Shifting London – FREE Workshops for people based on London

Shifting London graphic with logos for funded by uk government, the school for social entrepreneurs and supported by the mayor of london

The Shifting London Free Workshops support people in London to develop the key skills required to start up and grow a social enterprise or business for good. Participants will be equipped to continue to explore and capture opportunities within the local and social economy.

Who is it for?

The Shifting London Workshops are for people based in London who are either:

  • in the early stages of starting a social enterprise, charity, social or environmental impact project.
  • or growing an established social enterprise, charity, social or environmental impact project.

Please find out more about whether you can attend these workshops on the Register Interest form.

Getting started with fundraising

This course is designed to give you an overview of how fundraising works, what types of fundraising are appropriate for your organisation, and what you need to do next to begin securing grants and donations.

This workshop is split over two sessions over two days. You must attend both sessions:

  • Tuesday 15th Oct & Wednesday 16th Oct – 10am-12.45pm
  • Tuesday 19th Nov & Wednesday 20th Nov – 10am-12.45pm

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Writing a successful funding application

This short course provides a beginner’s guide to how to write a successful funding application. It is designed for people who haven’t written a funding application before, or want a refresher on the fundamentals of writing a successful application in a competitive funding landscape.

  • Wednesday 30th Oct – 10am-1pm
  • Wednesday 27th Nov – 10am-1pm

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Introduction to Measuring Social Impact

As well as making your organisation more attractive to funders, being able to measure social impact will enable you to measure the effectiveness of your organisation, to benchmark with your competition and allow you to see where improvements can be made. This is an introduction to get you started on measuring your impact successfully.

  • Thurs 24th Oct – 1pm-4pm
  • Tues 29th Oct – 9.30am-12.30pm

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Shifting London is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Find out more information about the UK Shared Prosperity Fund