DH CONSULTING
Trust and Foundation Fundraising
Services
Bid Development and Writing
A track record of securing funding from the lottery, landfill tax credits, trusts, foundations, statutory grants and numerous other bodies. Typical funding requirements include:
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Capital
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Core costs
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Project
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Equipment
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Salaries
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Feasibility studies
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Training
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Governance & organisational development
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Funding Audits
Unsure what the options are? This is where an initial meeting to understand your project and organisation will enable me to assess what funding is available and the most appropriate path to access that support.
Application Review
An application review service will provide professional insight and advice on how best to present your bid for funding, substantially increasing the chances of a successful application.
Community Engagement and Volunteering
Most community projects rely heavily on their volunteering resources and the ability to engage the local community and get the message across.
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Expertise can be be provided to support your project in the following areas:
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Research and resources
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Volunteer mentoring and co-ordination
Consultation
Perhaps the most critical process any project must undertake at the inception phase. Without qualitative, well-structured and carefully considered consultation a project can miss the fundamentals, not fulfil its potential or be unable to attract support through lack of confidence in the projects identity and its deliverables.​
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​Where do you start?
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What data do you currently have and what needs do you have to address?
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What information is crucial in enhancing the chances of your project attracting funding?
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How much support is there for your idea, what are the needs and who are the beneficiaries you wish to target and engage with?
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Which of your audiences are you reaching, those who you aren't, and why?
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Its a diverse area and one that can take up significant time and effort, therefore getting it right is paramount.
Strategic Planning
Help with planning your project from inception to completion is available and together and we can assess:
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Overview
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Existing infrastructure and skills
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Development requirements
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Finance & sustainability
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Resource management and allocation
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Engagement- audiences, volunteer, partners and other stakeholders
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Activities
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Outcomes and deliverables
Reports and planing
Help and support with:
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Activity
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Education
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Interpretation
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Monitoring
Project Evaluation
An often under estimated part of the planning process, but essential to undertake.
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Quantifying your work, achievements and success is an intrinsic, and hugely important, part of the process. Many funders require an evaluation report to complete the final draw down of funds, but more importantly they want you to demonstrate, that what you set out to do, has been achieved and well managed.
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Identifying evaluation criteria objectively at the start rather than the end, will enable your organisation to be focused on its objectives and also prove to funders how much you have achieved and delivered.