Workshop: Introduction to Fundraising for Community Groups
Join our in-house fundraiser to discover the many pots of money your group could be eligible to receive, and how to access them. Focusing on self-directed fundraising from trusts and foundations for project-based work (and what all this jargon means!), this session is ideal for those with little to no experience in fundraising, and anyone who volunteers or works with community groups (particularly gardening groups) and would like to begin supporting them further by bringing in funding.
We will be demystifying grant process in its full cycle, and covering:
Searching for appropriate funds
Selecting what to apply for
Completing a successful application
Common hurdles and pitfalls,
What to do when you win a grant (and when you don’t!)
Reporting back to the grant maker
We’ll be focusing mostly on gardening spaces and the people that work within them, but the general tips and tricks will be widely applicable, so this session with also be of interest to anyone who might like to explore a career in fundraising and/or the wider charity sector, but would like to know more about what this field entails.
You’ll leave with some helpful resources to move you forward, and ready to complete your first grant application. Handouts will be provided but you may want to bring a notebook and pen.
Meet Francesca
Responsible for all fundraising at Walworth Garden, Francesca has experience securing grants of all sizes for our charitable projects and capital works from a range of charitable trusts and foundations. Francesca also has an MA in the Anthropology of the Environment and Sustainability, with a research focus on the intersections of environmental and social justice issues, and brings this knowledge to her fundraising work. She is passionate about ensuring funds reach small, grassroots organisations, and wealth redistribution.
Price: £85
Note for Southwark residents: Looking to book a free place? Unfortunately, our limited quota of free places for the 2025-26 academic year have now been claimed. We will be releasing a refreshed number of free places (along with a new calendar of workshops) in Autumn 2026, so please check back then. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on social media, at the bottom of this page, to be notified.