Who Get Grants Bid-Writing Training Course is for

Whether you are new to grant fundraising, looking to build on your fundraising experience, or you are supporting others to make grant funding applications, Get Grants Bid-Writing Course will help you to grow as an organisation, launch an important project, or bring your dream to life.

Previous attendees include fundraisers from a variety of backgrounds, for example charities, community groups, sports clubs, and schools – all with differing levels of experience. Whether you are looking to hone your existing grant fundraising skills, or you want to write your very first application – this course will be relevant for you.

What to Expect

The Get Grants Bid-Writing Course clarifies the grant funding process, so that you leave the course with a more assured approach to the task of grant fundraising. We use our training course to share our insights and experience from inside the world of grant fundraising and grant giving, setting you on the right path and arming you with the information you need to make the best use of your time and energy spent fundraising.

What Topics We Cover

On our Bid-Writing Training Course, you will cover a range of topics to equip you with a solid foundation of grant fundraising best practice. You will:

• – Discover how to find funding opportunities and how to decide which funds are right for you.
• – Learn different tactics you can use to argue Need.
• – Explore Impact and Outcomes.
• – Investigate common errors, reasons applications are rejected, and top tips for increasing your success rates.
• – Learn how to write funding applications that present your organisation as credible and trustworthy.
• – Understand how applications are assessed and start to look at your applications from the perspective of the funder.

Our Bid-Writing Course 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 throughout the day.

Course Delivery

Get Grants Bid Writing Training Course is available as both Virtual and In-Person delivery.

Virtual Bid-Writing Training is delivered via Zoom across two 2-hour sessions, leaving some time in between to read further course material and reflect on the information given.

In-person Bid Writing Training take place from 10am-4pm, including a break for lunch. Lunch and refreshments are provided. Please see individual dates for venue location.

All of our Bid Writing Training can be booked via Eventbrite.

Upcoming Dates

Bid Writing Training Course (Virtual Delivery)

• Tuesday 10th & 17th February 2026, 10 am – 12 pm
• Wednesday 18th & 25th February 2026, 6 pm – 8 pm
• Wednesday 11th & 18th March 2026, 2 pm – 4 pm
• Wednesday 8th & 15th April 2026, 10 am – 12 pm
• Wednesday 22nd & 29th April 2026, 6 pm – 8 pm

Bid Writing Training Course (In-Person Delivery)

• Birmingham: Tuesday 27th January 2026, 10 am – 4 pm
• London: Tuesday 24th February 2026, 10 am – 4 pm
• London: Monday 11th May 2026, 10 am – 4 pm
• Birmingham: Tuesday 9th June 2026, 10 am – 4 pm

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 most popular Training Course Bid Writing for Charities & Community Groups and delivered Masterclasses on Core Costs and Bid Writing Credibility.

For over a decade prior to establishing Get Grants in 2012, John worked for as a Community Worker, Fundraiser and Grants 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!