Broaden your options
Get a clearer view of the different ways your organisation can generate income.
Know where to look
Learn practical places and approaches for finding grants, corporate support and earned income.
Improve your bids
Understand what makes a strong funding bid, including impact, costing, benefits and reporting.
Leave with a plan
Apply the learning to your situation during the session and create an action plan for next steps.
About the workshop
This workshop will help you discover and pursue a wide range of funding sources for your charity or social enterprise.
You’ll explore how to generate diverse income streams, including sales/earned income, grant-making organisations and corporate funders. You’ll learn strategies for identifying new funding opportunities, making essential contacts and understanding what funders look for.
Throughout the session you’ll apply the learning to your own situation, so you leave with practical next steps and an action plan to develop new income streams. The workshop is designed to boost your confidence in navigating the broad range of funding available to your organisation.
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A broader perspective on where income can be generated for your organisation
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Different types of funding and where to look for opportunities
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What funders typically seek and how to position your work clearly
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What makes a strong funding bid, including social impact, clear costing, benefits, change and reporting
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How to apply the learning to your situation and plan your next steps
By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
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Identify a wider range of potential income sources for your organisation
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Find and assess new funding opportunities more confidently
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Describe what a good funding bid needs to include, in practical terms
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Map your next actions and priorities for developing new income streams
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Leave with a clear action plan you can start using straight away
This is a live online workshop delivered on Zoom.
You’ll learn through:
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Clear guidance and practical examples
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Space to reflect on your own organisation or idea
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Activities to help you identify opportunities and plan next steps during the session
You’ll leave with an action plan to develop new income streams, based on the opportunities and approaches explored in the session.
09:30am–1:30pm
This workshop takes place live online via Zoom. Joining details will be emailed to you ahead of the workshop
This course is open to anyone and no previous experience is necessary.
It’s particularly useful for:
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Founders looking to develop their organisation
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Staff who want to explore new sources of income
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People looking to fund an idea and understand the options available
About the trainer
This workshop will be led by one of SSE’s specialist in-house facilitators. Each year, these facilitators deliver thousands of hours of learning and support to social enterprises across the UK. They draw on SSE’s long experience of working with funders big and small to help a diverse range of people strengthen their organisations and increase their impact.
Impact skills for anyone
Our workshops are designed for people looking to create impact, but anyone, anywhere can join.
15% off for Early Birds
A limited number of Early Bird tickets are available at a discount of 15% off.
Expert-led course
This course is delivered by one of our in-house specialists who deliver thousands of hours of learning to the impact sector every year.
Essential skills in a few hours
Strengthen yourself and your projects in less than a day. Take part in discussions and exercises. Come away with practical actions.
Feedback about SSE workshops
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FAQ
If you have any questions that are not answered here, please feel free to contact us.
Yes, we can offer any of our workshops or completely bespoke training on request. Please contact us to discuss the options.
You are very welcome to book for multiple people but each individual joining the workshop must be booked on to join, even if sharing a computer. You can select your number of tickets when you make your booking.
If you are booking for 3 or more people, feel free to contact us to enquire about a group discount.
Cancellations or booking changes can be made up until 7 days before the workshop. You may change the name of the person attending at any time but only one person can join the course per booking.
If you wish to make a change or cancellation please contact us and state the name of the workshop and email address used to make the booking.
This workshop takes place online via Zoom. Once you have booked your place you will receive joining instructions in your confirmation email and in reminders closer to the time of the workshop.
All currently available dates are listed in the Book now section. We run most of our workshops repeatedly throughout the year, so if you cannot see further dates, they may not have yet been scheduled. Subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of the page to be kept up to date.
We do not record all our workshops as they are interactive workshops and watching back a recording does not provide the value of taking part live. It also allows people to speak more freely when taking part in discussions within the workshop.
Please see our section on Prices.
At the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), we back people with purpose. With practical learning that makes sense in the real world. With funding that grows as you grow. With mentors, peers and people who’ve been there and done it. We don’t care where you started. We care about where you’re going and the difference you want to make in your life, in your community, and in the world.
Find out more about SSE here.
You can see the times under the dates in the Book Now section. All the workshops are on London, UK time.
If you have a question that is not answered on this page, please feel free to contact us.
Prices
Select a date in the Book Now section to see prices. Please note:
- The price is based on your organisation’s total annual income, regardless of profit.
- Our pricing is designed to be as accessible as possible for people wanting to create impact at any scale.
- The prices you can see are already heavily discounted, particularly for smaller organisations.
- There are no additional discounts for not-for-profits or government organisations.
Early bird tickets
A limited number of Early Bird tickets are available at a discount of 15% off.
Group bookings
If you would like to make a booking for 3 or more places please contact us to get a price for a group discount.
Bespoke training and support
We have a range of options for delivering impactful training to your organisation or organisations you support. Get in touch to find out more.
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