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I have 22 years of experience in fundraising, and a track record of raising multiple six figure gifts. Over my career I have helped to raise around £22 Million so far.

My background is fundraising for environmental, animal and wildlife charities. I now have broad fundraising experience across many different causes, including health, children, poverty, disability, equality, asylum seekers and refugees.

My experience is across all income streams, with particular strengths in Fundraising Strategy, Trusts and Foundations, Major Donors and Lottery fundraising.

I work as a freelance fundraiser and am a member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. This means that for consultancy work I charge a day rate rather than commission. This encourages best practice in fundraising, and reflects the collaborative nature of fundraising.

The three main ways I help charities with their fundraising are:

1. Training: Masterclasses (see below).

2. Coaching: a tailored, six week, one to one coaching programme, and / or ongoing coaching or mentoring on a flexible, individual basis. Suitable for Trustees, CEOs, Fundraising Managers and staff new to fundraising. This can be confidential where required. Email to ask for further details.

3. Consultancy: direct support with fundraising, including prospect research and drafting bids. Flexibility on how many days, ranging from just one, to a more regular arrangement.

To request a full copy of my CV and to discuss your fundraising needs, please email: atulsearth@gmail.com

Trusts, Foundations and Grants Fundraising Masterclass

Tuesday 30 April 2024, 1pm – 2:30pm

This training Masterclass is for those working with UK registered charities on Trusts, Foundations and Grants fundraising.

Content is designed to apply to any cause area that a charity is working on.

The Masterclass will benefit fundraisers of all levels of experience, and in particular is aimed at those looking for advanced level advice and tools that seem to be rarely mentioned elsewhere. Learn some top tips, including:

1. Who does what: the role of fundraisers and other staff within a charity.

2. Prospect research overview: covering the different types of trusts, foundations, statutory and lottery sources.

3. Writing skills: including tailoring, brevity, project benefits and project names.

4. Strategic approaches: combinations of bids and match funding.

5. Fundraising programme management: including tools for project development and managing timescales.

This Masterclass is 90mins and will be held on Zoom.

After the session, participants will receive a copy of the slides and other handouts by email.

Investment: £100 per participant.

Places are limited to a maximum of 100 participants. To reserve your place please register via Eventbrite:

Testimonials: Masterclasses

Quotes from some previous attendees of my Masterclasses are below:

Testimonials: Consultancy

Quotes from some of my current and previous Consultancy clients are below:

“Atul worked with me here at the British Liver Trust in late 2022 and early 2023 on three crucial Trusts and Foundations bids, namely a core funding application to the Garfield Weston Foundation, patient support groups funding from National Lottery Community Fund England Reaching Communities and National Lottery Northern Ireland Awards for All to deliver our Love Your Liver events in Northern Ireland. We were thrilled to be successful with all three bids, raising, respectively, £90,000 over two years, £465,098 over 5 years, and £9,798 for 2023. Atul is a total professional, he absolutely knows his way around applications and processes for many of the biggest funders and donors, and is great to work with. Highly recommended.“

Audrey Cornelius, Director of Fundraising, British Liver Trust, October 2023

“Atul helped the International Care Network to raise £151,952 in just 20 days in 2020, spread out over 1-2 days per month. This is around 30% of our overall income, and represents a Return on Investment ratio of around 30:1. He also contributes by improving our fundraising processes and knowledge. Working with Atul is an efficient and enjoyable way of raising funds for our charity.”

Rebecca Fell, Chief Executive Officer, International Care Network, January 2021

You can find out more about this excellent cause at www.icn.org.uk and make a donation to the charity at: www.give.net/20043525/oneoff

“Atul has supported Help on Your Doorstep with our fundraising in two stints: as our first ever fundraiser in 2014-15, when he worked part-time to develop our fundraising strategy and to secure grants over £190,000. Atul then supported HOYD again as a freelancer, and in just one day a week on average in 2018-19 this has helped us to secure £482,731, including a multi-year Lottery grant and other, valuable core funding. His knowledge of Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and other funding sources makes working with him an effective and successful collaboration.”

Ken Kanu, Director, Help on Your Doorstep, March 2019

You can find out more about this excellent cause and donate at: www.helponyourdoorstep.com

Occasionally I also help charities via fundraising agencies, such as Fundraising Consultants Ltd. A quote from one of my recent clients is below:

“Fundraising Consultants helped us to reassess our fundraising activities and created a new fundraising strategy which is achievable and diversifies our income sources. They rewrote our Case for Support and helped us with a number of bids for grant funding. Within just a few months we were seeing the benefit, with new trusts and foundations supporting our work through unrestricted and project funding.”

Susan Mackirdy, Trust Director, Tyne Rivers Trust, November 2017