London training course for volunteer grantseekers
Howard Lake | 12 July 2005 | News
London Youth is running a free training course for volunteers interested in assisting youth clubs raise funds for their work with young people.
The one day course will be held at the London Youth offices in Docklands. Issues to be covered include:
· Where to look for funding
· How to approach the funder
· How to structure your bid to maximise chances of success
· Information to include
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The course is designed to train people to work with London youth clubs as volunteer grantseekers.
As part of the training delegates will discuss with the volunteer co-ordinator which London youth clubs it would be most convenient for them to work at.
They will then meet with the youth worker at the club and use their newly gained knowledge of funders and fundraising techniques to collaborate on the content, structure and wording of the youth project’s fundraising bids.
A minimum commitment of 6 months following training is asked for. However, as the funding application needs of youth clubs varies, this may not involve a regular commitment. London Youth say that they are looking for people who can commit to being “available to help our clubs for an absolute maximum of a few hours per week.”
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.