Welcome Spring 2017


If managing the reduction in school budgets is the biggest challenge you face this year then don’t despair, we’re here to help! FundEd is a unique toolkit for school leaders, designed to help you generate income quickly, develop new skills, and build resilience for the future...


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EMAIL NEWSLETTER Get half-termly funding alerts – sign up at funded.org.uk


WEBSITE Read case studies, get advice, and search the grants database at funded.org.uk


Start brainstorming how you might fundraise with Welcome to the Ideas Factory (p10). And to prove what can be achieved, we’ve unearthed some inspirational stories this issue: £8,000 raised from an auction night (p6); a ‘discovery shack’ made possible with £9,863 raised via crowdfunding (p21); and a grant of £9,700 towards a ‘memories of spice from Smethwick’ history project (p30).


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Our database of grants features over 100 trusts and foundations, giving between £300 and £200,000. This is backed up by expert bid- writing advice – turn to p33 for the latest instalment: Your Grant Application Checklist.


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Want to discuss your project, get advice or share your fundraising experiences? Email the team at editorial@funded.org.uk. Good luck!


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OUR PARTNERS


EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Nikki Burch nikki.burch@funded.org.uk Tel: 01342 821336


EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Natalie Keeler editorial@funded.org.uk Tel: 01342 821333


ART DIRECTOR Carol Rogerson SUB EDITOR Linda Oxley


SALES DIRECTOR Richard Manville richard.manville@funded.org.uk Tel: 01342 821332


PROGRAMME ASSISTANT Sarah Everson


PROGRAMME DIRECTOR Paul Kent paul.kent@funded.org.uk Tel: 01342 821331


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OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS


HAYLEY DUNN is Business Manager at


Windmill Primary School in Telford and a NASBM Fellow. As a certified accountant, finance is


her passion. Hayley believes there is great potential for income generation and fundraising in schools and loves being part of projects that deliver value to pupils, whether by providing money, resources or life experiences.


NIKKI SHEEHAN is an award-winning


journalist who has investigated everything from nappies to school curricula, and has


interviewed celebrities as diverse as Gok Wan and Alistair Campbell. Nikki’s three children have, at various times, been educated in state schools, private schools, faith schools and at home. Nikki is also a prize-winning children’s author.


JONATHAN MAY is founder and CEO of


Hubbub, a specialist crowdfunding network for education. A Director of the UK Crowdfunding


Association and a member of the Westminster Crowdfunding Forum – an advisory board to Whitehall – he is well connected and highly respected. Jonathan has a passion for helping schools fundraise effectively online.


RACHEL GORDON heads up the School


Funding Service, which helps schools across the UK secure grants for a range of projects, from


sports equipment to extended services. She writes bids for schools and advises them on how to maximise their funding potential. Rachel has written for numerous publications, including Headteacher Update and Sec-Ed.


HOWARD ROSE is Director of Funding


and Publicity at Balsall Common Primary School. He secures grants, sponsorship and


support from businesses to enhance teaching and learning. In 2014 Balsall Common Primary School was judged outstanding by Ofsted and in 2015 they won a Chamber of Commerce Education and Business Partnership Award.


PAUL SMITH is Executive Director


at YPO, the largest publicly-owned buying organisation in the UK, which supplies


resources, services and training to schools. Paul has over 20 years’ experience in procurement, and has represented the UK at the European Commission on the role of central purchasing bodies.


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