Leeds Museums and Galleries manage nine heritage sites across Leeds including country houses, an industrial museum, art gallery and city museum. Good Fundraising undertook a major fundraising review for Leeds Museums and Galleries, considering the potential for fundraising across all its specific sites as well as within the context of a museum service as a whole. The review directly influenced the decision to establish a Development Trust that has since been established to raise much-needed funds for the sites. Read More
Humanitarian Aid Relief trust (HART) is an international development charity that stands alongside local people who are caught in the crossfire of conflict, championing their solutions for sustainable change. Good Fundraising worked alongside the team at HART to develop a sustainable fundraising strategy and mentored the team to ensure that they had all the ingredients to ensure their fundraising success. Read More
The Forward Trust are national leaders in the management of a range of drug and alcohol services in the unique prison environment. Their support includes providing advice, health and wellbeing, motivational work, clinical services and a wide range of group work programmes including family support. A national organisation with services located in almost all regions of England, Forward supports more than 20,000 clients a year offering 70 separate service delivery projects. Their new Head of Fundraising came to us for support with trust pipeline work at a time when they were recruiting to expand their team. Good Fundraising undertook research of their existing trust pipeline prospects across five different service areas, adding value to their inhouse work and identifying further prospects to approach. In a contract spanning 24 days over a few months, Good Fundraising prepared 42 applications which Forward Trust were able to submit, or we did on their behalf. Read More
Denby Grange CAC is a local sports club based in Overton, Wakefield. Good Fundraising was approached to help secure the funding necessary to extend and refurbish the clubhouse and to make it more suitable for wider community use. We developed a plan based on applications to trusts and foundations and landfill tax funders and were delighted when all funds were successfully raised and the building opened in the summer of 2024. Read More
Community Transport Association (CTA), is a national membership body with members from across all four nations. Good Fundraising provide governance support and a clerking service ensuring the smooth operation of the Board of Trustees. We organise Trustee and Sub-committee meetings, help with Trustee recruitment and support the AGM. Strong governance is essential to the heath and development of any organisation and it has been wonderful to be part of CTA’s growth and development over the last few years. Read More
Autism Plus adds value to lives through specialised care and support or adults and young people with autism, neurodiverse conditions, learning disabilities and mental health conditions. The charity runs social enterprises, supported living options, provides training services, employment support and work experience opportunities. Autism Plus empowers neurodiverse adults and young people with disabilities to lead independent lives with choice at the heart of everything they do. Offering adults and young people a choice in where to live, who to live with (or not), the chance to work or learn new skills, support to develop relationships and friendships, and live fulfilling and rewarding lives. Good Fundraising carried out a fundraising review and feasibility study for Autism Plus for the potential £5 million pound development work of their Park House Barns site. The study provided Autism Plus with a targeted look at the funding landscape, consulted with all stakeholders, provided a list of funding prospects, showed the gifting pyramid for different levels of investment and highlighted risks. Our work helped to shape board decisions. Read More
The Armstrong Hall in Thornbury, is a much-loved venue for the performing arts and an important community space for the people of Thornbury that sadly closed during the pandemic and has not been able to re-open. Good Fundraising has previously undertaken an extensive fundraising review of the facility investigating the feasibility of a capital appeal for the site. Currently, Good Fundraising is working closely with a team of committed local volunteers, Thornbury Community Arts, to develop a realistic fundraising strategy and raise the funds required to refurbish and open the facility. Read More