Submitting Successful Funding Bids

A one-day course to help you create successful bids and unlock £millions of funding. The course will cover current best practice principles and combines trainer input, discussion, practical exercises and peer group feedback.

The training is supported by a comprehensive workbook containing checklists and guidelines for use by teams writing to win.

Course objectives

The training will help participants to:

• Identify effective processes and structures for bid writing for 2022 and beyond 
• Understand and develop useful materials to be used as evidence to support your bid
• Understand what evaluators want from your response and answers
• Pick up cues and clues from the specifications and publications
• Develop practical written techniques to ensure your bid or application stands out
• Understand how to turn your facts and figures into compelling images and stories
• Learn to read and answer the question, putting communities at the heart of the process
• Summarise information effectively to tight word counts, containing value rather than volume
• Adapt standard answers to create individual, evidenced and concise responses
• Ongoing support from a network of peers we’ll introduce you to at the event

Delivered by Sue Calthorpe, Director, The Clive Davis Partnership Ltd.

Sue Calthorpe writes bids for a living. She also teaches and coaches teams and individuals to help improve their written skills. Current clients include: Crown Commercial Service; Sheffield City Council; Transport for Greater Manchester; Avon & Somerset Police; English Heritage; National Crime Agency; SNC-Lavalin Atkins; The Royal Ballet School; BUPA Global; FCDO Services; Shelter; Legal & General; Imperial War Museums.