Freelance fundraising, evaluation and grant assessment

Philanthropic Fundraising Services


I can help with prospect research and fundraising from charitable trusts, foundations and individuals for capital projects, multi-year developments, capacity building and ongoing programmes. Services include:

  • Development of a Philanthropic Fundraising Strategy
  • Review/development of philanthropic fundraising programmes - audit of fundraising approach, supporter base and pipeline to improve processes, identify gaps and new opportunities and strengthen fundraising case
  • Bid writing - preparation of grant applications and supporting documentation
  • Hands-on support with development and preparation of appeal letters throughout the year
  • Prospect research - identification of potential new charitable trust and foundation supporters, connections to trustees/supporters and detailed prospect profiles
  • Development of Cases for Support for specific projects and charities' overall work
  • Impact assessment, evaluation frameworks, photography and reporting to build relationships with philanthropic supporters
  • Cultivation/stewardship Events for philanthropic supporters and prospects including identification of venues, guests. briefings, event management and follow up
  • Interim support for philanthropic fundraising role vacancies or periods of absence
  • Training and support on philanthropic fundraising, stewardship and impact reporting
  • Grant Assessment Services

I can help with assessments of grant applications for charitable trusts, foundations, corporate and individual donors. Services include:

  • Assessment of grant applications and preparation of detailed assessment reports
  • Assessment visits and interviews
  • Impact assessment of grant funded projects
  • Impact Measurement Services

I can help with project evaluations and developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Services include:

  • Development of Theory of Change and Programme Logic models
  • Development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks
  • Project/Programme Evaluations

Please contact Isobel Michael by email or on 07712 475163 if you would like to discuss any of these services with your organisation.


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Isobel Michael FCIOF(Cert)

Isobel has over twenty-five years experience as a consultant, freelance fundraiser, evaluator, grant assessor, bid writer and prospect researcher in the UK and Australia. Isobel focuses on philanthropy, impact measurement and capacity building. She is also an experienced event manager with a track record of organising a range of successful cultivation and stewardship events, seminars and conferences. Isobel is also a grant assessor with BBC Children in Need.

Isobel is a fellow and former trustee of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, and a trustee of First Steps (Bath) and Dog A.I.D. Isobel is co-founder of Bath Women's Fund, our local Giving Circle, and works two days each week as the Fundraiser for Southside Family Project in Bath.

NSP stands for Norton St Philip, the beautiful village that I have been honoured to call home for over twenty-five years (with a short break to live and work in Melbourne for five years).
 
Just twenty people lived here when the village was recorded in the Domesday Book and it's best known for the Pitchfork Rebellion in 1685. Two great pubs - The George Inn is the old pub at over 600 years old, and the Fleur de Lys is our new pub at over 400 years old. You can read more about the village history here and I recommend a visit!

NSP Impact works with charities that help children, young people and adults to reach their full potential in order to maximise each organisation's fundraising, impact, storytelling and capacity to change lives.