Applying to the Heritage Fund & Major Donor Fundraising & Community Infrastructure Levy funding
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Thurs 26th March 2026
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10.30am- 12.00 noon
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Online webinar
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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
Why is the Heritage Fund important to churches?
- Is it even ethical or moral to apply to the lottery?
- What are the opportunities?
- How much could we get?
What is Community Infrastructure Levy Funding?
- How can we get it?
- What can we use it for?
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 40 years and has been a professional fundraiser for 18 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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