In this unmissable episode, Carol catches up with the maestro himself, Ken Burnett. In this classic episode, he shares his journey and time tested, top tips for effective fundraising that gets results!

In today's episode, renowned Fundraiser, Giles Pegram, reminds us that "fundraising is not about money, its about important work that needs to be done". In this super inspiring conversation with Carol, he also shares his three top tips for raising funds during a crisis and what you should be telling your donors now.

In this brand new bonus episode, we've got Liz Tait back  in the studio talking about how to find and recruit great fundraisers for your organisation. This is the perfect time to ensure that whoever joins your team is perfectly aligned, whether they are volunteers or paid staff.

At the forefront of the COVID19 emergency grant making response are many local foundations. In this episode, Fozia Irfan, CEO of Beds & Luton Community Foundation helps you understand what you need to know when applying to yours.  

She also sheds light on her groundbreaking work to make the foundation sector more diverse, equitable and inclusive in order to help the most marginalised communities.

On this bonus episode, Tim Wilson continues the conversation with @AmickyCarol about City Bridge Trust, his role and how they set their funding priorities.

This is a must listen for anyone wishing to apply to this progressive funder that is highly committed to a transparent process.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the world into a state of uncertainty, it’s already inspired incredible generosity from philanthropists and funders. Many of the small black, Asian, multi-ethnic and refugee (BAMER) led nonprofits that we support aren’t directly involved in frontline efforts to stop the coronavirus but their work — serving the most disadvantaged members of society — has never been harder, and it must go on. Their economic struggle isn’t making headlines or mentioned in press conferences, but they must find ways to fundraise, often without any awareness of what is available and do so with even less capacity than ever.

We cannot singlehandedly help them all, but we are committed to doing what we can. We’re compiling the relevant offers that are available and are making it available via the channels that will reach them. We've also set up a dedicated email address where they can reach out for advise and receive it, in a timely manner.

City Bridge Trust makes charitable grants of around £20m per year towards charitable activity benefitting Greater London. Their vision is to reduce inequality as well as grow stronger, more resilient and thriving communities in the capital.

On this episode, Funding Director Tim Wilson, shares with @AmickyCarol what they fund, how to apply, why they only make restricted grants and their #toptip for all #grantseekers.

Today for International women’s day, we shine our spotlight on Sally Charness from Mais Caminhos, a social enterprise in Brazil. Listen as she shares about their needs and how they raise funds to transform the lives of children from the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

For more information on how to support their cause, visit: https://caminhoslanguages.com/about-caminhos/mais-caminhos-social-program/donate-mais-caminhos/

Can your trust fundraising get better year-on-year? What are the secrets that make trusts so resilient? Why do they increase their giving, whilst their income has been static? Do they behave as an accidental unit, moving as one, or does the behaviour of a few dominate the numbers?

If you depend upon income from trusts, you don't want to miss this preview of Bill's event later this month. It answers these questions and more, based on extensive data and interviews with the key players.

Every wonder what it takes to win major grant funding? This week, we shine our spotlight on grant-seekers with help from Bill Bruty, one of the most experienced and knowledgeable fundraisers in the UK. Bill is the Director of Fundraising Training Ltd and has more than 35 years of experience, especially in the field of grant-seeking from charitable trusts and government bodies.

He joins Carol to share the five things that he believes you should do in order to secure the bag!