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How to write funding bids

instant access training

Step-by-step techniques on how to answer the most common funding questions, and give your bids the best chance of success

with Christina Poulton

Get the knowledge and confidence to give your funding applications a glow-up in under an hour.

If you write funding bids but it feels a bit hit and miss (or you're new to the whole thing) this is your guide to answering the questions all funders ask.

You get action-focused, jargon-busting video trainings:

📌 Planning your bid

📌 How to write about your work and pitch your project

📌 Showing what your project will do and why it’s important

📌 Budgeting for your bid

📌 How to increase your chances of success

Plus a checklist for before you submit.

All packed with tips and tools you can use straight away.

If you need a bid writing boost, get it sorted in less than an hour and make your funding applications kick ass today.

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How it works

🚀 I'll give you all the info you need, in a clear, no waffle way in under an hour of video training

💡 I'll share my experience writing successful funding applications for small (and big) charities, CICs and non-profit organisations

🎉 You can ask as many questions as you like in the Q&A community, and you get to join Sticky-note Squad, which is my free email support for small organisations doing great things.

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Who are you?

Hi, I’m Christina (she/her).

I work with charities, CICs and community orgs to make your work easier to manage and fund. There’s more about me here.

I have run and fundraised for many organisations, including £4.2 million+ in successful funding bids.

I’ve worked with organisations on their set up, finances, procedures and fundraising strategy. I've delivered bid writing training to hundreds of people including grassroots community groups and funding professionals.

When you run a non-profit, you’re often doing it all – and often by yourself. If that's you, then you’re in the right place. Get some support and your questions answered!

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What about access?

Any visual information in the slides is also repeated verbally. The captions for the recording were checked for clarity and accuracy by me, rather than just AI and the full transcript is available. The resources will be in text pdf format but I can provide things as pure text doc if preferred. Contact me if you have any questions or need anything else.

Bonus support: November and December 2025

If you sign up for the training in November or December 2025, you get instant access to everything above - but you ALSO get:

✨Five funding bid glow-ups
Before and after examples of extracts from bids, using my five top tips for making them stronger. See the difference in action.

📲Get your questions answered
One-to-one Q&A support from me via message or voice note.

📝A fresh pair of eyes on your bid

I will do what I call “The Claire's Dad Test” on a page of your current funding bid draft (i.e. I'll give feedback as someone looking at your project for the first time ever). Send me your draft and I’ll get back to you with at least three things that a funder would have questions about, get excited about or want more information on.

You'll get an email with info about how to access all this when you book below. Let's do this!

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