14 results for tag: Fundraising

#HHA2017 – Highlighting the importance of Heritage

Below you can find the full text of the piece from David Watt talking about the importance of heritage - an area highlighted in 2017 which is designated the year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. This piece was published in The Scotsman on March 7th 2017 **** The history of Scotland is undoubtedly rich and complex. From the earliest Stone Age hunter gatherers of 12,000 BC, to the arrival of Roman legions in AD 71 and the Viking invasions from AD 793, early Scottish life underwent rapid change. Our more recent history encompasses the cultural, intellectual and artistic renaissance of the mid-15th century and the dramatic industrial ...

In Focus: Full Cost Recovery (Edinburgh)

Are you confused about Full Cost Recovery? Does this impact on how you budget for projects?  This session looking at Full Cost Recovery (FCR) for grant-funded projects and organisations in the heritage sector is designed to help. The aim is to introduce the principles of FCR, how it can be applied fairly, simply and the associated challenges of implementing FCR in the real world. The training session is aimed at organisations that have some experience of FCR and those that have none at all. This will allow sharing of experiences. We will: Explain what Full Cost Recovery is and why is it important Explain how to calculate the running ...

Fundraising: Planning to Progress (Glasgow)

This one-day course will provide you with an understanding of the significance and usefulness of a fundraising strategy and will provide you with the tools to construct an effective plan for your organisation. You will learn the principles of a fundraising model for heritage organisations and will begin to construct a strategy for your own organisation. The training covers: researching and identifying sustainable sources of private income developing project profiles pitching your project maintaining relationships with donors, funders or sponsors ...

Planning to Progress – Argyll & Bute

Resourcing Scotland's Heritage were lucky enough to visit Oban on a sparkling sunny Autumn day for Planning to Progress training. The mood of the room matched the weather, with engaged participants learning how to pitch their project to prospective funders and, most importantly, to have a strong, strategic, fundraising strategy - so they can best direct their energies and resources.   Training was delivered by project partners Greenspace Scotland and Peter Thierfeld with attendees from South Kintyre Development Trust, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and the Oban Communities Trust. Each organisation worked to develop their ...

Summer Training Events

The Resourcing Scotland's Heritage programme has been delivering fundraising training events throughout the summer. In May events took place in Edinburgh, West Lothian and Glasgow.  Pictured here is the group of participants from the 'In Focus: Legacies' session held at the fantastic Glasgow Women's Library. The programme has also started to deliver a workshop series featuring 2-hour long bite-sized training sessions which have taken place in June and July. There are still events available for bookings in July and August as well including a 'two events in one' special which is taking place in Linlithgow.  To find out more about these please ...