on your favourite podcast platform 🎧 : https://bit.ly/3YdAPuO Psst... Did you know that Bright Spot offers bespoke training packages to help your fundraising team learn powerful techniques and get inspired to keep moving forward? We’ve spent 19 years developing courses that help your team raise more money. They include: Influencing Supporters and Donors (our flagship course) Writing to Influence Win that Pitch Transform your Results Presenting to Influence If you’re interested, get in touch and our Training Director will get in touch so you can to talk it through. You can find out more on our website. Hashtags #Donors #FundraisingTips #FundraisingPodcast

I really enjoyed exploring a fresh perspective on Resilience today with the Bright Spot community in a lunch time workshop! I always love workshops with this group, they are considered, thoughtful and support each other, making time for discussing fundraising challenges across the sector. Today, I especially appreciated the groups kindness and openness to explore new perspectives! Thank you Rob Woods for inviting me back to your community! Thank you to all who attended, lunch times are precious and learning over lunch is an investment. We never take it for granted! 😍

Did you know one of the services we offer is training days for charity fundraising teams? 🙌 We've found that when one person gets better at an important fundraising skillset, your charity makes progress. When a whole team learns together you can really build momentum. Bright Spot offers a range of in-house training days to help your team improve their skills, confidence and results. Here is an outline of one of our most popular masterclasses: - 🌟 Influencing Donors and Supporters 🌟 Becoming more prepared and skilful in how you conduct informal meetings with supporters, donor and partners makes a huge difference to your fundraising results. This one-day influencing masterclass will help your team hear “Yes!” more often when they talk to supporters. This not only improves the immediate results, it also lifts people’s confidence to seek out even more conversations with donors. 👉 Building Rapport – What to say, and importantly, in what order. 👉 Story Power – Three little-known techniques that make it easier to inspire. 👉 Your Case – Practice with our Magic Formula system to find and use the messages that really work. 👉 Psychology Of Influence – How to apply Professor Robert Cialdini’s influencing research in your fundraising. 👉 The Fundraiser’s Meeting Checklist – Practice with this tool to drive up your influencing results. Find out more about this training day and the others that we offer here: https://bit.ly/3mX3kh3

We've noticed that when a fundraising team joins our Learning and Inspiration club for fundraisers: 1) It's easier to recruit 2) You create a positive learning culture which improves morale 3) It gets easier to raise funds 💪 If you'd like to find out more about the Bright Spot Members Club and / or our Discounts for Teams (better than half price!), do send us a message or visit: https://bit.ly/3e6IMv7 Hashtags #Fundraisers #FundraisingSupport

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Are you a Corporate Partnerships or Major Gifts / Trusts fundraiser? Does your charity need to increase income in these areas? Our Corporate Mastery and Major Gifts Mastery Programmes in May 2025 are now open for sign ups! And guess what - the first 12 to receive these amazing bonuses (see below 👇) Our flagship training programmes help you learn powerful techniques through a combination of masterclasses with me and individual coaching support across six months. To find out more or register your interest today, head here: https://bit.ly/3ptaSH5 We’re proud that these courses are so focused on practical techniques that help you grow fundraising income. For instance, Corporate Mastery helped: > Asiya to win 9 partners in eight months for Leicester Hospitals Charity, worth an average of £10,000 each. > Kirsten to win two sponsorships worth a total of £100,000, during the programme, for Scottish Ballet. > Holly rolled this approach out to the Regional Corporate team of her national dementia charity and they enjoyed growth of over 60%. And Major Gifts Mastery has helped: > Jessica to grow her momentum and results, including a new pledge of £50,000 for the British Heart Foundation. > Tony to secure three gifts worth a combined total of £100,000 for his small charity. > Drive growth in major donor income of 29% for one national children’s charity. If you have any questions about either programme, get in touch and we'd be happy to have a chat with you! Hashtags #MasteryProgrammes #Fundaisers #MajorGifts #CorporatePartnerships

New podcast: Four Inspiring Listens with Rob Woods and Ben Swart If you’d like practical lessons and some inspiring examples from our fundraising podcast in 2024, or you’d like tips on what to listen to next, we recorded this special episode for you! Rob is joined by Bright Spot colleague and fellow fundraising trainer Ben Swart for this round up of our podcasting year. They pull out highlights from some episodes they’ve found most inspiring to listen to, including: how to influence your colleagues, for example to support your fundraising project; how to attract more major donors (precious insights from a philanthropy advisor at a bank who has talked to and learned from more than 4000 High Net Worth individuals; insights from an ambitious, strategic partnership worth £2.3m); and tips for negotiating more effectively with (potential) partners, through a deeper understanding of your charities’ value to companies. Listen here or via your favourite podcast platform 🎧 : https://bit.ly/3Ccgi4T Hashtags #FundraisingTips #Podcast #MajorDonors #NegotiationSkills

⭐ Sharpen The Saw! A Fundraising Bright Spots Playlist to help fundraisers grow ever more effective. ⭐ As change continues to speed up, nurturing the habit of ongoing learning is important for every fundraiser. But with so many distractions, it’s not always easy! So we've selected 12 episodes to help you stay curious, get a burst of inspiration and build momentum. You can get access by following this link 👉 https://spoti.fi/3QFcBpB It includes episodes such as: Creating a growth mindset in fundraising, with Davinia Batley How to increase your gravitas, with Caroline Goyder Leading from the back, with Rob Woods We hope you find these free resources helpful! Let us know what you think. Hashtags #FundraisingPodcast #Effectiveness

Hello Brave Fundraisers! 👋 We get that working from home can be hard (even when hybrid). That’s one reason we created the Bright Spot Members Club - to help you learn with a supportive fundraising community online. If you're feeling disconnected from your team, our members club for fundraisers will help. Find out how it works 👉 https://bit.ly/3e6IMv7 Hashtags #Fundraisers #RemoteWork

✨ Wow Your Donors Masterclass | 30th January 2025, London ✨ Last Chance! Registrations are closing on January 17th! Rob will be joined by the fantastic Craig Linton for a day of WOW Techniques on 30th January at Amnesty International in East London. This masterclass is for any fundraiser or fundraising manager who wants to increase income by creating more inspired donors, partners and supporters. You can read more about the Masterclass here: https://bit.ly/47G4MZt ⭐ Hashtags #WowYourDonors #WowTactics #FundraisingTraining #Masterclass #NonProfit