Podcast | How to Successfully Budget for Funding

Expert advice on your fundraising journey

In this episode of our Beyond Funding podcast series, we talk to Paul Playford, Senior Grants and Operations Officer for Benefact Trust, about the importance of budgeting for funding and wider project planning.

Paul shares his top tips for crafting a great project budget, what Benefact Trust is looking for, and points out common pitfalls to avoid. This insightful conversation highlights the power of simplicity, provides step-by-step guidance, and shares useful resources for applicants. Paul also makes a key point that effective budgeting is the foundation of a successful and sustainable project.

The eleventh Beyond Funding podcast 'How to Successfully Budget for Funding - Advice from a Funder' is available on YouTube and Spotify.

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Useful Resources

Project Budget Templates

Community Impact Grants: project_budget_template_cig_v4_june_2024_clean_.pdf

Building Improvement Grants: https://www.benefacttrust.co.uk/media/j32lqyav/big_programme_guidance_v4_june_2024.pdf

Other Funders

Christian Funders’ Forum: https://christianfundersforum.org/

My Funding Central: https://www.myfundingcentral.co.uk/

Funds Online: fundsonline.org.uk

360Giving GrantNav: https://grantnav.threesixtygiving.org/

Often there’s a temptation to just get going with a project and get it up and running as quickly as possible. But for a project to really succeed, you need to putting planning in place at the outset – including preparing a really good budget!

Paul Playford, Senior Grants and Operations Officer for Benefact Trust

Podcast | How to Successfully Budget for Funding

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