Caroline James

Working with funders and organisations seeking funding gives me a unique dual perspective, enabling me to deliver practical funding and development services to charitable organisations, alongside support for funders in effective grant-making and giving.

I work with:

• Large and small funders, including trusts, foundations, consultancies, private sector organisations, and high-net-worth individuals
• Charitable organisations
• Local authorities
• Social enterprises

I can support you by providing:

For all:

• Mentoring and coaching
• Board development and governance
• Project management
• Evaluation and research
• Funding strategies, policy, and implementation
• Strategy, planning, and organisational development

For charitable organisations:

• Advice and training for people and organisations new to fundraising or with limited experience
• Organisational health checks and development support
• Fundraising audits
• Researching fundraising opportunities
• Fundraising strategies
• Business and project development
• Bid writing and bid reviews

For funders:

• Advice and training for individuals and organisations looking to start or develop their giving or grant-making
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies and effective giving
• Grant-holder relationship management
• Assessment support

Yorkshire-based, with clients across the UK.

Member of the Yorkshire Funders Forum and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.

Get in touch for a free consultation to discuss how I can support your work.

 

Areas of Expertise:

• Strategy, planning and development
• Trusts, grants and statutory
• Board development and governance
• Capital campaigns
• Corporate fundraising
• Corporate partnerships
• Fundraising audit
• Legacies
• Partnership fundraising
• Project management

Contact:

Area: Based in Ilkley, Yorkshire, working with clients across the UK