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IDFM Free Charity Community Provides:

Fundraising Support

Through the IDFM Community, we empower charities and nonprofit organizations with expert training on a range of topics from fundraising and leadership to program development and HR support for free!

By joining our Community, you can gain access to expert-led training workshops, in-depth videos & Webinars, and sector specific consultations for free which are designed to boost your fundraising efforts and maximise your organisation’s impact. Whether you’re new to fundraising or looking to refine your approach, our community is here to help give you the continuous, actionable support to ensure your impact and organisation grow year on year.

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What Our Community Experts Offer:

Create and Enhance Your Fundraising Strategy

Through our Patreon membership, you’ll have access to workshops and video guides that help you develop a tailored fundraising strategy. We also provide consultations to review and analyse your current performance, identifying key areas for growth and improvement.

Develop Your Supporter Funnel for Long-Term Giving

Our training focuses on building a strong donor funnel, guiding your supporters from their first donation to becoming long-term contributors. Learn how to maximise lifetime giving and create a sustainable donor base.

Master the Donor Journey

Our Patreon platform offers sessions on understanding and optimising the donor journey. We’ll teach you how to increase baseline income through sponsorship and other recurring support mechanisms.

Fundraising Copywriting & Donor Retention Bootcamp

In our exclusive online bootcamp, you’ll learn how to craft compelling fundraising copy that converts donors and engages them for the long term. We focus on retention strategies that keep your supporters loyal and invested.

Data-Driven Donor Acquisition & Campaign Strategy

With our data-driven campaign strategy workshops and personalised consultations, we help you analyse your donor acquisition efforts and optimise campaigns to bring in more supporters and maximise donations.

Marketing Your Charity to New Supporters

Effective marketing is crucial to expanding your donor base. Our training videos and workshops guide you in reaching new supporters and future donors, ensuring your message resonates and inspires action.

Personalised Social Media Fundraising Campaigns

Learn how to leverage social media for effective fundraising. Our team will help you create tailored campaigns that resonate with your audience, using engaging content and platform-specific strategies to drive donations and boost visibility.

Proven Donor Retention and Stewardship Strategies

Donor retention is key to long-term success. Through our Patreon-based consultations and workshops, you’ll learn tested stewardship strategies that build strong, lasting relationships with your supporters.

Annual Report Creation & Donor Communication Strategies

Showcase your impact with professionally designed annual reports and communication templates. Our sessions cover how to use data storytelling to reinforce donor trust, highlight achievements, and motivate supporters to continue their contributions.

Ongoing Training and Support

Our Free Community model allows you to access continuous training and fundraising topics covered through videos, workshops, and live-webinars throughout the year. This also allows you to revist past topics at times most relivent to your charity. 

We openly encourage contributions from our members, sharing experiences, insights and feedback on what is the most useful training topics. Through the community you will gain expert guidance with new training, support and materials released every few weeks, ensuring you always have the information, tools and strategies needed to grow your charity.

Our training is by no means video only, we ensure regular live webinars, group workshops and access to group Q&A sessions with industry leaders to ask any specific question or get additional support where needed.

A few example topics we have planned for later in the year include:

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Legacy Fundraising Programs

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Grant writing and management

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Digital fundraising techniques

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Organisational leadership and strategic planning

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Monitoring and evaluating fundraising campaigns

As part of our IDFM Charity Community, you’re not just receiving support—you’re joining a community of like-minded organisations passionate and committed to changing the world. 

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Joining our free community will provide you immidiate access to all our past training, workshops and videos and information on when and how to sign up for our next training sessions and workshops. Join our free community today to get the expert support you need to take your fundraising strategy to the next level and grow your charity!

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DIGITAL FUNDRAISING

Through our Free Charity Community we offer comprehensive digital fundraising training to charities at all levels of capacity and skill.

Whether you’re new to digital fundraising or looking to improve your current strategies, our training workshops, masterclasses, and video content will help you build a powerful online presence that drives donations and engages supporters. By joining our community, you gain access to expert-led sessions that cover everything from social media management and graphic design to optimising your website for search engines for online appeals. 

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What We Offer

Annual & Event Driven Appeals

Learn how to create, plan, and execute a successful online Christmas and other event driven appeal. Our workshops guide you through the process of crafting compelling messages, setting donation targets, and maximising online giving during peak seasons.

Social Media Management for Donor Engagement

Not sure which platform to focus on? Our social media management workshops will help you decide which platforms are best for engaging donors, boosting your visibility, and building lasting relationships with supporters.

Building and Managing Your Donor Mailing List

Learn step-by-step how to build a mailing list from scratch and how to communicate effectively with your donors. We cover strategies for growing your subscriber base and nurturing relationships through consistent, meaningful content.

Enhancing and Protecting Your Online Campaigns

We teach you how to differentiate your campaigns for new and existing donors, ensuring your messages are targeted for maximum impact. Plus, get insights into how to protect your campaigns from common pitfalls and optimise performance of ads, graphics and text through Ad based Beta testing.

Building Brand Identity Through Engaging Content

Your brand is your voice. Discover how to build a strong brand identity with engaging and impactful content—all for free! Our Patreon sessions show you how to captivate your audience and build loyalty through creative and authentic storytelling.

Masterclass: Testing Campaign Performance and Analytics

Understanding your campaign performance is key to optimising results. Our masterclasses teach you how to test campaigns, interpret analytics, and make data-driven decisions that improve donor conversion and retention.

Email Marketing and Automation for Donor Engagement

Learn how to design and automate impactful email campaigns that keep donors engaged and informed. This training covers crafting compelling email copy, segmenting audiences, and using automation tools to nurture donor relationships and boost donations.

Maximise Free Software for Charities: Access and Training

Learn how to leverage a variety of free tools and software designed to support nonprofits. In this program, we guide you through accessing and registering for platforms like Google for Nonprofits, Microsoft 365, Monday.com, Canva for Nonprofits, and more. Our training includes tips and strategies for making the most of these tools

SEO & Website optimisation

Increasing targeted traffic to your website through website optimisation & SEO of key donor demographics

Access All Our Training by Joining Our Community

Its free to join our Charity Community and by doing so you gain continuous access to digital fundraising training and expert support. With over 80+ topics in the pipeline your organisation is garunteed to find the right support and help for your organiations needs. Our growing community aims to provide high-quality insights that help your charity every step of the way, focusing on actionable and practical steps and training to help grow your digital presence and enhance your online fundraising efforts.

Some examples of training topics you can access for free in our Community:

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Building relationships with donors through Story based content

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Training on how to make digital marketing strategies and use each key platform

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Tracking donor behaviours and optimising engagement through segmentation

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Social media campaigns that convert followers into donors

Our free community-model ensures all charities have the guidance and resources needed to excel in digital fundraising at every stage of development. 

Become a Free Member of IDFMs Charity Community Today and Boost Your Digital Fundraising

 Join today to strengthen your online presence, engage more donors, and drive your fundraising efforts to new heights! 

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PROPOSAL WRITING & GRANT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

Through our IDFM Charity Community, we provide essential grant writing and proposal management training through our low-cost Patreon subscription model.

Our goal is to help your charity unlock new funding opportunities and successfully secure grants that fuel your mission. Through expert-led workshops, videos, and consultations, you will learn how to master the grant writing process, manage grant applications, and grow your institutional income. 

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What We Offer

12 Fundamentals of Institutional Grant Funding

New to institutional grants? We cover the 12 critical fundamentals you need to know to get started with institutional grant funding. Learn the best practices for preparing, submitting, and managing grant applications, so you can secure the funding your charity needs.

How to Access and Use Free Grant Management Software

Our workshops guide you through finding and using free grant management software tailored for nonprofits. This software will streamline your application process, helping you manage multiple grants efficiently and track your progress.

AFP Webinar: Grant Writing Best Practices

Access our curated AFP webinars that cover grant writing best practices from research to writing. These expert insights ensure you can craft compelling grant applications that stand out and resonate with funders.

Increasing Institutional Income in Developing Countries

Expand your reach and increase your institutional income, especially if you’re working in developing countries. We provide tailored strategies to help you navigate international funding opportunities and secure grants from global institutions.

Write High-Quality Funding Applications

Learn how to write winning funding applications that secure grants ranging from three to seven figures. Our workshops will guide you through every step, ensuring your applications are polished, persuasive, and tailored to funders' needs.

Prospect Research for Funders

Developing a strong funding pipeline is critical for long-term success. We’ll teach you how to conduct prospect research, identify potential funders, and build relationships that lead to sustained financial support for your charity.

Create Reusable Template Content for Applications

Save time and effort by creating compelling template application content that can be adapted for different grants. This approach will streamline your application process and ensure consistency across all funding requests.

Grant Research and Funder Analysis Service

Empower your charity with targeted grant research and detailed funder analysis to secure essential funding. Our service includes tailored research to identify relevant grants, trusts, and foundations aligned with your mission. We provide in-depth analysis of potential funders, including their funding priorities, application requirements, and giving history. By understanding the motivations and trends of grant funders, your organisation can craft stronger applications and build lasting relationships with key funding partners.

Prioritising and Packaging Your Funding Needs

Learn how to map out, prioritise, and effectively "package" your funding needs for prospective funders. We teach you how to present your charity’s needs in a way that aligns with funder priorities and increases your chances of success.

Join Our Free Community to Master Grant Writing

Through our community you gain access to continuous proposal writing and grant management training. With numerous topics covered through videos, workshops, and webinars throughout the year, our community based model ensures you can access expert guidance and actionable tools to maximise your success in securing grants. We have a number of grant writers in our team willing to volunteer there time to help charities like yours grow. Here are some examples of the training sessions we have planned for later this year:

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Crafting detailed and persuasive funding proposals

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Managing post-grant reporting and funder relationships

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Budgeting for grant applications

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Improving your grant success rate with targeted research

By joining IDFM’s Free Charity Community, you get the knowledge and support needed to build a strong grant pipeline and secure the funding your charity deserves. Through our community you can access all current and future proposal writing, grant management training, and group consultations as well as our grant database and submission bank of templates and past submission which is currently under development. So join our free community today, to enhance your grant writing skills, secure high-value funding, and help our community change the world.

STRATEGY AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

By joioning IDFM's Free Charity Community you can access comprehensive strategy and organisational development training over multiple years, with input and examples from some of the largest and most successful charities in the world.

Designed to help charities grow and thrive, our training sessions, workshops, and consultations provide expert guidance for developing long-term strategies, managing finances, and enhancing leadership. By signing up to our free community you gain access to ongoing support and insights from industry experts who have been responsible for growing and developing organisations from a volunteer based NGO, to a multi-country based INGO. 

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What We Offer

Strategic Consultancy and Facilitation

We provide strategic consultancy to help your charity develop a robust business plan, facilitate 'away days' for your senior management or board, and guide you through creating a clear and effective theory of change. Our workshops ensure your team is aligned and ready to meet future challenges.

Creating an Organisational Development Strategy

Learn how to create a comprehensive organisational development strategy that spans 2, 5, and 10 years. Our training focuses on long-term planning, helping you set realistic goals and ensure sustainable growth.

Managing Your Reserve Fund for Long-Term Stability

Effective reserve fund management is essential for financial stability. Our sessions guide you through best practices for managing your charity’s reserve fund, ensuring your organisation is prepared for both growth and unforeseen challenges.

Top 5 Mistakes When Starting a New Charity

Avoid the common pitfalls that many new charities face. Our expert-led workshops cover the top 5 mistakes that new charities often make and provide actionable advice on how to avoid these challenges, ensuring your charity starts on a solid foundation.

Charity Reporting and Financial Management

Learn the key aspects of charity reporting, including accounting, financial management, oversight, and accountability. Our training helps you ensure compliance with regulations and maintain transparency with your donors and stakeholders.

Setting Up a UK Charity

We offer specialised training on how to set up a charity in the UK, covering the legal and regulatory requirements. We’ll also highlight the top 5 mistakes to avoid when establishing your charity, ensuring a smooth and successful registration process.

Keeping Strategy Front and Center in Trustee Meetings

Strategy should be at the heart of every trustee meeting. We provide training on how to keep your organisational strategy front and center during meetings, and how to structure your AGM (Annual General Meeting) for maximum impact.

Developing a Long-Term Fundraising Strategy

Learn how to develop a fundraising strategy with 1, 3, and 5-year goals that align with your charity’s mission and growth plans. Our sessions cover every step of the process, from initial planning to execution, ensuring your charity is on a clear path to financial sustainability.

Foundations of Charity Leadership

Leadership is crucial for organisational success. Our workshops focus on the foundations of charity leadership, including leading from the middle and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration within your team.

Access Free Live Training in our Charity Community

Its totally free to join our community. By joining you’ll gain continuous access to our strategy and organisational development training and expert support. Here are a few of our most popular strategy/ organisational growth topics we have provided to our members in the past:

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Enhancing board governance and decision-making

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Risk management and compliance strategies

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Developing and executing operational plans

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Strategic partnerships and alliances for growth

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3-5 year development planning for NGO/NPOs

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Succession planning and ensuring long term stability

Its Free to join the IDFM Charity Community

Through our community, we offer high-quality training that empowers your charity with the tools to thrive in today’s competitive nonprofit environment. The training and support we provide is the same support we have provided to some of the worlds largest and most successful charities. Our mission is now to provide these tools and support to as many like-minded charities as possible, as together as an active and energised community- we WILL change the world!

Join today to build a sustainable charity, enhance your leadership skills, and drive long-term success for your organisation!

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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, MONITORING & EVALUATION SUPPORT

Our free community provides training on every aspect of running a successful charity. That is whywe provide expert project development and monitoring & evaluation (M&E) training, an skill and topic is a lot of charities struggle with.

Our workshops, videos, and consultations will guide you through every stage of project development, helping you design impactful projects, track progress, and evaluate outcomes to ensure your charity’s success. 

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What We Offer

Structured for Success: Designing and Overseeing Projects

Learn how to design, implement, and oversee charity projects that are both impactful and sustainable. Our workshops guide you through creating structured project plans that ensure success, from initial conception to final evaluation.

Report Writing for Donors and Stakeholders

Effective reporting is key to building trust and securing future funding. We cover how to write clear, impactful reports for donors, commissions, foundations, and public stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability in your projects.

Master Class: Cost Recovery

Learn why cost recovery is essential for every charity and how to implement it effectively. This masterclass teaches you how to recover the true costs of running projects, ensuring your organisation remains financially sustainable while delivering impactful programs.

The Importance of Stakeholders in Projects

Stakeholders play a crucial role in the success of any project. In our training, we explore four ways stakeholders are important to a project, organisation, and grant funding, and how to engage them for better project outcomes.

. Budgeting for a Monitoring & Evaluation Framework

Creating a robust M&E framework requires proper budgeting. Learn how to allocate resources effectively to track project progress, evaluate outcomes, and demonstrate your impact to funders and stakeholders.

Join Our Community to access M&E Training for FREE

By becoming an active member of our community you gain access to continuous project development and M&E training, along with expert support to ensure your charity’s projects are designed and implemented for success. There is strength in numbers and we want to big the largest free charity community out there as a means of transforming the charity sector and one day the world. Here are a few examples of the types of topics we will be covering in our training session over the comming year:

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Setting measurable goals and KPIs for projects

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Tracking project impact and outcomes

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Best practices for project evaluation

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Aligning project outcomes with donor expectations

Join Our Free Community to Master Project Development & M&E

Our community is free for charities to become members. Join today to ensure your projects are structured for success, meet stakeholder expectations, and deliver measurable results! As a community member you get continuous support and practical training, all designed to help you build strong projects and evaluate them effectively, ensuring lasting impact for your charity.

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FUNDRAISING METHODOLOGY & INCOME GENERATION

Does your Charity struggle with Fundraising? Do you need in-depth fundraising methodology and income generation training?

Whether you’re looking to boost your fundraising performance, develop new income streams, or refine your case for support, our workshops, videos, and consultations provide the expert guidance you need- and the best bit- these resources are free!

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What We Offer

Achieving Year-on-Year (YOY) Growth

Learn how to drive consistent, year-on-year (YOY) growth from your existing supporters. Our training focuses on strategies to nurture donor relationships and encourage increased giving over time, helping you build a more reliable income stream.

Non-Profit Fundraising Ideas

15 Income Earning Strategies: Explore 15 creative and effective income-generating strategies that every charity can adopt. From fundraising events to innovative trading activities, our workshops will help you diversify your revenue sources and secure additional funds for your mission.

Legacy Fundraising for Small and Medium Charities

Legacy fundraising can be a game-changer for small and medium-sized charities. Our training introduces you to legacy fundraising methods, helping you tap into this powerful income stream and build long-term financial sustainability.

Using the Right Content to Promote Your Charity

Learn how to craft the right content that promotes your charity without falling into the "negative-loop" of focusing solely on problems. Our sessions show you how to inspire donors with positive, solution-driven messaging that resonates and motivates action.

Understanding Donor Needs and Online Behaviours

To fundraise effectively, it’s essential to understand your donors' needs and behaviours online. We cover donor psychology and how to track and respond to online behaviours, helping you create more personalised and effective fundraising campaigns.

Building Relationships with Donors Through CRMs

Communication is key to building lasting relationships with your donors. Our training helps you master communication channels and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, ensuring your charity can effectively nurture and engage donors for long-term support.

Access Our Fundraising Training via The Community

 as a Free Community member you gain continuous access to our fundraising methodology and income generation training throughout the year in the form of videos, workshops, and webinars. Our Community makes it easy for your charity to access expert guidance and proven strategies for sustainable income growth- such as;

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Developing a compelling case for support (segmented by donor behaviour)

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Building fundraising campaigns that convert supports into reliable donors

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Diversifying income streams through both donor and non-donor sources

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Strategies for donor retention and stewardship

Join Our Charity Community and Boost Your Fundraising Performance

It is free to become a member of our community and by joining you’ll get the support needed to develop your strategy, increase your income, and secure sustainable financial growth for your charity!

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IDFM Services is the trading name of International development and Financial Management Ltd (registered company number 14529504)

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Providing Charity Consulting Services since 2012
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