# Free online fundraising training for charities in Wales

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/08/11/free-online-fundraising-training-charities-wales/
- Published: 2016-08-11T09:55:43+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**[Localgiving](https://localgiving.org/)’s UK-wide Regional Development Programme
is now available to charities in Wales.**

The programme has already run in Yorkshire and Humber, Scotland and Northern Ireland
with Localgiving working with 94 different charities and raising £63,000 in donations
for organisations over a 12-month period in Northern Ireland. A [two-year regional programme](https://localgiving.org/rdp/wales/)
has recently launched in Wales with a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.

It will provide participating groups with:

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 * Free IT and Internet training to raise funds online
 * Access to £200 of match funding for donations received online
 * A dedicated regionally-based project coordinator, who can offer face-to- face
   support
 * Free membership for 12 months with Localgiving
 * Automated Gift Aid, for registered and unregistered charities.

The programme is designed to empower community groups with the confidence to take
control of their financial future, engage with online fundraising and gain access
to the same kinds of online marketing tools available to larger charities

Localgiving will also work with organisations including the [Welsh Council for Voluntary Action](http://www.wcva.org.uk/),
the [Community Foundation in Wales](http://www.cfiw.org.uk/), and local County Voluntary
Councils to strengthen the project’s reach.

Information on how to access the programme is available at [join.localgiving.org/wales](http://join.localgiving.org/wales),
and [he**@*********ng.org](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/08/11/free-online-fundraising-training-charities-wales/he**@*********ng.org).

 * **[SE-Assist funding announced for six Welsh social enterprises](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/15/se-assist-funding-announced-six-welsh-social-enterprises/)**(
   15 November 2016)
 * **[Gofod3 third sector event launches for Wales](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/12/gofod3-third-sector-event-launches-wales/)**(
   12 December 2016)
 * **[Board member for Wales appointed by Fundraising Regulator](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/01/06/board-member-wales-appointed-fundraising-regulator/)**(
   6 January 2017)

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