Using Data to Increase Your Fundraising Success

Please note: These sessions will take place on Thursday 4th December AND Thursday 11th December 2025 10am – 12.00pm. NB People need to take part in both sessions to benefit fully from it. There will be course materials sent to read and reflect on between the two sessions.

WHAT – Using Data to Increase Fundraising Success Course will help you to incorporate freely available data into your funding applications to help you evidence and demonstrate the need for your work to funders. It will also help you to use data to describe the changes that your work makes to your target beneficiaries through monitoring and evaluation reports.

During this online training course, you will:

• learn how to identify and explain the need for your project

• describe your activities and the change they will make

• learn how you will evaluate your project and measure your impact

• utilise data collected on current/completed projects to evidence need for your next project

• learn about using data effectively within your application writing and general

To book your place, please click here. 

Eligibility Statement:
This course is exclusively for individuals and organizations within the voluntary sector in Cumbria, this includes charities, community groups, community interest companies, friendly societies, social clubs, many sports clubs, churches and other faith groups, and voluntary organisations. Bookings from those outside this sector may not be accepted, If you are from outside the sector or want to check if you can book a place please contact  via info@cumbriacvs.org.uk

Data Protection:

For the purposes of General Data Protection Regulations (2018), the data controller in respect of your personal data is Cumbria CVS. By registering your interest in the event, you are agreeing for your data to be stored and used by CVS. This will not be accessible to the wider organisation and will be used for the purposes of this event, to meet your needs. Your data will not be shared with any third party, without your prior permission. All data will be held and disposed of in line with our Data Protection and Document Retention Policy.

Please be aware that photos and video clips may be captured during this event by Cumbria CVS and used to help us promote our services and future events. If you do not wish to be photographed or want to withdraw photo consent at any time, please contact us on info@cumbriacvs.org.uk.