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Core Costs MASTERCLASS
Core Costs MASTERCLASS

The sector is crying out for core costs funding. Fundraisers consistently tell us that core costs are one of their greatest fundraising challenges.

Despite increasing pressure, many fundraisers don’t feel as confident applying to grant funders for core costs.

Also referred to as running costs, overheads, operating costs, organisational costs, and central costs, funders’ definitions and willingness to fund core costs can be unclear and vary wildly.

Understandably, this can feel complicated and overwhelming!

In our NEW Core Costs MASTERCLASS, we invite you to put everything you know and feel about core costs aside and join us to explore a practical approach to core costs grant fundraising that you can confidently put into practice.

Led by Get Grants Founder & Director John Ellery, this Masterclass will give you a framework for fundraising for your core costs that is simple and achievable for fundraisers of all levels of experience.

Who is it for?

This Masterclass has a focus on bid writing and will benefit anyone who works in grant fundraising or with responsibilities for fundraising within their role. 

This session is appropriate for people of all levels of experience and organisations across the sector.

What to expect

During this 1-hour session, we will cover:

  • Understand what Core Costs are.
  • Who are the Core Cost funders and where to find them?
  • How to talk to funders about your core cost funding needs in a way that works to your advantage.
  • Proactively identify opportunities to include ‘core costs’ in all your applications and present them in a way that is appealing to funders.
  • How to make the best use of grant funding when you are successful.

This Masterclass is designed to build your confidence with practical advice that you can take away and put into practice and lots of top tips from our Get Grants Expert!

The webinar-style session will be delivered online via Zoom.

Upcoming Dates

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About the Trainer

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.

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 on a personal level establishing a small grant making Trust.

When not fundraising or delivering our training and events, John fills his time with his three young children, making homebrew, and talking about the woes of supporting Crystal Palace.