Funding 101

What will you learn?

At the end of the session, you will have:

> a better understanding of grant funding available;

> knowledge about how funders think and decisions are made;

> gained practical tools for your next application;

> increased confidence to apply for funding.

Valerie Barraclough

Valerie is a Taranaki-based freelance Funding and Impact Consultant who works with a diverse range of charities to help them raise funds to deliver their community impact. Her clients include WISE Charitable Trust, The Head Office, Most FM, MS Taranaki, and Barrett Homes Trust. She is also a board member of Autism Connex and the Riding for the Disabled Association New Plymouth.

Valerie has an MA in Cultural Policy and has 15 years of experience in the funding sector, including working in the grants team at the National Foundation of Youth Music in London for many years. By supporting funded partners and assessing hundreds of funding applications over the years, she has solid insight into how funders think and how to write funding applications and measure and report on the grant's impact.

Feedback from previous Funding workshops 

'I have been successful with some funding but felt like I gained a lot of new information which was really useful.'

'It was a great night. Valerie was brilliant smart and so generous with her knowledge. Very engaging presentation.'