Which Learning Route is for Me?
Our Full Programmes
We offer a comprehensive toolkit for new fundraisers looking to start a successful career in grantseeking and a fresh, innovative and detailed approach for experienced fundraisers.
This is for fundraisers with generally with less than one year’s experience. Each programme is spread out over two weeks, and costs £450. This is one of the most affordable courses you will ever find.
Scheduling for this programme can be found on our online store.
2026 Dates
24th February to 5th March
16th to 25th June
3rd to 12th November
AI and Grantseeking
We recognise the increasing impact of AI and grantseeking and we will be incorporating the use of AI into all 27 of or separate workshops - we don’t treat it as a ‘standalone’ resource. We’ll show you the benefits and the limitations of AI from funder research to proposal development
This for fundraisers who are familiar with the basics, but seeking further development to maximise their fundraising goals. The full programme runs online twice a year in the Spring and the Autumn and lasts 10-12 weeks.
The complete programme consists of twenty live online workshops, costing £1,100 and each Cluster cost is £258. This is one of the most affordable courses you will ever find.
Book onto our Skilled Grantseeker Programme by visiting our online store.
2026 Dates
10th March to 11th June
15th September to 10th December
“The pace of the Fundraising Training Ltd online workshops is perfect. I have been on so many courses over the years and get bored, but this is great. It's all a breath of fresh air, factual and engaging. It lives up to its many recommendations. I am so grateful I secured the funding to attend"
- Issy White, Skilled Grantseeker Programme participant
Our Specialised Topics
Still unsure? Here’s a breakdown of the specific skills you will learn in the Learning Clusters from our Introduction to Grantseeking and Skilled Grantseeker Programmes..
Understanding the Audited Accounts of a UK Foundation
Our first Learning Cluster, Understanding the Audited Accounts of a UK Foundation of the Skilled Grantseeker Programme will teach you about the audited accounts of foundations.
Topics include;
The Trustees Report
The Statement of Financial Activities and the Balance Sheet
The Notes to the Accounts
The Grant Lists
This comprises of a series of four, 90 minute interactive workshops over the course of 2 weeks, costing £258.
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Writing for Impact &Bid Writing Boot Camp
Our second and third Learning Clusters, Writing for Impact & Bid Writing Boot Camp of the Skilled Grantseeker Programme, is designed to help you to develop your writing strategy.
In Writing For Impact (Cluster 2), you will learn about;
Logical Empathy
Mastering Brevity
In Bid Writing Boot Camp (Cluster 3) you will learn about;
Results based project design
Introduction to a theory of change
These clusters are a series of four interactive workshops which runs twice per year in the Spring and the Autumn.
Our fourth Learning Cluster, the Stewardship Toolkit of the Skilled Grantseeker Programme is on developing donor relationships.
Here, you will learn about;
Networking
Building Rapport
This Cluster is a series of four workshops that runs twice a year in the Spring and the Autumn.
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Our fifth Learning Cluster, Planning, of the Skilled Grantseeker Programme is on setting accurate targets, and planning your stewardship of key donors and fundraising territory.
Here, you will learn about;
Target Setting Formulas
Developing a Prospect Pipeline
Donor Development Plans
Setting KPIS and Tacking Process
This Cluster is a series of four workshops that runs twice a year in the Spring and the Autumn.
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Online or In-Person?
All topics are delivered as online workshops.
Online training;
Online training takes place via Zoom, with each workshop generally lasting 90 minutes. The first workshop in a cluster or a programme will take two hours, to allow everybody time for a proper introduction as we begin our journeys together. Participant numbers are limited to 16 to allow for maximum interactivity and tailored learning. You will receive a recording of the online session and comprehensive course notes.
Future in-person training;
We are proposing to start with some new in-person training events again. We will announce the course subjects and dates soon. These events will be single days at a venue in central London.