Practical Guide to Fund-Raising for Schools

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 9
List of abbreviations......Page 10
Introduction: finding your inspiration......Page 12
Why this guide is needed......Page 14
Who is this guide for?......Page 15
How can this guide be of use?......Page 17
Rising to the challenge......Page 19
Why do you need to make a fund-raising journey?......Page 20
Why are you interested in fund-raising for your school and in what areas?......Page 21
Why start with the school development plan?......Page 22
Individual areas of growth......Page 23
How will the school development plan help me get started?......Page 26
What is your fund-raising destination and what direction do you need to take?......Page 30
The strategy's aims......Page 31
Targets and milestones......Page 34
Personnel......Page 35
Resources......Page 37
Your target audience......Page 39
Assistance......Page 40
Finding fund-raising companions: entering into local partnerships......Page 45
Source of contacts......Page 46
What are the benefits of closer ties with local organisations?......Page 48
Maintaining your contacts database......Page 51
How to match up with funding agencies......Page 55
Government funding initiatives......Page 56
European funding initiatives......Page 67
Grant-awarding trusts......Page 69
Commercial support in education......Page 71
Home-base support in fund-raising......Page 80
Where does the school's contribution come from?......Page 81
Does all matched funding have to be cash?......Page 82
Making a success of local fund-raising......Page 86
Gaining support for your fund-raising: how to do the asking......Page 88
Making sure you are ready for the approach......Page 89
Kissing the right frogs......Page 91
Getting the paperwork right......Page 95
The pros and cons of writing letters......Page 99
The pros and cons of a direct person-to-person approach......Page 100
Advice from good practitioners......Page 101
Assembling a potent fund-raising team......Page 102
Who should be in the team and who should not?......Page 103
Who should lead the project?......Page 105
The role of outside agencies, professional fund-raisers or consultants......Page 106
The role of the internal consultant......Page 108
The role of a project champion......Page 109
How to ensure that the team remains positive......Page 110
How to ensure continuity and progress through teamwork......Page 111
Managing your fund-raising: making sure you reach your destination......Page 113
Having a mission......Page 115
Having the 'right' targets......Page 116
Establishing milestone and target dates......Page 117
Show that you can manage your resources......Page 119
Monitor the progress of your project......Page 120
Ways of overcoming some of the hurdles......Page 121
Using a project management consultant......Page 122
Learning from others' experiences......Page 123
Keeping the fund-raising momentum going......Page 124
Why do you need to keep the fund-raising going?......Page 125
How can your school keep the strategy going?......Page 128
Appendix 1......Page 131
Appendix 2......Page 144
Appendix 3......Page 149
Index......Page 154