current courses
Next Courses:
Thursday 25th June, 2026
Thursday 26th November, 2026
You will want to register for one of these development and fundraising training days if your charity needs more resources to have the impact it deserves…
From these courses:
1. You will gain expert insights into your Case for Support, essential for your success.
2. You will receive clear steps for developing your fundraising strategy, including working with your board.
3. You will be equipped to work with philanthropists/major donors and learn how to be comfortable making an ask for support.
4. You will be given crucial guidance on how to maximise your success with trusts.
5. You will learn how to grow your charity in a relational, intentional and sustainable way, including through implementing a Development Calendar and an annual giving programme.
You will walk away with a clear and helpful framework for fundraising – and an increased desire and confidence to raise the funds you deserve to help your charity thrive.
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The courses run from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM at the offices of the Evangelical Alliance in London. They include ample time for Q&A and to develop Action Plans at the end of the day.
Location: King’s Cross, London
Cost: £110 per person (a second person from the same charity can register for £85).
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Key Content:
‘Development is a game changer, but only if’… Misconceptions about fundraising that paralyse you.
The ten big questions for a Case for Support… and telling your story well.
Where do I find funds? Thinking through trusts, donors, churches, corporates, friends, family, and your database. Developing a strategy.
Work-Life balance - how it fits into development, with key principles and practices.
The Development Calendar: how it should really flow with events, comms, and thanks!
Pitfalls and Pleasures: how do you ask a person for money? And how much do you ask for? Debunking myths.
Board: Making the most of your trustees.
See below for forthcoming courses and endorsements.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 25th, 2026 @ 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Offices of the Evangelical Alliance
176 Copenhagen Street, London
Confident Fundraising: Story, Strategy, Board Engagement & Funding Sources
Designed for CEOs and development/comms team members in small to medium-sized charities, this course brings together the mindset, messaging, and mechanics you need to grow income relationally, intentionally, and sustainably.
You’ll learn how to embrace development (rather than avoiding it), clarify your case for support, and tell your story well—so you can make a compelling, confident fundraising pitch without burning out. Alongside this, you’ll build the foundations of a comprehensive fundraising strategy, covering how to work effectively with major donors, engage and activate your Board, and identify practical funding sources—including trusts and other key stakeholders.
By the end, you’ll leave with a clear message, a stronger approach to asking, and a strategy you can implement immediately.
November 26th, 2026 @ 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Offices of the Evangelical Alliance
176 Copenhagen Street, London
endorsements
As a small charity, we attended the course to learn how to be more effective at fundraising. The course provided a very helpful structure and approach to thinking through how we might position our case and then ultimately seek funding. Not only did we come away with enthusiasm and a clear aim of creating and completing a ‘case for support’, we also realised that we could approach our existing (but not yet supporting) network with a new and clearer message. Moreover, the course helped us think through an ongoing stakeholder communication framework to ensure that our supporters and other interested parties are kept abreast of our work. Lastly, it was great being in a room with other small charities with whom we could share stories, fellowship, and make new relationships.
— David Calfo, ASIOX Chair
I really enjoyed the Development and Fundraising seminar put on by David Lloyd. The content was brilliant. It was relevant and made the daunting task of fundraising seem doable. It encouraged me to want to go out and do it rather than shy away from it. David himself is highly personable and will go the extra mile to help. I can highly recommend David and his seminar!
— Janet Sewell
It was transformational, directing our anxious thoughts to relationship, godliness, and kingdom. We now have access to an understanding of development we never had before, but it has also opened a whole way of thinking. Amazing God-given timing for us.
— Philip and Brenda, Christian Schools Sector, Manchester