Last Minute Funding?

Research by The Fundraising Experts has revealed that over 60% of organisations across the UK always engage in panic fundraising.

Don’t do it. Here are 10 reasons why you should never start a fundraising campaign in panic mode:

1.          Last minute grant fundraising can be counterproductive and prove damaging to funding success.  Applications written in panic mode always get spotted quickly- and they get rejected even quicker!

2.          You won’t have the time to research needs and priorities if you leave it to the last minute

3.          Your organisations’ credibility will be affected if there is a poorly written application presented to funders

4.          Funders won’t consider your organisation seriously the next time you apply

5.          You could make mistakes in matching criteria of funding bodies to your needs resulting in lots of wasted time

6.          You are more likely to make errors when calculating your budgets

7.          You are more likely to cut and paste (including from the internet) and these types of bids are EASILY recognisable

8.          You drastically reduce your chances of success by upto 80% and in the process risk negative PR

9.          You risk affecting the delivery of your existing work- by writing bids instead- under pressure

10.      You compromise the technical perfection that grant proposals so desperately need