Cathedrals & Churches
We understand that successfully fundraising for our sacred spaces is about so much more than money.
Our team bring first-hand experience in guiding the largest and smallest religious communities around the world to tell their fundraising story and access the support they need to restore, renew and regenerate. Creating innovative and exciting fundraising programmes that foster new connections has also been at the heart of our work with clients for over 30 years. We’ve had the privilege of helping very different places of worship to fund challenging maintenance programmes, build long-term endowments to support music or mission, or even to re-kindle a vital community leadership roles.
Further information
- Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust
- Canterbury Cathedral Trust
- Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
- Christ Church Ardsley
- Christ Church Dore
- Christ Church Cathedral Dublin
- Gloucester Cathedral
- Great St Bartholomew's London
- Peterborough Cathedral
- Seacombe United Reformed Church
- St Olaf's Wasdale Head
- St Mary's Church Dalton
- St Peter's Church, Morley
- St Peter's Church Stockton
- St Luke's Church Lodge Moor
- St Mary's Collegiate Church Warwick
- St Marylebone Parish Church
- St Paul's Church Witherslack
Feasibility Studies
Campaign Management
Strategy Reviews and Development Audits
Periodic Consulting
Legacies
Communications
Cathedrals & Churches resources
How To Appoint A Fundraising Consultancy
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Conducting A Feasbility Study
Your Guide to Communications Audit and Strategy
Finding A Way Through Your Next Fundraising Challenge
Dippy On Tour - A Natural History Adventure
Advice For Churches And Cathedrals
Update - Autumn/Winter 2024
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Update - Spring/Summer 2024
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Update - Autumn/Winter 2023
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Update - Spring/Summer 2023
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Update - Autumn/Winter 2022
Read about the latest Gifted updates from Autumn/Winter 2022.
Update - Spring/Summer 2022
Read about the latest Gifted updates from Summer/Spring 2022.
Update - Autumn/Winter 2021
Update - Spring/Summer 2021
Update - Autumn/Winter 2020
Update - Spring/Summer 2020
Update - Autumn/Winter 2019
Update - Spring/Summer 2019
Update - Autumn/Winter 2018
Update - Spring/Summer 2018
Update - Autumn/Winter 2017
Update - Spring/Summer 2017
Update - Autumn/Winter 2016
Gifted Talks Fundraising Podcast 4: Who to ask for a gift, when, and for how much?
In this episode, we discuss how the Prospect Evaluation & Rating process can:
- Power your capital fundraising campaign, starting at the feasibility study.
- Prioritise your urgent asks, by assessing your givers' capacity, interest, access and propensity to make the gifts needed to win.
- Resolve how much money to ask each prospect to give.
Please send your questions or suggestions for future discussion topics to: [email protected]
Gifted Talks Fundraising Podcast 3: Legacies - the extraordinary lifetime gift
In this episode, we discuss how to create a Legacy Giving programme:
- Today, 78% of UK wealth is held by 'baby boomers', with £5b forecast to be given away by 2050.
- Short-termism in fundraising planning, by putting off a proactive legacy campaign, will cost your charity many future major gifts.
- "These are the most unforgettable people you may never have met"
Please send your questions or suggestions for future discussion topics to: [email protected]
Gifted Talks Fundraising Podcast 2: Planning your next Christmas/Winter Campaign
Gifted Directors Amy Stevens, Chris Goldie and Andrew Day share their extensive fundraising experience, reflecting on current challenges and emerging opportunities across the Third Sector. These candid "kitchen table" conversations offer practical insights and helpful tips on a range of fundraising topics.
In this episode, we discuss how to turn the season of 'good cheer' into fundraising success:
- Being clear about the objectives for your Christmas Campaign.
- When is the best time to engage your prospects?
- Are Christmas Cards worth the effort?
- Keeping the engagement personal, and meaningful.
Please send your questions or suggestions for future discussion topics to: [email protected]
Gifted Talks Fundraising Podcast 1: School Bursaries - fundraising that changes lives
Gifted Directors Amy Stevens, Chris Goldie and Andrew Day share their extensive fundraising experience, reflecting on current challenges and emerging opportunities across the Third Sector. These candid "kitchen table" conversations offer practical insights and helpful tips on a range of fundraising topics.
In this episode, we discuss how the bursaries at independent schools:
- Have a powerful fundraising case.
- Are grounded in a long history of educational philanthropy.
- Not only transform the prospects for specific children, but strengthen the overall school culture.
Please send your questions or suggestions for future discussion topics to: [email protected]
Communication Services
Feasibility Studies
Campaign Management
Strategy Reviews and Development Audits
Periodic Consulting
Legacy Giving Programmes
The Fundraising Landscape - Survey Results
Is your database working hard enough?
Trust Foundation Report Insights
Fundraising Auctions
Charity Law: Your Questions Answered
Charity Media Appeals
To help you navigate what can sometimes feel like media madness, we have partnered with industry experts and devoted this webinar to making the most of public media appeals.
How Strong Is Your ESG Policy
Gifted Asking: Asking Well
Gifted Asking: Getting Ready To Ask
How Can Churches Come Back Stronger?
Winter Webinar Three: Getting Back To Asking
Winter Webinar Two: Grant Funding - The State Of Play
Winter Webinar One: Recovery And Reslience
Webinar Five: Planning Your Christmas Appeal
Webinar Four: Why Your Communications Strategy Is More Important Than Ever
What can we learn from outside our sector?
Webinar Three: Designing A Transformational Legacy Program
Webinar Two: Delivering A Capital Campaign
