Category Archives: Business planning

Community Renewal Fund consortia reach out to Think Funding

We were delighted to assist Bangladesh Youth and Cultural Shomiti (BYCS) and the Leicester Social Economy Consortium (LSEC) with two applications to Leicester City Council’s recent Community Fund Programme. The process of consortia formation and development can be a difficult and protracted one, but this time around we were able to help both organisations to […]

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Think Funding to work with Transitions UK

Think Funding is delighted to announce that it has been asked to support the work of Transitions UK, a Herts based charity that works with young people aged 16-25. Transitons UK is keen to bring its high quality support programme to Leicestershire. Think Funding will help it develop a strategy to achieve that objective and […]

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Think Funding to work with African Innovation Group

Think Funding is delighted to announce that it has been recruited by the Leicester based, Afro Innovation Group, to provide fundraising and business development support. Established in 2010, AIG works to increase public empathy for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant protection matters in the East Midlands, and seeks to exert positive influence on public bodies and to […]

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Funding success for Emmaus Leicestershire & Rutland

We are absolutely delighted to report on a six figure success for our client, Hinckley based, Emmaus Leicestershire & Rutland. Funding has been secured from the Lloyds Foundation to help the organisation develop its strategic planning skills as it moves towards the acquisition of a new site and the establishment of a second social enterprise. Think […]

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Funding success for Highfields Centre

Think Funding client the Highfields Centre has secured a circa £50k development grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to help it develop a long term strategy and new activity areas, including arts and cultural services. Think Funding helped with bid writing and will now play a leading role in helping to co-ordinate delivery. The […]

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NWG Network recruits Think Funding

Think Funding is delighted to announce it will be providing business development and fundraising support to one of the UK’s leading agencies tackling child sexual exploitation, Derby based NWG Network. NWG is a network of over 900 practitioners working with young people at risk of, or involved in, sexual exploitation and trafficking. Membership covers voluntary […]

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Birmingham YMCA recruits Think Funding

Think Funding is delighted to report that it has been recruited by Birmingham YMCA to assist with fundraising planning and support. Chris Shaw from Think Funding says: ” We are delighted to have been recruited by this first rate housing and young people’s support provider in Birmingham. Initially, we will be assisting the development of […]

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Emmaus Leicestershire & Rutland recruits Think Funding

Think Funding is delighted to have been recruited by Emmaus Leicestershire & Rutland to assist with business development and fundraising. We will be working with this high quality homeless provider to help it develop a Theory of Change and to help draft a range of finding applications.

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Think Funding to provide support to Drug Watch Foundation

Think Funding is delighted to announce that it will be providing business development and fundraising support to the Manchester based, Drug Watch Foundation (DWF). DWF is dedicated to educating UK children and young adults on the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Think Funding will help DWF develop a theory of change prospectus and a […]

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The Proporta Foundation engages Think Funding

Think Funding has been engaged by the Proporta Foundation to assist its fundraising drive aimed at supporting disadvantaged young people in Sri Lanka. Think Funding will provide best practice advice about applying to Trusts and Foundations along with assistance to re-energise Proporta’s digital fundraising capabilities.

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