Get Grants Bid Writing Training Course will give you practical support to become a more confident grant fundraiser.
Access expert insights, crucial information, and friendly advice that will develop your bid writing skills and help you increase your organisation’s income through grant funding.
Get Grants Bid Writing Training Course clarifies the grant funding process, so that you leave the course with a more assured approach and solid foundation to the task of grant fundraising.
Plus loads of top tips to make the best use of your time and energy and give your funding applications the best chance of success!
Get Grants Bid Writing Training Course is available as both Virtual and In-Person delivery. View and Book all upcoming Bid Writing Training via Eventbrite.
We also have a range of 1-hour Bid Writing focused MASTERCLASSES available On Demand, including Core Costs, Case for Support, and Bid Writing Credibility.
Who Get Grants Bid-Writing Training Course is for
This course is designed for people who are new to grant fundraising as well as fundraisers looking to build their bid writing skills. Previous attendees include fundraisers from a variety of organisations, including charities, community groups, CICs, sports clubs, and schools.
If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know in advance of the session so we can look to best accommodate your needs.
What Topics We Cover
Get Grants Bid Writing Training Course covers a range of topics to give you a solid foundation to grant fundraising. We cover:
- Common reasons applications are rejected, and top tips for maximising your success rates.
- What is involved in the Bid Writing process.
- Key sections of an application form and developing your narrative.
- Finding funding opportunities and deciding which funds are right for your organisation.
- How to evidence and argue the need for your work.
- Demonstrate outcomes and your organisation’s impact.
- Presenting your organisation as credible and trustworthy in applications.
- Understand how applications are assessed and look at your applications from the perspective of the funder.
What to Expect
Sessions are open and conversational, with a mix of group work and individual tasks, offering a friendly and relaxed environment with plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
Get Grants Bid Writing Training Course is available as both Virtual and In-Person delivery.
Why Choose Get Grants
In our Training Courses, we share our decades of experience from inside the world of funding. All our Training Courses are delivered by experts with years of first-hand experience fundraising for not-for-profit organisations.
Since 2012, Get Grants has supported hundreds of organisations to raise over £25 million in grant funding, as well as working closely with funders to design funding programmes and assess applications. We also draw real-world insights from our Get Grants Community of Fundraisers and the thousands of people who take part in our FREE Events every year!
Bid Writing Training Course:
Virtual Delivery
Virtual Bid Writing Training is delivered via Zoom across two 2-hour sessions one week apart.
We offer both daytime and evening virtual delivery.
Cost: £119
Upcoming Dates
Bid Writing Training Course (Virtual Delivery)
- Wednesday 5th & 12th August 2026, 10 am – 12 pm
- Monday 7th & 14th September 2026, 6 pm – 8 pm
- Tuesday 22nd & 29th September 2026, 10 am – 12 pm
- Wednesday 14th & 21st October 2026, 10 am – 12 pm
- Thursday 12th & 19th November 2026, 10 am – 12 pm
All of our Bid Writing Training can be booked via Eventbrite. Alternatively, contact us to request a booking form.
Bid Writing Training Course:
In-Person Delivery
In-person Bid Writing Training takes place from 10am-4pm, with a break for lunch. Lunch and refreshments are provided. This is currently being delivered in Birmingham and London. Please see individual dates for venue location and details.
Cost: £219
(including lunch & refreshments).
Upcoming Dates
Bid Writing Training Course (In-Person Delivery)
- London:
Tuesday 3rd November 2026, 10 am – 4 pm - Birmingham:
Tuesday 17th November 2026, 10 am – 4 pm
All of our Bid Writing Training can be booked via Eventbrite. Alternatively, contact us to request a booking form.
If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know in advance of the session so we can look to best accommodate your needs.
All of our Bid Writing Training can be booked via Eventbrite. Alternatively, contact us to request a booking form.
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About the Trainers
John Ellery is Founder and Director of Get Grants. He has a passion for supporting small grassroots community organisations and this is reflected in the range of support and resources we offer at Get Grants.
John is the creator of our Bid Writing Training Course and has delivered Masterclasses on Core Costs and Bid Writing Credibility.
For over a decade prior to establishing Get Grants in 2012, John worked as a Community Worker, Fundraiser and Grant Maker. John worked for a range of local community organisations and national charities, in particular working in disadvantaged communities and with young people with disabilities. He also has considerable experience in grant-making, including working for a national grant-making charity and establishing a small grant-making Trust.
Sam Davis brings first-hand experience from all corners of the sector – as a fundraiser, funder, and charity leader – having delivered frontline activities as well as infrastructure support to other organisations. Alongside delivering Get Grants Bid Writing and Bid Writing for Sports & Physical Activity Training Courses, Sam is currently the Operations Manager at a major regional funder. Her previous roles include CEO, Community Partnerships Manager, and Development Officer within both charitable and statutory organisations.
She’s also a Trustee of a Birmingham-based sports charity and is passionate about building sustainability and resilience in the non-profit sector – because really, it should be a no-brainer to fund these amazing organisations!
Outside of work, Sam’s a passionate netballer and keeps those endorphins flowing by running (very slowly!) in her spare time.
Andrew Ellison has 10+ years’ experience in the voluntary sector, principally working in fundraising, including 3 years as a sole fundraiser for a London-based homeless charity.
He has worked for charities of all sizes supporting a range of causes including mental health, medical research, youth, international development work and sports. Andrew holds a Fundraising Qualification from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CiOF). He has previously volunteered at Foundation Against Cancer, St Mungo’s, ScotsCare, Projects Abroad. He is also a career mentor at Heriot-Watt University.
Andrew is a Bid Writer at Get Grants, supporting organisations to develop their grant funding portfolio, as well as leading Get Grants Training development and delivering Fundraising for Beginners Training Course.
David Page has been a fundraiser for more than two decades and specialises in working with small charities that are disproportionately affected by financial challenges. He has built a wealth of experience on how to survive, flourish and grow when resources seem scarce. David is the Director of Triceratops Training, and has provided training for many organisations including the FSI, DSC and Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
Have any questions about our courses? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!
