Fundraising Strategies

Focus on the fundraising needs and, with an eye to available resources, prepare a strategic plan on how you can meet those needs. Study carefully your existing fundraising mix - individual giving, legacies, trusts & foundations, company sponsorship & donations, your community/event fundraising and other sources of income. Research possible new fundraising initiatives and sources. Produce a SWOT analysis for your organisation and/or your fundraising. Advise on fundraising priorities in terms of cost/income ratios as it affects your organisation. Produce a holistic Fundraising Strategy linking in your fundraising needs with your present & future resources (including cost-benefit analysis for each part of the fundraising mix). Advise on staffing structure. Project income for each activity for the next three or five years. 

Developing a new Fundraising Strategy takes experience. Paddy and his associates have all actually worked in charities at the highest levels - they understand the realities of fundraising and tune their advice and strategies accordingly.  You will not get an ‘off the shelf’ strategy - you will get one written specifically for your organisation which will incorporate the charity’s fundraising history, its strengths and weaknesses, its vision and its realities.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund

"Paddy ran an excellent away-day for all the trustees and senior staff from our central office and all our regional offices.  Afterwards we were able to prioritise our work more clearly and this has led to a much more comprehensive strategy for all our fundraising."

REMAP

“Thanks for producing our Fundraising Strategy.  With few resources we all felt that we needed to focus attention on our most profitable ventures and you have guided us very well.  One of the trustees remarked that it was ‘an excellent paper’, especially as it had been put together in five [consultancy] days.  It was a real pleasure working with you.”

The Telford Challenge

“Thank you for your Fundraising Strategy Report and for presenting it to our trustees. It has helped us enormously. Now we can focus on the more important aspects of the task ahead without going off on too many tangents.  Your insights and advice are sound and well researched”

Claire House Children’s Hospice

“Paddy has been most helpful in all aspects of our fundraising. He has helped us take a more strategic approach and is most knowledgeable in regard to trusts & foundations and other funding sources.  After raising £3 million capital to build the hospice we really needed help with our revenue fundraising - Paddy has helped considerably towards our new Fundraising Strategy.”

How to contact Paddy Hunter Murphy