How to check if your charity is eligible for a grant
A practical go-or-no-go check for charity fundraisers: identify the non-negotiable rules, record the evidence, and stop weak applications before they consume a week.
Guides and field notes
Resources for thoughtful fundraising.
Practical guides for UK charities researching grants, checking published eligibility criteria, and preparing funding applications.
Published resources
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Grant reporting basics for first-time fundraisers
Set up a grant for clean reporting from day one: translate the agreement into owners, evidence, restricted-fund controls, change approvals and realistic reporting dates.
A simple grant pipeline for small charities
A lightweight grant pipeline that gives every opportunity an owner, deadline, next action and evidence trail—without turning fundraising into spreadsheet maintenance.
How to read a funder's eligibility criteria
Learn to separate mandatory rules from priorities, scoring guidance and award conditions—so your team can decide what is eligible, what is competitive, and what still needs an answer.