Writing Successful Bids

Duration: 8 Hrs
Provider: School for Social Entrepreneurs
Course Fee:Paid
Course Delivery Method: Instructor Led

Writing grant applications and funding bids can be a frustrating process and it can often feel like you spend hours writing bids for little success. This one-day bid writing course for charities and social enterprises will guide you through the steps that you need to take to make your organization’s funding and grant applications more successful. You’ll learn how to avoid commonly made mistakes and gain the confidence and know-how that you need to win new funding and business.

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What you will learn

Understand the different types of funding applications you may need to make.
Discuss grant applications, contestable funding and supply-chain opportunities.
Know how to research and select which applications you should make.
The steps to identify suitable funding opportunities and how to decide which applications and opportunities you should invest your time in submitting.
Discover how to develop realistic budgets.
Producing accurate and realistic budgets is key to convincing a funder you’re the best way to spend their money so ensure that you are able to approach this in the right way.
Feel more confident that you can successfully pitch your organization in a bid.
Talk through the tactics and techniques of writing successful bids and then practice together. Master the process of securing funding.
Discuss the stages in securing funding and how you can optimize your chances of getting past each hurdle.