Major Donor Fundraising for Church Appeals
· Tues 20th October
· 10.30- 12.00 noon
· Online webinar
Why is major donor fundraising so important to churches?
- Income from trusts & foundations continues to become more competitive with more organisations applying for fewer funds
- Churches will often need to diversify away from trusts & foundations to reach campaign targets
- Major donors are often a great way of leveraging further funds from other income sources
What will you learn?
From decades of church-related major fundraising capital appeal experience, you will
- Learn how to identify major donors already within your networks
- Learn how to find new major donors and know how best to approach these
- Gain the confidence in how to 'present the ask' and 'close the ask'
Who should attend?
- Fundraising appeal leads within churches
- Senior church leadership
- Churchwardens
- Members of your Building Committee or Fundraising Committee
Who is delivering?
Your training will be delivered by
Andrew Clark
- Andrew has been attending churches for over 43 years and has been a professional fundraiser for 19 years.
- He is one of the Directors of Church Grants, as well as operating his own full-time church-focused fundraising consultancy Apostle.
- He is an expert in church capital fundraising appeal strategy and income generation, most notably from Trust & Foundations and major donors.
Matthew Lagden
- Matthew has been fundraising with churches for two decades, with a particular interest and specialism in legacy and congregational giving.
- He is one of the Directors of Church Grants. He is also the CEO of the Institute of Legacy Management and attends an Anglican church in Birmingham.
- He was previously the Director of Fundraising at St Paul's Cathedral in London and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
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