Bright Ideas has recently completed a 3-year Business Plan for the end-of-life support charity, Compassion in Dying. In addition, Bright Ideas has been mentoring a staff member at this charity with no fundraising experience to develop their trusts and statutory fundraising skills. We have supported this individual to make applications to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Department of Health and a number of trusts, including the GW Cadbury Charitable Trust. To find out more about Compassion in Dying visit their website.

Bright Ideas have delivered training courses, including a one day introduction to grant fundraising for International NGOs, to members of the Consortium for Street Children covering how to research funders that support work with street children and how to make a funding application. We have also supported the Consortium to put in funding applications to the Department for International Development. To find out more about the Consortium for Street Children visit their website.

FareShare is a UK wide charity that redistributes surplus food from the food industry to vulnerable people in the community. Bright Ideas provided mentoring support to the Grants Development Manager, helping to develop new approaches for their trust fundraising programme. To find out more about FareShare visit their website.

The National Union of Students (NUS) is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation, representing the interests of seven million students in the UK. Since April 2008, Bright Ideas has been providing interim fundraising support to NUS. This support has involved setting up fundraising systems, making funding applications and providing strategic advice, which so far has resulted in over £2million in grants from statutory funders. Bright Ideas has also assisted NUS to recruit a permanent trainee Fundraiser, and is providing ongoing management and training to this worker. To find out more about NUS visit their website.

The Salvation Army is both a church and a registered charity. It is the largest provider of social welfare in the UK after the Government. Bright Ideas provided fundraising support and management of The Salvation Army's Trusts and Foundations Programme. This included providing management support for a team of fundraisers, making applications for funding as well as providing strategic advice. Bright Ideas has helped to secure a £200,000 donation to build a carpentry workshop at The Salvation Army's Employment Training Centre in Hadleigh, Essex. To find out more about The Salvation Army visit their website.

Turning Point is the UK’s leading social care organisation for people with complex needs. Bright Ideas recently secured £145,000 from the Northern Rock Foundation for the evaluation of Turning Point’s Connected Care pilot project in Hartlepool. Connected Care is an innovative approach to service delivery, which brings together health, social care and a range of other services, in seriously deprived areas.

In the absence of a permanent fundraiser, Bright Ideas has provided interim support to Victim Support in London to produce applications for funding opportunities. This has resulted in a number of successes, including £140,000 from Greenwich Council for an Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy Service. In addition, we ensured that Victim Support in London continued to provide reports to key funders, including the Victims Fund, the London Councils and the City Bridge Trust. To find out more about Victim Support visit their website.

Watford New Hope Trust helps the homeless in Watford by providing shelter, food and opportunities to rebuild damaged lives. Since May 2008, Bright Ideas has been providing interim management of their grant fundraising in the absence of a permanent fundraiser. This support has involved researching suitable funders, submitting funding applications and setting up fundraising systems. So far, Bright Ideas has secured over £200,000, including £32,192 for a mental health floating support worker. Bright Ideas has also helped the charity to recruit a permanent fundraising officer and is currently training this member of staff to take over the management of the grant fundraising programme. To find out more about Watford New Hope visit their website.

Women in Prison works with women at risk of going to prison, in prison and after release to promote their resettlement, personal development, education and training. Bright Ideas has helped Women in Prison by reviewing fundraising bids, producing funding applications and providing mentoring to its senior staff. This support has resulted in £294,572 from the London Councils to support women offenders/ex-offenders with mental health issues, and £120,000 from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for a Parenting Worker to enable women to be reunited with their children post-release.

Bright Ideas were commissioned, alongside consultants David Carrington and Bill Bruty, to explore and define income opportunities for Zurich Community Trust. This involved three and a half months of research to address how Zurich Community Trust could attract additional funding for its Transformation Programmes from other grantmakers through collaborative working. To find out more about Zurich Community Trust visit their website.

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